Council Decision (EU) 2023/133 of 17 January 2023 appointing the members of the selection panel provided for in Article 14(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1939
Date: 2023-01-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU office or agency, appointment of members, enhanced cooperation, fraud against the EU, public prosecutor's department








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19.1.2023   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 17/90








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/133
of 17 January 2023
         
appointing the members of the selection panel provided for in Article 14(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1939


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’) (1), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


The European Chief Prosecutor is appointed by the European Parliament and the Council from among candidates selected by the selection panel provided for in Article 14(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 (‘the selection panel’). The European Prosecutors are appointed by the Council from among three qualified candidates nominated by each Member State after the Council has received a reasoned opinion from the selection panel.












(2)


Pursuant to Article 3 of Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/598 (2), the term of office of the European Prosecutors from eight Member States, determined by drawing lots, is to be of three years and is not to be renewable. The term of office of those European Prosecutors will expire in July 2023.












(3)


Pursuant to Article 1 of Council Decision (EU) 2018/1275 (3), the mandate of the current members of the selection panel expired on 9 October 2022. New members should therefore be appointed.












(4)


Pursuant to Article 14(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, the selection panel is to comprise 12 persons chosen from among former members of the Court of Justice and the Court of Auditors, former national members of Eurojust, members of national supreme courts, high level prosecutors and lawyers of recognised competence.












(5)


One of the selection panel members is to be proposed by the European Parliament. On 7 June 2022, the European Parliament nominated Ms Margreet Fröberg as the selection panel member to be proposed by it.












(6)


The Commission took into account the need for geographical balance, gender balance and due representation of the legal systems of the Member States participating in enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the EPPO for the membership of the selection panel.












(7)


Among the 11 persons proposed by the Commission, there is one former member of the Court of Justice, one former member of the Court of Auditors, one former national member of Eurojust, six high level prosecutors and two members of national supreme courts, of which six are men and five are women.












(8)


The members of the selection panel should therefore be appointed,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
For a period of four years from 20 January 2023, the following persons are appointed as members of the selection panel provided for in Article 14(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1939:






 


Mr Jean-François BOHNERT










 


Mr Vítor Manuel DA SILVA CALDEIRA










 


Mr Peter FRANK










 


Ms Margreet Fröberg










 


Ms Ulrike HABERL-SCHWARZ










 


Ms María Ángeles GARRIDO LORENZO










 


Ms Saale LAOS










 


Mr Ján MAZÁK










 


Mr Marin MRČELA










 


Mr Lorenzo SALAZAR










 


Ms Martine SOLOVIEFF










 


Ms Tuire TAMMINIEMI.






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 17 January 2023.


For the Council


The President

E. SVANTESSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 283, 31.10.2017, p. 1.

(2)  Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/598 of 9 April 2019 on the transitional rules for the appointment of European Prosecutors for and during the first mandate period, provided for in Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 (OJ L 103, 12.4.2019, p. 29).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2018/1275 of 18 September 2018 appointing the members of the selection panel provided for in Article 14(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 (OJ L 238, 21.9.2018, p. 92).