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Overview of the activity of vetting bodies until 13 March 2025

Decisions of the Independent Qualification Commission: 805 in total, out of which:

* 268 dismissals; Following decisions of the Special Appeal Chamber, 19 dismissal decisions of the IQC were modified into confirmations, 1 dismissal decision was modified into suspension from office, 2 dismissal decisions were reversed into terminations and 5 such decisions were modified into terminations due to other reasons.

* 367 confirmations in duty; Following decisions of the Special Appeal Chamber, 39 of such confirmation decisions of the IQC were modified into dismissals, 2 confirmation decisions were modified into suspensions from office,  and 1 confirmation decision was overruled into termination due to resignation.

* 162 decisions on termination of the vetting proceeding, out of which 113 due to resignation and 48 due to other reasons. Following decisions of the Special Appeal Chamber, 1 termination due to resignation decision was reversed into termination and 2 such decisions were modified to terminations due to other reasons, and 3 terminations due to other reasons were modified to the prohibition of appointment of the assessee as a judge or prosecutor of any level, a member of the High Judicial Council or High Prosecutorial Council, High Inspector of Justice or General Prosecutor, for a period of 15 years.

* 8 decisions of suspension from office. After the School of Magistrates training, 6 suspension decisions were afterwards taken by the Independent Qualification Commission on confirmation in duty and following decision of the Special Appeal Chamber, 1 of such decisions was modified into confirmation.

Appeals filed by the assessees and the Public Commissioners (PCs): 412 in total, out of which:

* 295 filed by assessees;

* 121 filed by the PCs (4 out which were also filed by the assessees);

* 100 of the above appeals are still pending.

Decisions of the Special Appeal Chamber (SAC): 312, out of which:

* 230 upholding IQC decisions, including the decision after being reopened in the merits pursuant to article 494 Civil Procedure Code and resulted in a different vetting outcome.

* 82 deciding total or partial modification/overruling/termination based on Article 4.6 of the vetting law of IQC decisions, among which in particular:

­   on 39 occasions the SAC modified confirmation decisions of the IQC and dismissed the assessees;

­   on 20 occasions the SAC modified 18 dismissal decisions of the IQC and 1 suspension decision and confirmed the assessees in duty;

* on 3 occasions the SAC modified 1 dismissal decision and 2 confirmation decisions of the IQC and suspended the assessees from office for a one-year period with the obligation to attend the training program by the School of the Magistrates.

Final decisions (following exhaustion of national judicial remedies): 701, out of which:

* 314 confirmations;

* 217 dismissals;

* 170 terminations (out of which 112 due to resignations).

**Overview of the activity of vetting bodies until 30 December 2024**

Decisions of the Independent Qualification Commission: 805 in total, out of which:

* 268 dismissals; Following decisions of the Special Appeal Chamber, 16 dismissal decisions of the IQC were modified into confirmations, 1 dismissal decision was modified into suspension from office, 1 dismissal decision was reversed into termination and 5 such decisions were modified into terminations due to other reasons.

* 367 confirmations in duty; Following decisions of the Special Appeal Chamber, 38 of such confirmation decisions of the IQC were modified into dismissals, 2 confirmation decisions were modified into suspensions from office,  and 1 confirmation decision was overruled into termination due to resignation.

* 162 decisions on termination of the vetting proceeding, out of which 113 due to resignation and 48 due to other reasons. Following decisions of the Special Appeal Chamber, 1 termination due to resignation decision was reversed into termination and 2 such decisions were modified to terminations due to other reasons, and 3 terminations due to other reasons were modified to the prohibition of appointment of the assessee as a judge or prosecutor of any level, a member of the High Judicial Council or High Prosecutorial Council, High Inspector of Justice or General Prosecutor, for a period of 15 years.

* 8 decisions of suspension from office. After the School of Magistrates training, 6 suspension decisions were afterwards taken by the Independent Qualification Commission on confirmation in duty and following decision of the Special Appeal Chamber, 1 of such decisions was modified into confirmation.

Appeals filed by the assessees and the Public Commissioners (PCs): 412 in total, out of which:

* 295 filed by assessees;

* 121 filed by the PCs (4 out which were also filed by the assessees);

* 122 of the above appeals are still pending.

Decisions of the Special Appeal Chamber (SAC): 290, out of which:

* 213 upholding IQC decisions, including the decision after being reopened in the merits pursuant to article 494 Civil Procedure Code and resulted in a different vetting outcome.

* 77 deciding total or partial modification/overruling/termination based on Article 4.6 of the vetting law of IQC decisions, among which in particular:

­   on 38 occasions the SAC modified confirmation decisions of the IQC and dismissed the assessees;

­   on 17 occasions the SAC modified 16 dismissal decisions of the IQC and 1 suspension decision and confirmed the assessees in duty;

* on 3 occasions the SAC modified 1 dismissal decision and 2 confirmation decisions of the IQC and suspended the assessees from office for a one-year period with the obligation to attend the training program by the School of Magistrates.

Final decisions (following exhaustion of national judicial remedies): 679, out of which:

* 309 confirmations;

* 201 dismissals;

* 169 terminations (out of which 112 due to resignations).

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