Decisions adopted by the Court at its meeting on 14 December 1999
Date: 1999-12-14
Institutions: Court of Justice of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, appointment of staff, judge, president of an institution

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COURT OF JUSTICE

COURT OF JUSTICE

Assumption of duties by a new Judge of the Court of
Justice

Fourth Chamber

(2000/C 20/01)

Mr Edward, President of the Chamber,

Following his appointment as Judge of the Court of Justice of
the European Communities by decision of the representatives
of the Governments of the Member States of the European
Communities of 24 November 1999 (1), Mr Antonio Mario La
Pergola took up his duties on 15 December 1999.

(1) OJ L 307 of 2.12.1999, p. 57.

Messrs Kapteyn, La Pergola and Ragnemalm, Judges.

Fifth Chamber

Mr Edward, President of the Chamber,

Decisions adopted by the Court at

its meeting on

14 December 1999

(2000/C 20/02)

The Court of Justice of the European Communities adopted
the following decisions at its meeting on 14 December 1999:

A s s i g n m e n t o f J u d g e L a P e r g o l a

Mr La Pergola is assigned to the Fourth and Fifth Chambers.

C o m p o s i t i o n o f t h e F o u r t h a n d F i f t h C h a m -
b e r s

Messrs Kapteyn, La Pergola, Ragnemalm, Jann, Sevo´ n and
Wathelet, Judges.

2.
The Court has consequently decided to make the follow-
ing modifications to points 2 and 3 of its decision concerning
the composition of Chambers adopted at its meeting on
6 October 1999(1):

‘2.
For each case assigned to them, the Third and Fourth
Chambers (to each of which four Judges are attached) shall
the
the President of
be composed of
Judge-Rapporteur and a third Judge designated in the order
set out in a list which corresponds to the order of seniority.
At each general meeting the starting-point on that list shall
be moved down one name.

the Chamber,

3.
For the purposes of determining the five Judges who
are to sit in each case assigned to a large Chamber, that is
to say, the Fifth and Sixth Chambers (to each of which
seven Judges are attached), a list shall be drawn up for the
judicial year. That list shall comprise all the Judges of the
Chamber, apart from the President, in the following order:

The composition of the Fourth and Fifth Chambers for
1.
the period from 15 December 1999 to 6 October 2000 has
been determined as follows:

(a) first, the Judges of the small Chamber composed of

four Judges, in order of seniority;

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(b) second, the Judges of the other small Chamber; in the

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same order.

For each case, the large Chamber shall be composed of:

(Sixth Chamber)

— the President,

— the Judge-Rapporteur,

— three Judges designated in the order set out in the
relevant list; the starting-point on that list shall be
moved down one name at each general meeting.

Replacement of a Judge or Judges prevented from attending
shall be in the order set out in the list. However, should
the President of a large Chamber be prevented from sitting,
he shall be replaced preferably by the President of the small
Chamber.

If the Court, or a Chamber, considers that a number of cases
should not be heard and determined together (whether or
not they are formally joined), the composition of the bench
shall be that determined for the first of the cases discussed
at a general meeting.’

of 5 October 1999

in Case C-84/96: Kingdom of the Netherlands v Com-
mission of the European Communities (1)

(European Regional Development Fund — Automatic cancel-
lation of payment obligations)

(2000/C 20/03)

(Language of the case: Dutch)

3.
In addition, as regards the period from 15 December
1999 to 6 October 2000, the lists on the basis of which the
composition of the Fourth and Fifth Chambers is determined,
as set out in point 4 of the decision adopted by the Court at
its meeting on 6 October 1999, are amended as follows:

Fourth Chamber

(President: Mr Edward)

Messrs Kapteyn, La Pergola and Ragnemalm, Judges.

Fifth Chamber

(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
in the European Court Reports)

In Case C-84/96: Kingdom of the Netherlands (Agents: J.S. van
den Oosterkamp and M.A. Fierstra) v Commission of the
European Communities (Agents: E. Mennens and P. Oliver) —
application for annulment of the Commission’s decisions of
16 February 1996 and of the debit note based on one of those
decisions, relating to the closure of ERDF infrastructure
projects Nos 80.07.03.002 (Veendam-Musselkamaal)
and
84.07.03.004 (Weg Veendam) co-financed by the European
Regional Development Fund — the Court (Sixth Chamber),
composed of: P.J.G. Kapteyn, President of
the Chamber,
G. Hirsch,
J.L. Murray (Rapporteur), H. Ragnemalm and
R. Schintgen, Judges; A. La Pergola, Advocate General; L. Hew-
lett, Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on
5 October 1999, in which it:

(President: Mr Edward)

1. Dismisses the action;

Messrs Kapteyn, La Pergola, Ragnemalm, Jann, Sevo´ n and
Wathelet, Judges.

2. Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 333 of 20.11.1999, p. 1.

(1) OJ C 133 of 4.5.1996.