Article 5
4. Anyone who is deprived of liberty by arrest shall be promptly informed, in a language he understands, of the reasons for the deprivation of liberty. Everyone who is deprived of liberty without a court order shall be brought before a judge of the Basic Court in the jurisdiction of arrest within forty-eight (48) hours. That judge shall decide on his detention in accordance with Chapter X of this Code.

Article 10
1. At his arrest and during the first examination, first appearance or first notification that he is a defendant in the criminal proceedings, the defendant shall be promptly informed in a language that he understands and, in detail, of the nature and reasons for the charge against him.

Article 13
Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty

1. Any person deprived of liberty shall be informed promptly, in a language which he or she understands, of:

1.1. the reasons for his or her arrest;
1.2. the right to legal assistance of his own choice; and
1.3. the right to notify or to have notified a family member or another appropriate person of his choice about the arrest.

Article 14
Languages and Writing

1. The languages and scripts which may be used in criminal proceedings shall be Albanian and Serbian, unless otherwise provided by law.

2. Any person participating in criminal proceedings who does not speak or understand the language of the proceedings shall have the right to speak his own language and the right to be informed through interpretation, free of charge, of the evidence, the facts and the proceedings. Interpretation shall be of a quality sufficient to safeguard the fairness of the proceedings and shall be provided by an independent interpreter.

3. A defendant who does not speak or understand the language of the proceedings shall have the right to interpretation of quality sufficient to ensure the safeguard the fairness of the proceedings and especially to ensure that he has knowledge of the case against him and is able to exercise his right of defense.

4. A defendant who does not speak or understand the language of the proceedings shall have the right to interpretation for communication with his defense counsel, if he does not speak or understand the language of the defendant:

4.1. when the defendant is being examined;
4.2. during any court hearing; or
4.3. when filing written submissions or an appeal.

5. A person referred to in paragraphs 2., 3. and 4. of this Article shall be informed of his right to interpretation. He may waive this right if he knows the language in which the proceedings are conducted. If the person is a defendant, such waiver shall be obtained after he has obtained prior legal advice or has otherwise obtained full knowledge of the consequences of such a waiver and that the waiver was unequivocal and given voluntarily. The notification on this right and the statement of the participant or defendant shall be entered in the record.

6. A person referred to in paragraphs 2., 3. and 4. of this Article has the right to request the competent judge or other body conducting the criminal proceedings for new interpretation if the quality of the interpretation is not sufficient to safeguard the fairness of the proceedings.

7. Pleadings, appeals and other submissions may be served on the court in Albanian or Serbian, unless otherwise provided by law.

8. The defendant and a person serving a sentence who does not understand the language of the proceedings shall be provided, within a reasonable period of time, a translation of the summonses, decisions and submissions, in whole or in part, depending on whether they are relevant for the purposes of enabling a defendant or person serving a sentence to have knowledge of the case against him, in the language which he uses in the proceedings or other documents which are essential to ensure that he is able to exercise his right of defense and to safeguard the fairness of the proceedings. Essential documents shall include any decision depriving a person of his liberty, any charge of indictment and any judgment.

9. An oral translation or oral summary of the essential documents listed in paragraph 8. of this Article may be provided instead of a written translation if such oral translation or summary does not prejudice the fairness of the proceedings.

10. A defendant shall have the right to appeal the decision denying interpretation or translation.

11. A foreign national in detention on remand may serve on the court submissions in a language that he understands before, during and after the main.

Article 63
1.13. the injured party or victim, if he does not understand or speak the language of the proceedings, is entitled to file a motion and complaint in a language that he understands or by receiving the necessary linguistic assistance;
1.14. the injured party or victims shall, if he does not understand or speak the language of the proceedings, receive translation, free of charge, of the written acknowledgment of his motion or complaint filed, if they so request, and of the information essential to the exercise of his rights in the criminal proceedings in a language that he understands. An oral translation may be provided instead of a written translation if it does not prejudice the fairness of the proceedings;

Article 122
6. Warnings given under this Article shall be submitted in writing to the defendant in a language that he or she understands, together with the summons for testimony.

Article 151
Right of the Defendant to Interpretation or Translation

1. The defendant is interrogated with the assistance of an interpreter or translator in the cases provided by this Code.

2. When the defendant is deaf or dumb, questions are asked through a qualified sign language interpreter or translator. If the interrogation cannot be carried out in this way, the person who knows how to communicate with the defendant is invited to the role of interpreter or translator, but not in cases of conflict of interest.

3.If the interpreter or translator has not been sworn in before, he swears that he will faithfully translate the questions posed to the defendant and the statements given.

4.The interpreter or translator acts in accordance with Article 211 of this Code.

Article 165
1.1. to be informed about the reasons for the arrest, in a language that he understands;

Article 205
1.1. the person examined shall be informed, in a language he fully understands and speaks that the examination is to be audio- or video-recorded.

Article 239
2. The statements of the witnesses are made available in a language which the defendant understands and speaks.

Article 384
1.4. the main trial was conducted in a language that the accused person does not understand and no interpretation was provided;