Transitional judicial organisation

1. The collective judicial instance existing in East Timor, integrated by national and international judges with competencies to judge serious crimes committed between the 1^st of January and the 25^th of October 1999, shall remain operational for the time deemed strictly necessary to conclude the cases under investigation.

2. The judicial Organization existing in East Timor on the day the present Constitution enters into force shall remain operational until such a time as the new judicial system is established and starts its functions.