PART II PART I STATISTICS OF PROCEEDINGS In case of petitions declined for proceedings, the competence of the Chancellor, Acts and other legislation were explained to the petitioners. The steps taken on the basis of petitions could be divided as follows: • an explanatory reply was given (1155 cases); • a petition was forwarded to competent bodies (80 cases); • a petition was taken note of (80 cases) (see also Figure 9). PART III Figure 8. Reasons for declining to initiate proceedings of petitions Figure 9. Distribution of replies in case of declining to accept a petition for proceedings 3. Distribution of cases by respondents By types of respondents, proceedings of cases were divided as follows: • the state (1171 cases); • local authorities (239 cases); • a legal person in private law (127 cases); • a natural person (46 cases). • a legal person in public law, except local authorities (12 cases) (see also Figure 10). Figure 10. Distribution of cases by respondents 39