1The High Judicial Council shall, within 18 months after its establishment, temporarily establish the court branches, until a decision on the judicial districts and territorial competences of courts is taken by decision of the Council of Ministers. The High Judicial Council shall take into account the number of judges per court and the average caseload per judge in court with the aim of avoiding as much as possible courts with a lower minimum number of judges with a lower average workload, as set out in this Law.
2The High Judicial Council, based on the principles, objectives and criteria as set out in Article 13 paragraph 3, Article 14 and Article 15 of this Law, shall determine which court branches shall function as permanent and which as temporary court branches and shall provide detailed rules on the functioning of the branches.
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