CONSTITUTIONAL LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

of April 19, 2020 No. ZR-197

About entering of amendments and changes into the Constitutional law "Judicial Code of the Republic of Armenia"

Accepted by National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on March 25, 2020

Article 1. In article 21 of the Constitutional law of February 7, 2018 "The judicial code of the Republic of Armenia" (further - the Law):

To add 1) with part 2.1 following of content:

"2.1. Petitions for implementation of investigation and search operations consider judges of criminal specialization of Trial Court of the general jurisdiction of the city of Yerevan.";

2) from part 3 words", petitions for implementation of investigation and search operations" to exclude.

Article 2. In all text of the Law of the word "Commission on Disciplinary Matters" in the corresponding case forms shall be replaced with words "The commission on ethics and disciplinary matters.

Article 3. Part 1 of article 35 of the Law after the word "elections" to add with words "applications concerning it authority punishment, stipulated in Item 3.2 parts 1 of article 149 of this Code,".

Article 4. From the second offer of part 1 of article 40 of the Law of the word", and also" to exclude the list of the judges considering them.

Article 5. In article 45 of the Law:

Item 2 of part 1 to state 1) in the following edition:

"2) 25 percent - for members of the Commissions on ethics and disciplinary matters, and also according to activities of judges;";

2) from Item 5 parts of 1 word "chairmen of Court of cassation and chambers of Court of cassation, and also";

Part 1 to add 3) with Items 5.1 and 5.2 of the following content:

"5. 1) 50 percent - for chairmen of chambers of Court of cassation;

5. 2) 60 percent - for the chairman of Court of cassation;";

Shall be replaced with words 4) regarding 3 words "About Implementation of Investigation and Search Operations" "Provided by part 2.1 Articles of 21 of this Code".

Article 6. To add part 6 of article 51 of the Law after the words "Attorney-General" with the words "or according to its order-the deputy".

Article 7. In article 53 of the Law:

Shall be replaced with words 1) regarding 1 word "and corresponding judge" ", and about the investigative action performed without the permission of the judge - to also corresponding judge";

Part 2 to state 2) in the following edition:

"2. Investigative action with the participation of the judge which is not under criminal prosecution is carried out to time and in the place, previously approved with the judge, except for the investigative action performed from the leave of court. When implementing investigative action privacy of investigative action, respect for the authority and independence of the judge, excepting any direct or indirect intervention in activities of the judge is as much as possible provided.".

Article 8. To recognize parts 4 and 5 of article 66 of the Law invalid.

Article 9. To add part 1 of article 69 of the Law with Items 15 and 16 of the following content:

"15) to represent the declaration on property, the income and interests according to the Law "About Public Service" and with observance of the requirements provided by this Law;

16) in the cases and procedure provided by the Law "About the Commission on Prevention of Corruption" to represent to the Commission after prevention of corruption proper materials or explanations which confirm that change of its property (increase in property and (or) reduction of obligations) reasonably is proved by the legal income or at it no, the property which is not declared or declared not completely, or the source of the income is legal and reliable.".

Article 10. In article 70 of the Law:

1) in part 2:

and. state item 4 in the following edition:

"4) to follow rules of internal labor discipline;";

. state Item 14 in the following edition:

"14) to abstain from such actions which reasonably can create the bases for rejection;";

To add 2) with part 3 following of content:

"3. In addition to the rules of conduct provided by part 2 of this Article, the chairman of justices and the President of Chamber of Court of cassation shall perform fully and properly the powers established by this Code respectively for the chairman of justices and the President of Chamber of Court of cassation.".

Article 11. In article 73 of the Law:

1) from part of 1 word" if it can be reasonably apprehended that it is connected with implementation of its job responsibilities" to exclude;

2) in part 5 of the word "hundred thousand" shall be replaced with words "sixty thousand", and the words "four hundred thousand" - the words "two hundred forty thousand".

Article 12. In part 5 of article 74 of the Law:

1) in the first paragraph of the word "the meeting performs the following functions" shall be replaced with words "meeting";

Shall be replaced with words 2) in Item 2 of the word of "Disciplinary, Study questions" "Ethics and disciplinary, Study questions, and also Assessment of activities of judges".

Article 13. In article 76 of the Law:

Part 4 after the word "head" to add 1) with the words "there is at least, than a month before the meeting of General meeting";

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