1Civil servants and employees of the High Council of Justice shall remain in office for a transitional period of up to 6 months after the establishment of the High Judicial Council.

2Within the time period of 6 months from the establishment of the High Judicial Council, the Council shall verify fulfilment of formal criteria by incumbent employees for the position they hold according to this law. If the incumbent employee fails to meet the formal criteria of the respective position, the High Judicial Council shall assess the existing possibility of accommodation in another position within the administration of the Council appropriately and in compliance with the legal and professional criteria, unless there are reasons to terminate employment relations.

3The employees of the Judicial Budget Administration Office shall stay in office for a transitional period of 6 months after establishment of the High Judicial Council. The provisions foreseen in paragraph 2 of this article shall apply even to this category of employees.

4The incumbent employee has the right to be heard, submit statements and other evidence, to be represented and the right to appeal.

5Until the electronic case management system is fully functional, the High Judicial Council shall enable the management of judicial cases by other means.

6"The High Judicial Council shall approve detailed rules on other criteria related to specifics of the position of the civil servant and the procedures in order to apply in a uniform way the standards in compliance with the legislation in force. "