218. The three local staff will perform translation functions for documents and correspondence from English to Albanian and Serbian, and vice versa, typing, filing and maintaining records.

The Registrar drew the Committee's attention to the functions of the Registry as provided for under the Rome Statute and the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, adopted in 2001, namely, providing administrative support for the Court (articles 43 and 44 of the Rome Statute); serving as a channel of communication for the Court (rule 13 (1) of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence); providing internal security for the Court (rule 13 (2) of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence); setting up and servicing a Victims and Witnesses Unit (article 43); assisting with the preparation of a Code of Professional Conduct and providing administrative support for defence attorneys (rules 8, 14, 20, 21 and 22 of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence); and maintaining records of Court proceedings (rules 15, 131, 137, 138 and 151 of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence).