1The High Judicial Council shall propose the overall number of judges of the Republic of Albania together with the proposal for the judicial system budget according to the procedure determined by law.
2The High Judicial Council shall, before adopting a proposal, obtain the opinion of the Court Councils, Minister of Justice, Minister of Finance and consult with other interested parties in accordance with the rules provided in the law “On Public Notification and Consultation”.
3Any process of determining the overall number of judges shall take into account the objectives as set out in Article 14 of this Law and shall be carried out in a transparent manner based on a thorough assessment of judicial administration criteria established in Article 15 paragraph 3, letter “b” of this Law.
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