Decisions adopted by the Court at its meetings on 17 September and 1 October 2002
Date: 2002-10-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, appointment of staff

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COURT OF JUSTICE

COURT OF JUSTICE

Decisions adopted by the Court at its meetings on
17 September and 1 October 2002

Second Chamber

(2002/C 261/01)

Mr Schintgen, President of the Chamber,

Mr Skouris and Ms Colneric, Judges.

Third Chamber

The Court of Justice of the European Communities adopted
the following decisions at its meeting on 17 September 2002

Mr Puissochet, President of the Chamber,

Mr Gulmann, Ms Macken and Mr da Cunha Rodrigues, Judges.

Appointment of Presidents of the Chambers

Fourth Chamber

In accordance with Article 10(1) of the Rules of Procedure, the
Court has appointed for a period of one year starting on
7 October 2002:

Mr Timmermans, President of the Chamber,

Mr Edward, Mr La Pergola and Mr von Bahr, Judges.

— Judge Wathelet as President of

the First and Fifth

Chambers,

Fifth Chamber

— Judge Puissochet as President of the Third and Sixth

Mr Puissochet, President of the Chamber,

Chambers,

— Judge Schintgen as President of the Second Chamber,

Mr Timmermans, Mr Edward, Mr La Pergola, Mr Jann, Mr von
Bahr and Mr Rosas, Judges.

— Judge Timmermans as President of the Fourth Chamber.

Sixth Chamber

Composition of the Chambers

The composition of the Chambers for the same period

1.
has been determined as follows:

First Chamber

Mr Wathelet, President of the Chamber,

Mr Jann and Mr Rosas, Judges.

Mr Puissochet, President of the Chamber,

Mr Schintgen, Mr Gulmann, Mr Skouris, Ms Macken, Ms Col-
neric and Mr da Cunha Rodrigues, Judges.

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

the President of

the Chamber,

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3.
For each case assigned to a large Chamber, namely the
Fifth and Sixth Chambers, to each of which seven judges are
attached, the five judges who are to sit shall be determined on
the basis of a list drawn up for the judicial year comprising all
the judges of the Chamber, except the President,
in the
following order:

Sixth Chamber

(President: Judge Puissochet)

Judge Gulmann, Judge Macken, Judge da Cunha Rodrigues,
Judge Schintgen, Judge Skouris and Judge Colneric.

(a)

the judges of the small Chamber to which four judges are
attached, in order of seniority;

Appointment of the First Advocate General

(b)

the judges of the other small Chamber, in the same order.

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

At its meeting held on 1 October 2002, in accordance with
Article 10(1) of the Rules of Procedure, the Court of Justice
appointed Advocate General
J. Mischo as First Advocate
General for a period of one year starting on 7 October 2002.

— the President,

— the Judge-Rapporteur,

— three judges appointed in order from the list; the starting-
point on that list shall be moved down one name at each
general meeting.

Any judges prevented from sitting shall be replaced in order
from the list. However, should the President of the large
Chamber be prevented from sitting, he must be replaced if
possible by the President of the small Chamber.

If the Court, or a Chamber, deems it appropriate to hear and
determine two or more cases 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.

For the period ending on 6 October 2003, the lists

4.
referred to above are as follows:

Third Chamber

(President: Judge Puissochet)

Judge Gulmann, Judge Macken and Judge de Cunha Rodrigues.

Fourth Chamber

(President: Judge Timmermans)

Judge Edward, Judge La Pergola and Judge von Bahr.

Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Verwaltungsge-
richt Stuttgart by order of that Court of 11 July 2002 in
the case of Engin Ayaz against Land Baden-Württemberg

(Case C-275/02)

(2002/C 261/02)

Reference has been made to the Court of
Justice of the
European Communities by order of the Verwaltungsgericht
Stuttgart (Stuttgart Administrative Court) of 11 July 2002,
received at
for a
preliminary ruling in the case of Engin Ayaz against Land
Baden-Württemberg on the following question:

the Court Registry on 26 July 2002,

Is a stepson aged under 21 years of a Turkish worker who is
duly registered as belonging to the labour force of a Member
State a member of the family within the meaning of the first
paragraph of Article 7 of Decision No 1/80 of the Association
Council of 19 September 1980 on the development of the
Association?

Action brought on 31 July 2002 by the Commission of
the European Communities against Ireland

(Case C-282/02)

(2002/C 261/03)

Fifth Chamber

(President: Judge Wathelet)

Judge Edward,
Timmermans, Judge Jann and Judge Rosas.

Judge La Pergola,

Judge von Bahr,

An action against Ireland was brought before the Court of
Justice of the European Communities on 31 July 2002 by the
Commission of the European Communities, represented by
Michael Shotter, acting as agent, with an address for service in
Luxembourg.

Judge