(b) introduction of amendments to the existing Law of Ukraine on Free Legal Aid in order to specifically allow alternative forms of evidence of identity beyond internal passports that would provide Roma with enhanced access to free legal aid in cases where applicants are unable to present a birth certificate, passport or other identification document; (c) improvement to the deployment of the capacities of local civil society organizations and activists in providing Roma with the legal aid necessary for access to personal documents; (d) introduction of amendments providing that alternative forms of proof of identity besides the internal passport are to be accepted, such as extracts or copies (duplicates) in the absence of original identity documents in civil or administrative procedures for obtaining personal documents or for the establishment of the fact of birth, pursuant to the relevant laws; (e) exemption from fees for the administrative and/or court procedures related to establishment of the fact of birth, identification of a person, and obtaining a passport or a duplicate of a passport (if lost or stolen); (g) introduction of obligatory written decisions on rejection of applications for birth registration, obtaining internal passports or registration of residence; (h) abolition of fines in cases when applicants fail to obtain personal documents in accordance with the law; (i) simplification of administrative procedures, particularly those related to the identification of a person before the State Migration Service (SMS); (j) simplification of procedures for civil registration and procedures for obtaining personal documents by introducing specific procedures in cases when applicants are illiterate or unfamiliar with specific legal requirements in their cases, including a relative of the applicant or a third person being allowed to write the applicant’s explanation instead of requiring involvement of a licensed lawyer for the same purpose; (k) introduction of identity witnesses as a minimum evidentiary standard for the establishment of the applicant’s identity in the procedures for obtaining internal passports; (l) registration of residence for Roma living in tabors1 and informal housing; and (m) introduction of local mobile units, consisting of representatives of the Roma community, civil society, the SMS and the office of registration of civil status acts, for providing free legal aid and other assistance for Roma without personal documents. 1 Tabor – an informal Roma settlement or a camp. Tabors are usually located on the outskirts of the town or village and are usually without basic infrastructure, such as access to water and sanitation, electricity, etc. 11