2008/569/EC,Euratom: Council Decision of 27 June 2008 appointing three Judges of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal
Date: 2008-06-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European civil service, European official, appointment of staff, labour tribunal, member of the Court of Justice (EU)

11.7.2008

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory)

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DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 27 June 2008

appointing three Judges of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal

(2008/569/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(4)

By Decision 2005/151/EC, Euratom (4),
appointed the members of the committee.

the Council

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 225a thereof,

establishing the European

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community, and in particular Article 140b thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The European Union Civil Service Tribunal, (hereinafter
referred to as Civil Service Tribunal) was established by
Council Decision 2004/752/EC, Euratom (1). To that end,
that Decision added an Annex to the Protocol on the
Statute of the Court of Justice (hereinafter referred to as
Annex I to the Statute of the Court of Justice).

submission and processing of

By Decision 2005/150/EC, Euratom (2),
the Council
determined the conditions and arrangements governing
for
the
appointment as a judge of the Civil Service Tribunal, as
provided for in Article 3(2) of Annex I to the Statute of
the Court of Justice.

applications

By Decision 2005/49/EC, Euratom (3) of 18 January
2005,
the Council determined the operating rules of
the committee provided for in Article 3(3) of Annex I
to the Statute of the Court of Justice (hereinafter referred
to as committee).

(5)

(6)

(7)

three years,

By Decision 2005/577/EC, Euratom (5), after consultation
of the committee, the Council appointed the seven Judges
of the Civil Service Tribunal. Pursuant to Article 2 of that
Decision, three of the Judges were appointed for a period
of
running from 1 October 2005 to
30 September 2008. Following the choice by lot
the
carried out by the President of
meeting on 12 October 2005, the duties of the Judges
Irena BORUTA, Horstpeter KREPPEL and Sean VAN
RAEPENBUSCH will end on 30 September 2008 (6).

the Council at

A public call for applications for the appointment of
three judges to the Civil Service Tribunal for the period
from 1 October 2008 to 30 September 2014 was
published on 7 December 2007 (7). The deadline for
the submission of applications expired on 25 January
2008. Fifty-three applications were received,
including
those of the three retiring judges.

The committee met on 3 and 4 March and on 9 and
it
10 April 2008. On completion of
its discussions,
finalised the opinion and the list provided for
in
Article 3(4) of Annex I to the Statute of the Court of
Justice. The list contains six candidates.

(1) OJ L 333, 9.11.2004, p. 7.
(2) OJ L 50, 23.2.2005, p. 7.
(3) OJ L 21, 25.1.2005, p. 13.

(4) OJ L 50, 23.2.2005, p. 9.
(5) OJ L 197, 28.7.2005, p. 28.
(6) OJ C 262, 21.10.2005, p. 1.
(7) OJ C 295, 7.12.2007, p. 26.

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(8)

(9)

Under the fourth paragraph of Article 225a of the EC
Treaty and the fourth paragraph of Article 140b of the
EAEC Treaty,
Judges of the Civil Service Tribunal are
appointed by the Council.

— Irena BORUTA,

— Horstpeter KREPPEL,

included on that

it is appropriate to appoint three of the
Accordingly,
persons
list, ensuring a balanced
composition of the Tribunal on as broad a geographical
basis as possible from among nationals of the Member
States and with respect
legal systems
represented, as provided for in Article 3(1) of Annex I
to the Statute of the Court of Justice.

to the national

— Sean VAN RAEPENBUSCH.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day following its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(10)

The decision to appoint the three retiring judges of the
Civil Service Tribunal for a new term of office is taken by
the Council, taking into account the exceptional fact that
their effective term of office has been two years. Under
no circumstances shall this constitute a precedent,

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Done at Brussels, 27 June 2008.

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed Judges at the European
Union Civil Service Tribunal for a period of six years, from
1 October 2008 to 30 September 2014:

For the Council
The President

D. RUPEL