CELEX: C1995/299/03
Language: en
Date: 1995-11-11 00:00:00
Title: Decisions adopted by the Court at its meeting on 19 September 1995

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                                                   COURT OF JUSTICE
                                                          COURT OF JUSTICE
                                Swearing of the oath by the new member of the Court of Justice
                                                             ( 95/C 299/01 )
             Mr Melchior Wathelet, appointed on 13 September 1995 judge at the Court of Justice of the
             European Communities by decision of the representatives of the governments of the Member States
             of the European Communities ('), took the oath before the Court of Justice on 18 September
             1995 .
             (') OJ No L 233 , 30 . 9 . 1995 , p . 88 .
             Swearing of the oath by the new members of the Court of First Instance of the European
                                                              Communities
                                                             ( 95 /C 299/02 )
             Mr Andre Potocki and Mr Rui Manuel Gens de Moura Ramos, appointed on 17 and 26 July 1995
             judges at the Court of First Instance of the European Communities by decisions of the representatives
             of the governments of the Member States of the European Communities ( 1 ) ( 2 ), took the oath before
             the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 18 September 1995 .
             (') OJ No L 172 , 22 . 7 . 1995 , p . 23 .
             ( 2 ) OJ No L 188 , 9 . 8 . 1995 , p . 7 .
                            Decisions adopted by the Court at its meeting on 19 September 1995
                                                              ( 95 /C 299/03 )
             The Court of Justice of the European Communities adopted the following decisions at its meeting on
              19 September 1995 :
             Attachment of Mr Wathelet
             The Court has decided to attach Mr Wathelet to the First and Fifth Chambers .
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           Appointment of the Presidents of the Chambers
           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 1995 :
           — Mr Edward as President of the First and Fifth Chambers,
           — Mr Hirsch as President of the Second Chamber,
           — Mr Puissochet as President of the Third Chamber ,
           — Mr Kakouris as President of the Fourth and Sixth Chambers .
           Composition of the Chambers
           1 . The composition of the Chambers for the same period has been determined as follows :
               First Chamber
               Mr Edward, President of the Chamber,
               Mr Jann , Mr . Sevón and Mr Wathelet, Judges .
               Second Chamber
               Mr Hirsch, President of the Chamber,
               Mr Mancini and Mr Schockweiler , Judges .
               Third Chamber
               Mr Puissochet, President of the Chamber,
               Mr Moitinho de Almeida and Mr Gulmann , Judges .
               Fourth Chamber
               Mr Kakouris, President of the Chamber ,
               Mr Kapteyn, Mr Murray and Mr Ragnemalm , Judges .
               Fifth Chamber
               Mr Edward, President of the Chamber,
               Mr Puissochet, Mr Mointinho de Almeida , Mr Gulmann, Mr Jann , Mr Sevón and Mr Wathelet,
               Judges .
               Sixth Chamber
               Mr Kakouris, President of the Chamber,
               Mr Hirsch , Mr Mancini , Mr Schockweiler, Mr Kapteyn, Mr Murray and Mr Ragnemalm ,
               Judges .
           2 . For each case assigned to them , the First Chamber and the Fourth Chamber ( to which four judges
               are attached ) shall be composed of the President of the Chamber, the Judge-Rapporteur, and a
               third judge designated in turn from a list of the judges in order of seniority . At each general
               meeting the starting point on that list shall be moved down one name .
           3 . For each case assigned to a large Chamber 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 :
               ( a ) the judges of the small Chamber to which four judges are attached , in order of
                     seniority;
               ( b ) the judges of the other small Chamber, in the same order.
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                 For each case the large Chamber shall he composed of:
                 — 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 is to be replaced preferably by the
                 President of the small Chamber .
                 If the Court, or a Chamber, deems it appropriate to hear and determine several 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 .
             4 . For the period ending on 6 October 1996 the lists referred to above are as follows :
                 First Chamber
                 ( President : Mr Edward )
                 Mr Jann ,
                 Mr Sevón ,
                 Mr Wathelet, Judges
                 Fourth Chamber
                 ( President : Mr Kakouris )
                 Mr Kapteyn ,
                 Mr Murray ,
                 Mr Ragnemalm , Judges
                 Fifth Chamber
                 ( President: Mr Edward )
                 Mr Jann ,
                 Mr Sevón
                 Mr Wathelet,
                 Mr Moitinho de Almeida ,
                 Mr Gulmann ,
                  Mr Puissochet, Judges
                 Sixth Chamber
                  ( President: Mr Kakouris )
                  Mr Kapteyn,
                 Mr Murray,
                  Mr Ragnemalm ,
                  Mr Mancini ,
                  Mr Schockweiler,
                  Mr Hirsch, Judges
             Appointment of the First Advocate-General
             In accordance with Article 10 ( 1 ) of the Rules of Procedure the Court of Justice appointed
             Advocate-General Tesauro as First Advocate-General for a period of one year starting on 7 October
              1995 .