1Criminal offences shall be adjudicated in the first instance by judicial district courts and by the Anti-Corruption and Organised Crime Court, pursuant to the rules and responsibilities provided for by this Code.

2The judicial district courts and the Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime Court of first instance rule, by a single judge, on:

athe requests of the parties during the preliminary investigations;

bthe appeal against the prosecutor’s decision on the non-initiation of the criminal proceeding or on the dismissal of the case, as concerns misdemeanours;

cthe request of the prosecutor to dismiss the charge or the case, as concerns crimes;

çthe request of the prosecutor to send the case to trial;

dthe request of the prosecutor for the approval of the penal order;

dhthe requests related to the execution of the criminal decisions;

ethe requests on the reinstatement of time limits;

ëthe requests related to jurisdictional relations with foreign authorities pursuant to Title X of this Code;

fany other requests provided for by this Code or by special laws.

3The judicial district courts examine, by a single judge, criminal offences that are sentenced with a fine or with imprisonment for, at maximum, not more than 10 years. The other criminal offences are examined by a panel composed of three judges.

4Minors and young adults are adjudicated by the relevant court sections, established by law. These sections adjudicate also the adult defendants accused of criminal offences committed against minors.

5Provisions of paragraph 4, of this article, do not apply in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, of article 80, of this Code.