1The High Judicial Council shall be responsible for following up issues of human resources in courts. In particular, the Council shall perform the following duties:

aenter information and update the Central Staff Registry for judicial civil servants and administrative employees of the courts;

bPublish and declare an open competition for vacancies in the judicial civil service, and the initiation of procedures for promotion and lateral transfer.

cappoint the chancellor of the court and the legal assistants and take disciplinary measures against them.

çapprove and update the rules of procedure relating to the status of judicial civil servants as defined in the law “On the Organisation of the Judicial Power in the Republic of Albania”;

dassign its representative in the Council of the Court according to the provisions of the law “On the Organisation of the Judicial Power in the Republic of Albania”;

dhcooperate with the School of Magistrates for the initial and continuous training of chancellors, advisors and legal assistants according to the stipulations of this law and “On the Organisation of Judicial Power in the Republic of Albania”;

esee to the initial and continuous training of judicial civil servants, except for chancellors, advisors and legal assistants, according to the stipulations of this law and the law “On the Organisation of the Judicial Power in the Republic of Albania”;

ëapprove the Code of Ethics for the judicial civil servants after consulting the Courts' Councils;

fsee to the proper administering of real estate of courts in cooperation with the Chairperson of the Court and the Court Council;

gset up the Restructuring Committee in case of closure or restructuring of the courts;

gjsee to the creation and functioning of the system of the judicial archive and its management and administering;

hperform any other competence foreseen by law.

2The High Judicial Council shall be informed by the courts of any information necessary to fulfil its responsibilities.