The State Commission for Legal Aid shall cease to operate with the establishment of the Directorate of Free-of-Charge Legal Aid.
The Directorate of Free-of-Charge Legal Aid shall be established within 3 months of the entry into force of this law.
The primary legal aid service centres shall be established within 3 months of the establishment of the Directorate of Free-of-Charge Legal Aid.
The State Commission for Legal Aid shall finish the examination of all submitted requests for legal aid within the time-limit foreseen in paragraph 1 of this law, in accordance with the provisions of law 10039, dated 22.12.2008 "On legal aid".
The requests for secondary legal aid that were presented before the entry into force of this law, and that have not been examined by the State Commission for Legal Aid until the date of entry into force of this law, shall be treated in accordance with the rules foreseen in this law.
For the existing civil servants of the secretariat of the State Commission for Legal Aid shall be applied the provisions of the legislation in force for civil servants in cases of dissolution or restructuring of the institution.
The administrative staff of the State Commission for Legal Aid shall be treated according to the provisions of the Labour Code.
All rights, obligations, existing service centres for legal aid, budget and administrative and financial documentation of the State Commission for Legal Aid after the entry into force of this law shall be transferred and administered by the structures of the Ministry of Justice.
Until the creation of the High Prosecutorial Council, the duties foreseen by this law for this body shall be carried out by the Minister of Justice.
The bylaws issued in effectuation of law no. 10 039, dated 22.12.2008 "On legal aid", as amended, shall be in force until the approval of the new bylaws, in effectuation of this law, for as long as they do not contradict the provisions of this law.
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