At the 116 session of the Government, Minister Habijan presented the Draft Proposal for the Act on Amendments to the Civil Procedure Act, the Final Proposal for the Act on Amendments to the Act on the State Attorney’s Office and the European Digital Identity (EUDI) Regulation
At the beginning, the Minister said that the Act on Amendments to the Act on the State Attorney’s Office was proposed in order to better regulate specific organisational issues to contribute to greater operational efficiency of the State Attorney's Office.
"It is proposed to establish a Specialised Cybercrime Team. Furthermore, we are establishing a special Department for Representation in International Arbitration, before international courts and bodies, and the courts of other countries. In order to harmonise the status of all judicial officials, it is proposed to delete the articles on the implementation of periodical security vetting for prosecutorial officials", the Minister said.
"Acknowledging the recommendation received in the process of accession of Croatia to the OECD to improve the appraisal system for judges, the proposed law envisages, with a view to harmonising the appraisal criteria for judges and prosecutorial officials, an increase in the number of points in the overall score received by prosecutorial officials for the performance quality and quantity to a maximum of 70 points", added the Minister.
Enabling the courts to conduct civil proceedings in a more functional manner
As regards the Draft Proposal amending the Civil Procedure Act, its primary aim is to implement the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the case of HANN-INVEST d.o.o.
"In order to remedy the shortcomings identified in the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the amendments to the Act in question are proposed in parallel with the amendments to the Courts Act, which, taking into account the special position and constitutional role of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia in ensuring the uniform application of the law and equality of all in its application, proposes the establishment of a mechanism of extended judicial panels, the composition and functioning of which are regulated in the basic procedural regulations," the Minister highlighted.
"In addition to the above, and given the continuous process of development of modern technologies, the additional elaboration of the provisions regarding mandatory sound recording of hearings, introducing the possibility of making a transcript as an auxiliary means in addition to the sound recording of the hearing, strengthens and more comprehensively protects the procedural rights of the parties, and allows the courts to conduct civil proceedings in a more functional manner", he added.
By 2030, all citizens should have access to electronic identity
The Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation coordinates the national implementation of the European Digital Identity Framework in accordance with the Regulation of the European Council and the European Parliament.
The national implementation of the new European Digital Identity Framework will be achieved through two main activities, namely the adaptation and upgrading of the National Information Infrastructure system and the creation of the national EU Digital Identity Wallet.
"The goal of introducing the European Digital Identity Framework is to increase the security, interoperability and availability of electronic services in Croatia and the EU, while integrating the EU Wallet in the National Information Infrastructure and stimulating the economy by making it available to companies, in accordance with EU strategy documents", Minister Habijan said.
"The focus is on meeting the Digital Compass and the Digital Decade objectives to provide all citizens with access to electronic identity by 2030", he concluded.
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