The first Joint opinion recommended reconsidering a new requirement contained in Article 30.1.2 of the draft code, which required that citizen observer organisations included explicit aims related to democracy and protection of human rights in their charter for at least three years preceding the call of elections. The new Code decreased this requirement from three years to one year. This change is welcome, but it still appears to over-regulate a function of civil society. This provision still prevents new organisations from observing elections. Therefore, the recommendation has not been fully addressed.