* The Commission was invited to examine, with a view to adoption, the opinion on the draft law amending the law on judicial powers and the draft law amending the criminal procedure code of Bulgaria, drawn up on the basis of comments by Messrs Gsthl, Hamilton and Jeremy McBride, an expert of the Directorate General of Legal Affairs and Human rights. The Commission held an exchange of views with Ms Margarita Popova, Minister of Justice of Bulgaria, and adopted the opinion on the amendments to the draft Act on Forfeiture in favour of the state of illegally acquired assets in Bulgaria. Furthermore, the Commission held an exchange of views with Mr Anastas Anastasov, Vice President of the National Assembly of Bulgaria, and decided at the request of the rapporteurs to postpone the examination of the draft opinion on the draft law amending the law on judicial powers and the draft law amending the criminal procedure code of Bulgaria.