OPINION OF THE COMMISSION pursuant to Article 294(7)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on the European Parliament's amendments to the Council's position on the proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Date: 2015-11-12
Institutions: European Commission, Legal service
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, appointment of members, institutional structure, judge, judicial reform, protocol to an agreement

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 12.11.2015  COM(2015) 569 final 2011/0901/B (COD)   OPINION OF THE COMMISSION  pursuant to Article 294(7)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on the European Parliament's amendments to the Council's position on the proposal for a   REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL  amending Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union     
 
 
2011/0901/B (COD) 

OPINION OF THE COMMISSION 

pursuant to Article 294(7)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 
on the European Parliament's amendments 
to the Council's position 

on the proposal for a   
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union 

1. 

INTRODUCTION 

Article  294(7)(c)  of  the Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union  provides  that  the 
the 
Commission  must  deliver  an  opinion  on 
European Parliament  at  second  reading.  The  Commission's  opinion  on  the  amendments 
proposed by Parliament is set out below. 

the  amendments  proposed  by 

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BACKGROUND 

Date of transmission of the Court of Justice's request  

to the European Parliament and to the Council: 

Date of the Commission’s opinion: 

Date of Parliament's opinion first reading: 

Date of adoption of the Council's position at first reading: 

Date of Parliament's amendments at second reading: 

28 March 2011 

30 September 2011 

15 April 2014 

  23 June 2015 

28 October 2015 

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AIM OF THE PROPOSAL 

The aim of the Court of Justice's request is to alleviate the congestion at the General Court of 
the  European  Union  by  increasing  the  number  of  judges.  Initially,  the  Court  requested  12 
additional judges. Subsequently, in view of the worsening situation at the General Court, the 
Court  of  Justice  informally  suggested  that  the  number  of  judges  be  gradually  increased  in 
three stages, to stand at 56 judges in 2019 (two judges per Member State), and that the posts 
of  judges  of  the  Civil  Service  Tribunal  be  integrated  into  the  General  Court.  It  was  on  this 
basis that the Council adopted its position at first reading. 

4. 

COMMISSION OPINION ON THE AMENDMENTS ADOPTED BY THE PARLIAMENT 

The European Parliament adopted at second reading a consolidated text containing a number 
of amendments to the text of the Council's position at first reading. The text is the result of 

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negotiations between Parliament, the Council and the Commission. The Commission accepts 
all the amendments adopted by Parliament. 

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