# C_2023286EN.01000201.xml

| 14.8.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 286/2 |
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14.8.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 286/2

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Criteria for the assignment of cases to Chambers

(2023/C 286/02)

At its plenum on 12 July 2023, the General Court laid down, in accordance with Article 25 of the Rules of Procedure, the criteria for the assignment of cases to Chambers.

These are as follows:

| 1. | Cases shall be assigned to Chambers of three Judges as soon as possible after the application has been lodged and without prejudice to any subsequent application of Article 28 of the Rules of Procedure. |
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Cases shall be assigned to Chambers of three Judges as soon as possible after the application has been lodged and without prejudice to any subsequent application of Article 28 of the Rules of Procedure.

| 2. | Civil service cases, that is, cases that stem from the employment relationship between the European Union and its staff, shall be allocated to the four Chambers specifically designated to that effect in the decision assigning Judges to Chambers, on a rotational basis, in accordance with the date on which those cases are registered at the Registry. |
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Civil service cases, that is, cases that stem from the employment relationship between the European Union and its staff, shall be allocated to the four Chambers specifically designated to that effect in the decision assigning Judges to Chambers, on a rotational basis, in accordance with the date on which those cases are registered at the Registry.

| 3. | Cases concerning intellectual property rights referred to in Title IV of the Rules of Procedure shall be allocated to the six Chambers specifically designated to that effect in the decision assigning Judges to Chambers, on a rotational basis, in accordance with the date on which those cases are registered at the Registry. |
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Cases concerning intellectual property rights referred to in Title IV of the Rules of Procedure shall be allocated to the six Chambers specifically designated to that effect in the decision assigning Judges to Chambers, on a rotational basis, in accordance with the date on which those cases are registered at the Registry.

| 4. | Cases other than those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be allocated to the Chambers in turn, in accordance with the date on which they are registered at the Registry, following two separate rotas:






  — | for cases concerning application of the competition rules applicable to undertakings, the rules on State aid, the rules on trade protection measures, the rules on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market and the rules on digital markets and services, |
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Cases other than those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be allocated to the Chambers in turn, in accordance with the date on which they are registered at the Registry, following two separate rotas:

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for cases concerning application of the competition rules applicable to undertakings, the rules on State aid, the rules on trade protection measures, the rules on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market and the rules on digital markets and services,

| — | for all other cases. |
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for all other cases.

| 5. | The President of the General Court may derogate from the rotas outlined in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 in order to take account of a connection between certain cases or with a view to ensuring an even spread of the workload. |
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The President of the General Court may derogate from the rotas outlined in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 in order to take account of a connection between certain cases or with a view to ensuring an even spread of the workload.

| 6. | The criteria for the assignment of cases to Chambers set out above shall be laid down for the period from 12 July 2023 to 31 August 2025. |
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The criteria for the assignment of cases to Chambers set out above shall be laid down for the period from 12 July 2023 to 31 August 2025.

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