Preliminary actions related to the court complaint

1. After recording the court complaint, the Chair of the Court of Appeals in Tirana shall forward the case to the Electoral College for examination.

2. The Electoral College shall acquaint itself with the court complaint no later than 24 hours after it has been sent, according to point 1 of this Article and shall:

a) take a decision on the plaintiff’s request to exclude a judge;

b) draw lots for the composition of the judicial panel and the rapporteur of the case; and

c) set the date and starting time of the judicial examination.

3. Immediately after his/her selection, the rapporteur shall perform the following preliminary actions:

a) notify the parties of the date and time of the judicial examination and the composition of the judicial panel;

b) when appropriate, request the plaintiff to complete the court complaint no later than 24 hours before the date set for the judicial examination;

c) send the interested parties copies of the court complaint and inform them about their legal right to request the exclusion of a judge of the panel, according to Article 151 of this Code. The interested parties shall submit any request for the exclusion of a judge within 48 hours of receipt of notification, according to letter “a” of this point. Requests, according to this letter, shall be examined by the Electoral College within 24 hours of the submission of the request;

ç) if the CEC has not issued a decision according to Article 144 of this Code, he/she shall request the CEC to submit its decision to the court no later than 24 hours prior to the date set for the judicial examination.