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partycandelivertoanypublicorprivateentity,thuseliminatingtheneedtodeliverapapercertificate.Inthefirstquarterof2009,the“Specialregistrationoperations”counterwillstartoperating.Thiscounterprovidesaspecialandpersonalisedserviceforusers who require it due to the volume and complexity of the registrationrequestsandrealestateoperationstheywishtomake.• NewonlineCivilStatusRecords:Bytheendof2008,thefirstservicesofcivilstatusrecordswillbeavailableon‐lineandin2009thiswillbeextendedtomostsituationsfortherecordingofcivilstatus.• CITIUSandthedematerialisationoflegalproceedings.In2008,professionalrepresentatives (lawyers and solicitors) were given various incentives toundertakeproceduresonline.Accordingly,since1September2008,therehasbeenareductionof25%to50%inthechargesoftheCourtpaidbypartieswhoseprofessionalrepresentativesusetheCITIUSsystemtosendpleadings.There has been a very significant use of these electronic means to deliverpleadingsanddocumentsthroughCITIUS–DeliveryofPleadingsandCITIUS–Injunctions,whichdoesawaywiththesendingofcopiesonpaper,andtheefforts to publicise and train these professionals will continue in 2009. Forexample,thepercentageofinjunctionsdeliveredusingCITIUS–Injunctionsis95% while 10% of pleadings and documents were delivered using CITIUS –DeliveryofPleadings.InthescopeoftheCITIUSdematerialisationoflegalproceedingsproject,thefollowing will also be made available in 2008: i) new electronic means ofmaking seizures in the ambit of enforcement procedure/judicial debtcollection, ii) new portals on Internet that facilitate access to and theconsultation of information on courts and alternative means of disputeresolution,iii)theextensionofITworkinginstrumentsformagistratesofthePublic Prosecution Service CITIUS – MP (penal) to all the DIAPs, iv) newelectronic searches and consultations through the CITIUS that will facilitatecriminal investigation, v) new electronic connections to entities thatcollaborateincriminalinvestigationandvi)throughout2008and2009,newwireless connections in courts that facilitate access to and use of CITIUSapplications.As of 5 January 2009, it will be mandatory for magistrates and the PublicProsecution Service to use the CITIUS application for pleadings in civilprocesses.Thismeasurewilldoawaywiththeprintingofthousandsofactsthatareirrelevanttothecasedecisionandsignificantlyreducethecirculationofdocumentsonpaperinthecourts.During 2009, new electronic means of communication between lawyers,courtsandsomepublicentitieswillalsobemadeavailablealongwithnewfunctions in the IT applications in the courts that, in the scope of theenforcementprocedure,willfacilitateandsimplifytheproceduralflowinthiskindofprocess,closelyrelatedtoareductioninthepaymentdeadlines.Also20