1By this criterion the magistrates’ ability to handle the workload and to handle judicial or investigatory procedures and skills to administer the judicial files are evaluated by avoiding that circumstances which do not depend on the magistrate have negative effect on the results of the evaluation.

2The skills to handle the workload are measured based on the indicators to meet legal deadlines, to meet the minimum time standards, the average time spent on each case, the clearance rate of judicial cases and the average time to make a final judicial decision or a final prosecutorial decision in a case.

3In the case of a judge, the skill of a judge to handle judicial procedures is measured by the indicators of the average number of hearings per case, conducting the necessary procedural actions for the organization of the judicial process, avoidance of unproductive court hearings, as well as including the monitoring of sending without delay the necessary acts of notification.

4In case of a prosecutor, the skill of a prosecutor to handle efficiently investigation procedures and other procedures of the prosecutorial system is measured by the indicators of conducting necessary investigative and procedural actions within the set time frame, collection of necessary evidence, as well as including the monitoring of sending without delay the necessary acts of notification.

5The skill to administer the judicial or prosecutorial files is measured by the indicators of the order, completeness and accuracy of documentation of the file.