Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrating Treatment and Punishments:  Opinion to the Draft of the Law on the Protection of Rights of Persons with Mental Obstructions, Beneficiaries of the Services of Accommodation in Social Protection;  Opinion to the Proposal of the Rulebook on Police Authorizations. LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES The Protector of Citizens uses his right of the legislative initiative under two cumulatively fulfilled conditions:  When it is necessary that the text of the law or bill be amended in order to provide complete and smooth exercise of the rights of citizens guaranteed by the Constitution and other laws, regulations and general acts as well as ratified international treaties and generally acceptable rules of international law.  When other authorized proposal-giver, competent for the specific area (most frequently the Government), does not use their legislative initiative in the manner which provides observance, exercise, protection and promotion of citizen rights and there is the threat of the damage due to delay. By proposing the amendment and law to the National Assembly, the final step which is taken by the Protector of Citizens, by the rule when he estimates that the authorized proposal-giver “of the first order” shall not take necessary steps to the benefit of the citizen rights on the basis of the initiative, recommendation or other proposal of the Protector of Citizens. Therefore, the legislative activity of the Protector of Citizens is most frequently reflected in issuing of meaningful initiatives to the public administrative authorities – whose work is controlled by the Protector of Citizens is overseen – to prepare and propose normative amendments. Only exceptionally, the Protector of Citizens addresses with legislative proposal directly to the very National Assembly Table 12 – Types of issued legislative initiatives of the Protector of Citizens in 2019 Type of legislative initiative Number Percentage Referral of amendment to the competent committee of the National 0 0 Assembly as the proposer (Article 157, Paragraph 6 of the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly) Submission of National amendments to bills to the National Assembly 2 13.33% (Article 161 and 162 for the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly) Proposing of the laws to the National Assembly (Article 150 0 0 Paragraph 2 of the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly) Initiatives for passing or amending laws and other regulations submitted to the Government, the National Assembly or line 13 86.67% ministries Motion to the Constitutional Court to assess constitutionality and lawfulness 0 0 Total 15 100% - 29 -