Choe Ryong Hae, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, first vice-president of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and chairman of the SPA Standing Committee, presided over the plenary meeting.

Present at the plenary meeting were vice-chairmen Kang Yun Sok and Kim Ho Chol, Secretary General Ko Kil Son and other members of the SPA Standing Committee.

Officials concerned of the SPA Standing Committee, the Secretariat of the Cabinet, ministries and national agencies were on hand as observers.

The plenary meeting discussed as its agenda the issue of deliberating and adopting the Law of the DPRK on the National Anthem, the issue of electing a judge of the Central Court, etc.

There was a report on the main contents of relevant draft laws deliberated at the SPA Legislation Committee.

On the basis of study and discussion on the proposed bills, the plenary meeting adopted with unanimous approval a decree of the SPA Standing Committee "On adopting the Law of the DPRK on the National Anthem", etc.

It elected a judge of the Central Court of the DPRK.