1The High Judicial Council is organised and performs its activity in committees or plenary meeting. The competences of the Council which are not mentioned in paragraph 2 of this article shall be exercised by the committees. The competences mentioned in paragraph 2 of this Article are exercised by the Plenary Meeting based on proposals of the respective Committees.

2The Plenary Meeting of the High Judicial Council shall exercise the following competences:

aadopt sub-legal normative acts, pursuant to this law or other laws, with general binding effect on all judges, judicial administration, private individuals and public bodies;

badopts acts governing the internal procedures of the Council;

cappoint and promote judges based on the proposal of the Career Development Committee;

çimpose the disciplinary measure of dismissal against the judges of the Anti-Corruption and Organised Crimes Court by 2/3 of the votes, upon the proposal of the Disciplinary Committee;

dreview complaints against decisions of the committees, except for decisions quashing the decisions of the High Justice Inspector to archive the complaints or close investigation, according to paragraph 14, article 62 of this law.

dhadopt general non-binding guidelines.

eapprove detailed rules on the functioning of the administration of the Council;

ëapprove the composition of the standing committees, ad hoc committees and detailed rules for their activities.

3All the members of the Council shall attend the Plenary Meeting. A Council member shall not be involved in decision-making of the Plenary meeting for the following topics of the agenda:

ain case of a decision on a disciplinary issue, a member who has submitted to the High Justice Inspector a request based on which disciplinary proceedings has been initiated;

bmembers of the committee that have taken a decision on a disciplinary issue, foreseen in paragraph 13 article 62 of this law.