translate English to French: In order for the proposed commencement date of 1 January 2009 to be achieved, the Council considered that the judges would have to be selected by the General Assembly during its sixty-third session, before the end of the calendar year 2008.
Pour respecter la date butoir du 1er janvier 2009, il fallait que les juges soient choisis par l'Assemblée à sa soixante-troisième session, avant la fin de l'année 2008.