# C_2007042EN.01002201.xml

| 24.2.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 42/22 |
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Assignment of Judges to the Chambers

(2007/C 42/40)

On 15 January 2007, the Court of First Instance decided, following the entry into office as Judges of Mr Tchipev and Mr Ciucă, to change the composition of the Chambers for the period from 15 January 2007 to 31 August 2007 and to assign the Judges to the Chambers as follows:

| | First Chamber (Extended Composition), sitting with five Judges:
Mr Vesterdorf, President of the Chamber, Mr Cooke, Mr García-Valdecasas, Ms Labucka, Mr Prek and Mr Ciucă, Judges; | | Mr Vesterdorf, President of the Chamber, Mr Cooke, Mr García-Valdecasas, Ms Labucka, Mr Prek and Mr Ciucă, Judges; |
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| | Mr Vesterdorf, President of the Chamber, Mr Cooke, Mr García-Valdecasas, Ms Labucka, Mr Prek and Mr Ciucă, Judges; | | |

| | First Chamber, sitting with three Judges:
Mr Cooke, President of the Chamber
(a)
Mr García-Valdecasas and Mr Ciucă, Judges; (b)
Ms Labucka and Mr Prek, Judges; | | Mr Cooke, President of the Chamber
(a)
Mr García-Valdecasas and Mr Ciucă, Judges; (b)
Ms Labucka and Mr Prek, Judges; | (a) | Mr García-Valdecasas and Mr Ciucă, Judges; | (b) | Ms Labucka and Mr Prek, Judges; |
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| | Mr Cooke, President of the Chamber
(a)
Mr García-Valdecasas and Mr Ciucă, Judges; (b)
Ms Labucka and Mr Prek, Judges; | (a) | Mr García-Valdecasas and Mr Ciucă, Judges; | (b) | Ms Labucka and Mr Prek, Judges; | | |
| (a) | Mr García-Valdecasas and Mr Ciucă, Judges; | | | | | | |
| (b) | Ms Labucka and Mr Prek, Judges; | | | | | | |

| | Second Chamber (Extended Composition), sitting with five Judges:
Mr Pirrung, President of the Chamber, Mr Meij, Mr Forwood, Ms Pelikánová and Mr Papasavvas, Judges; | | Mr Pirrung, President of the Chamber, Mr Meij, Mr Forwood, Ms Pelikánová and Mr Papasavvas, Judges; |
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| | Mr Pirrung, President of the Chamber, Mr Meij, Mr Forwood, Ms Pelikánová and Mr Papasavvas, Judges; | | |

| | Second Chamber, sitting with three Judges:
Mr Pirrung, President of the Chamber
(a)
Mr Meij and Ms Pelikánová, Judges; (b)
Mr Forwood and Mr Papasavvas, Judges; | | Mr Pirrung, President of the Chamber
(a)
Mr Meij and Ms Pelikánová, Judges; (b)
Mr Forwood and Mr Papasavvas, Judges; | (a) | Mr Meij and Ms Pelikánová, Judges; | (b) | Mr Forwood and Mr Papasavvas, Judges; |
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| | Mr Pirrung, President of the Chamber
(a)
Mr Meij and Ms Pelikánová, Judges; (b)
Mr Forwood and Mr Papasavvas, Judges; | (a) | Mr Meij and Ms Pelikánová, Judges; | (b) | Mr Forwood and Mr Papasavvas, Judges; | | |
| (a) | Mr Meij and Ms Pelikánová, Judges; | | | | | | |
| (b) | Mr Forwood and Mr Papasavvas, Judges; | | | | | | |

| | Third Chamber (Extended Composition), sitting with five Judges:
Mr Jaeger, President of the Chamber, Ms Tiili, Mr Azizi, Ms Cremona, Mr Czúcz and Mr Tchipev, Judges; | | Mr Jaeger, President of the Chamber, Ms Tiili, Mr Azizi, Ms Cremona, Mr Czúcz and Mr Tchipev, Judges; |
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| | Mr Jaeger, President of the Chamber, Ms Tiili, Mr Azizi, Ms Cremona, Mr Czúcz and Mr Tchipev, Judges; | | |

| | Third Chamber, sitting with three Judges:
Mr Jaeger, President of the Chamber
(a)
Ms Tiili, Mr Czúcz and Mr Tchipev, Judges; (b)
Mr Azizi and Ms Cremona, Judges; | | Mr Jaeger, President of the Chamber
(a)
Ms Tiili, Mr Czúcz and Mr Tchipev, Judges; (b)
Mr Azizi and Ms Cremona, Judges; | (a) | Ms Tiili, Mr Czúcz and Mr Tchipev, Judges; | (b) | Mr Azizi and Ms Cremona, Judges; |
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| | Mr Jaeger, President of the Chamber
(a)
Ms Tiili, Mr Czúcz and Mr Tchipev, Judges; (b)
Mr Azizi and Ms Cremona, Judges; | (a) | Ms Tiili, Mr Czúcz and Mr Tchipev, Judges; | (b) | Mr Azizi and Ms Cremona, Judges; | | |
| (a) | Ms Tiili, Mr Czúcz and Mr Tchipev, Judges; | | | | | | |
| (b) | Mr Azizi and Ms Cremona, Judges; | | | | | | |

| | Fourth Chamber (Extended Composition), sitting with five Judges:
Mr Legal, President of the Chamber, Ms Wiszniewska-Białecka, Mr Vadapalas, Mr Moavero Milanesi and Mr Wahl, Judges; | | Mr Legal, President of the Chamber, Ms Wiszniewska-Białecka, Mr Vadapalas, Mr Moavero Milanesi and Mr Wahl, Judges; |
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| | Mr Legal, President of the Chamber, Ms Wiszniewska-Białecka, Mr Vadapalas, Mr Moavero Milanesi and Mr Wahl, Judges; | | |

| | Fourth Chamber, sitting with three Judges:
Mr Legal, President of the Chamber
(a)
Mr Vadapalas and Mr Wahl, Judges; (b)
Ms Wiszniewska-Białecka and Mr Moavero Milanesi, Judges; | | Mr Legal, President of the Chamber
(a)
Mr Vadapalas and Mr Wahl, Judges; (b)
Ms Wiszniewska-Białecka and Mr Moavero Milanesi, Judges; | (a) | Mr Vadapalas and Mr Wahl, Judges; | (b) | Ms Wiszniewska-Białecka and Mr Moavero Milanesi, Judges; |
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| | Mr Legal, President of the Chamber
(a)
Mr Vadapalas and Mr Wahl, Judges; (b)
Ms Wiszniewska-Białecka and Mr Moavero Milanesi, Judges; | (a) | Mr Vadapalas and Mr Wahl, Judges; | (b) | Ms Wiszniewska-Białecka and Mr Moavero Milanesi, Judges; | | |
| (a) | Mr Vadapalas and Mr Wahl, Judges; | | | | | | |
| (b) | Ms Wiszniewska-Białecka and Mr Moavero Milanesi, Judges; | | | | | | |

| | Fifth Chamber (Extended Composition), sitting with five Judges:
Mr Vilaras, President of the Chamber, Ms Martins Ribeiro, Mr Dehousse, Mr Šváby and Ms Jürimäe, Judges; | | Mr Vilaras, President of the Chamber, Ms Martins Ribeiro, Mr Dehousse, Mr Šváby and Ms Jürimäe, Judges; |
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| | Mr Vilaras, President of the Chamber, Ms Martins Ribeiro, Mr Dehousse, Mr Šváby and Ms Jürimäe, Judges; | | |

| | Fifth Chamber, sitting with three Judges:
Mr Vilaras, President of the Chamber
(a)
Ms Martins Ribeiro and Ms Jürimäe, Judges; (b)
Mr Dehousse and Mr Šváby, Judges. | | Mr Vilaras, President of the Chamber
(a)
Ms Martins Ribeiro and Ms Jürimäe, Judges; (b)
Mr Dehousse and Mr Šváby, Judges. | (a) | Ms Martins Ribeiro and Ms Jürimäe, Judges; | (b) | Mr Dehousse and Mr Šváby, Judges. |
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| | Mr Vilaras, President of the Chamber
(a)
Ms Martins Ribeiro and Ms Jürimäe, Judges; (b)
Mr Dehousse and Mr Šváby, Judges. | (a) | Ms Martins Ribeiro and Ms Jürimäe, Judges; | (b) | Mr Dehousse and Mr Šváby, Judges. | | |
| (a) | Ms Martins Ribeiro and Ms Jürimäe, Judges; | | | | | | |
| (b) | Mr Dehousse and Mr Šváby, Judges. | | | | | | |

In the First Chamber (Extended Composition), sitting with five Judges, the Judges who sit with the President of the Chamber to make up the formation of five Judges will be the three judges of the formation which initially heard the case and one judge from the other formation to be designated in turn in the order provided for by Article 6 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance.

In the Third Chamber (Extended Composition), sitting with five Judges, the Judges who sit with the President of the Chamber to make up the formation of five Judges will be:

| — | where the case was initially heard by formation (a), in addition to the three Judges who sit in that formation, two Judges, sitting as assessors, from formation (b); |
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| — | where the case was initially heard by formation (b), in addition to the three Judges who sit in that formation, two Judges, sitting as assessors, from formation (a), to be designated in turn. |
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In the Third Chamber sitting with three Judges, the President of the Chamber will sit either with formation (b) or with two of the three Judges of formation (a) above, depending on the formation to which the Judge-Rapporteur belongs. For the purposes of composing formation (a), a rota will be established among those Judges in order to determine which of the three Judges is not to sit.

In the Second, Fourth and Fifth Chambers, sitting with three Judges, the President of the Chamber will sit either with the Judges of formation (a) above or with the Judges referred to at (b) above, depending on the formation to which the Judge-Rapporteur belongs.

For cases in which the President of the Chamber is the Judge-Rapporteur, the President of the Chamber will sit with the Judges of one or other of those formations alternately in accordance with the order in which the cases are registered, subject to the presence of connected cases.

Criteria for the assignment of cases to the Chambers

On 15 January 2007, the Court of First Instance laid down criteria as follows for the assignment of cases to the Chambers for the period from 15 January 2007 to 31 August 2007, in accordance with Article 12 of the Rules of Procedure::

| 1. | Cases shall be assigned, as soon as applications have been lodged and without prejudice to any subsequent application of Articles 14 and 51 of the Rules of Procedure, to Chambers of three Judges. |
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| 2. | Cases shall be allocated to the Chambers in turn, in accordance with the date on which they are registered at the Registry, following three separate rotas, namely:
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for cases concerning application of the competition rules applicable to undertakings, the rules on State aid and the rules on trade protection measures; —
for cases concerning the intellectual property rights referred to in Article 130(1) of the Rules of Procedure; —
for all other cases. In applying those rotas, the Third Chamber shall be taken into consideration twice at each fifth turn.
The President of the Court of First Instance may derogate from the rotas on the ground that cases are related or with a view to ensuring an even spread of the workload. | — | for cases concerning application of the competition rules applicable to undertakings, the rules on State aid and the rules on trade protection measures; | — | for cases concerning the intellectual property rights referred to in Article 130(1) of the Rules of Procedure; | — | for all other cases. |
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| — | for cases concerning application of the competition rules applicable to undertakings, the rules on State aid and the rules on trade protection measures; | | | | | | |
| — | for cases concerning the intellectual property rights referred to in Article 130(1) of the Rules of Procedure; | | | | | | |
| — | for all other cases. | | | | | | |

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