LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

of December 20, 2019 No. 193

About modification of some legal acts

The Parliament adopts this organic law.

Art. I. – In the Law on the Supreme council of magistracy No. 947/1996 (repeated publication: Official monitor of the Republic of Moldova, 2013, Art. No. 15-17, 65),

with subsequent changes to make the following changes:

1. In Article 3:

in part (figures "12" to replace 1) with figures "15";

parts (3) and (to state 4) in the following edition:

"(3) Five high councilors of magistracy from among regular lecturers in law are appointed by Parliament by a majority vote of the elected deputies based on offers of the Commission of Parliament on points of law, appointments and immunity. The commission on points of law, appointments and immunity will organize open tender before the expiration of powers of the appointed members or within 30 days from the date of emergence of vacancy. The open tender includes, at least, consideration of personal records and hearing of candidates. The commission on points of law, appointments and immunity constitutes the reasoned conclusions on each selected candidate and suggests Parliament to appoint them.

(4) Seven members from among judges, and also seven replacement members are elected in the Supreme council of magistracy by secret vote by General meeting of judges as follows: four – from courts, two – from appeal chambers and one of the Highest trial chamber. The candidate judges who collected more than a half of votes of the judges who are present at meeting of General meeting in decreasing order of quantity of the received votes are considered as the elected members and replacement high councilors of magistracy. Replacement members hold vacant positions of high councilors of magistracy from among judges according to the level of degrees of jurisdiction for which they were elected, in decreasing order of quantity of the received votes.";

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