Legal Basis

Based on articles 78 and 83, paragraph 1, of the Constitution, on the proposal of a member of Parliament,

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Table of Content

1. CHAPTER I : GENERAL PROVISIONS
   1. Article 1 : Scope of the law
   2. Article 2 : Objective of the law
   3. Article 3 : Definitions
   4. Article 4 : Principles of legal aid
   5. Article 5 : Forms of legal aid
2. CHAPTER II : ORGANIZATION OF STATE GUARANTEED LEGAL AID
   1. Article 6 : Institutions responsible for administration and award of legal aid
   2. Article 7 : Tasks of the Minister of Justice
   3. Article 8 : Tasks of the Directorate for Free-of-Charge Legal Aid
   4. Article 9 : Responsibilities and tasks of the National Chamber of Advocacy
3. CHAPTER III : BENEFICIARIES OF STATE GUARANTEED LEGAL AID
   1. Article 10 : Beneficiaries of legal aid
   2. Article 11 : Special categories of beneficiaries of legal aid
   3. Article 12 : Beneficiaries of legal aid in case of insufficient income and property
4. CHAPTER IV : PRIMARY LEGAL AID
   1. Article 13 : Delivery of primary legal aid
   2. Article 14 : Delivery of primary legal aid through specially trained officers
   3. Article 15 : Delivery of primary legal aid by the not-for-profit organizations
   4. Article 16 : Delivery of primary legal aid by legal clinics
   5. Article 17 : The request and procedure for delivery of primary legal aid
5. CHAPTER V : SECONDARY LEGAL AID
   1. Article 18 : Delivery of secondary legal aid
   2. Article 19 : Request for secondary legal aid
   3. Article 20 : Submission of request for secondary legal aid and the competent organ for its examination
   4. Article 21 : Procedure for delivery of secondary legal aid for the defendant without sufficient financial means
   5. Article 22 : Examination of the request for secondary legal aid by the court
   6. Article 23 : Notification of the decision of the court
   7. Article 24 : Delivery of secondary legal aid by advocates
6. CHAPTER VI : EXEMPTION FROM PAYMENT OF COURT FEES, COURT COSTS AND FROM THE OBLIGATION FOR PREPAYMENT OF FEES FOR INITIATING EXECUTION OF THE EXECUTION ORDER
   1. Article 25 : Beneficiaries
   2. Article 26 : Request for exemption from payment of court fees and court costs
   3. Article 27 : Procedure of examination of the request
   4. Article 28 : Effectuation of the decision
   5. Article 29 : The right not to prepay the fee for initiating execution of the execution order
7. CHAPTER VII : REIMBURSEMENT
   1. Article 30 : Obligations of the loosing litigant party in civil and administrative cases
   2. Article 31 : Cases of reimbursement of benefits
   3. Article 32 : Reimbursement in case of false or untrue information
8. CHAPTER VIII : FINAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
   1. Article 33 : Budget
   2. Article 34 : Bylaws
   3. Article 35 : Publications
   4. Article 36 : Transitory provision
   5. Article 37 : Repeals
   6. Article 38 : Entry into force