88 2.2. Resolution of petitions requesting the referral of the administrative litigation court A number of 44 files have been resolved, requesting the referral of the administrative contentious court regarding the illegality of some administrative acts. 2.3. Resolution of preliminary Complaint 12 responses to preliminary complaints were issued. 2.4. Files in which the People's Advocate was a defendant; procedural documents drawn up: In 2019, at the level of the Bureau for administrative and legal litigation, 25 files were opened for the following documents: a) 2 points of view to the National Council for Combating Discrimination; b) 2 responses to the notices of the Prosecutor's Office attached to the Bucharest Court of Appeal, in file no. 25/P/2019; c) 2 remedies; d) 33 statements of defense; e) 2 statements of defense in the appeal and 1 statement of defense in the appeal for annulment; f) 5 clarifications in the files; g) 11 written notes / conclusions; h) ensuring representation before the courts; i) preparation or revision, as the case may be, and legal opinion for all orders and regulations issued by the People's Advocate; j) formulation of points of view on various administrative acts or deeds, at the request of the People's Advocate. Section 3 The activity of the Bureau for legal affairs, external relations and communication 3.1. For the reference period, the activity can be summarized as follows: a) analyzing 199 draft laws in order to exercise the right to refer the Constitutional Court; b) making comments on the Country Report on the human rights situation in 2018, prepared by the United States Department of State; c) analyzing the statutes of the International Ombudsman Institute, the European Ombudsman Institute, the Association of Mediterranean Ombudsmen, the Association of Francophone Ombudsmen and Mediators, as well as the statements establishing the European Network of Ombudsmen, the South East Europe Children's Rights Ombudsperson's Network, the Network of National Preventive Mechanisms in South-East Europe, with a view to formalizing the Network of Balkan Ombudsmen; d) analyzing the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament establishing the statute and general conditions for the exercise of the functions of the Ombudsman (Statute of the European Ombudsman) and for repealing the Decision 94/262 / ECSC, EC, Euratom, of 29 March 2019 as well as the legal opinion of the Legal Service of Council of the European Union - SJCONS, and formulation of the response of the People's Advocate Institution; e) formulating some points of view, at the request of the People's Advocate. 3.2. Externally, the Ombudsperson, the deputies of the Ombudsperson and representatives of the institution participated in international meetings, organized by: the European Ombudsman Institute, the International Ombudsman Institute, the Association of Francophone Ombudsman and Mediators, the Council of Europe, other Ombudsman institutions: • Meeting of the Bureau of the Association of Francophone Ombudsmen and Mediators - AOMF - France; • Consultation Workshop on Strengthening the Rights of Suspected or Accused Persons in Criminal Procedures - Role of National Human Rights Institutions - Hungary; PEOPLE’S ADVOCATE ANNUAL REPORT 2019