1The Secretary General of the Assembly and the International Monitoring Mission shall verify the first appointments of the non-judge members of the High Judicial Council, after the entry into force of this law.

2The Secretary General of the Assembly, at the end of the procedure defined in paragraph 5 of article 35, article 53 and article 58 of this law shall immediately forward to the International Monitoring Mission, a copy of the documentation deposited with and administered for each candidate with the Assembly of Albania.

3The International Monitoring Mission shall assess the candidates within 7 days from the day of registration of the list of candidates and forward to the Secretary General of the Assembly, the list of candidates:

aWho meet the requirements foreseen in the Constitution and this law, and also the moral and professional criteria, and

bThe list of candidates who fail to meet them.

4The Secretary General of the Assembly shall reflect the opinion of the International Monitoring Mission according to paragraph 3 of this article, in the lists of candidates sent to the standing committee in charge of legal affairs of the Assembly, according to letter “a” and “b”, of paragraphs 7, paragraph 8, of articles 35, and Articles 53 and 58 of this law. A copy of the lists of the International Monitoring Mission according to paragraph 3 of this article shall be made available even to the standing committee in charge of legal affairs in the Assembly.

5The procedures and rules foreseen in Article 35, 53 and 97 of this law on the documentation, assessment, election and voting of the non-judge members shall apply even for the first time appointment of non-judge members of the High Judicial Council.