CELEX: C1996/318/01
Language: en
Date: 1996-10-26 00:00:00
Title: Decisions adopted by the Court at its meeting on 17 September 1996

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                                            COURT OF JUSTICE
                                                       COURT OF JUSTICE
                          Decisions adopted by the Court at its meeting on 17 September 1996
                                                          ( 96/C 318/01 )
             The Court of Justice of the European Communities adopted the following decisions at its meeting on
             17 September 1996 :
             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 1996 :
             — Mr Sevón as President of the First Chamber,
             — Mr Mancini as President of the Second and Sixth Chambers,
             — Mr Moitinho de Almeida as President of the Third and Fifth Chambers,
             — Mr Murray as President of the Fourth Chamber .
             Composition of the Chambers
             1 . The composition of the Chambers for the same period has been determined as follows :
                 First Chamber
                 Mr Sevón, President of the Chamber,
                 Messrs Edward , Jann and Wathelet, Judges .
                 Second Chamber
                 Mr Mancini, President of the Chamber,
                 Messrs Hirsch and Schintgen, Judges .
                 Third Chamber
                 Mr Moitinho de Almeida , President of the Chamber,
                 Messrs Gulmann and Puissochet, Judges .
                 Fourth Chamber
                 Mr Murray, President of the Chamber,
                 Messrs Kakouris , Kapteyn and Ragnemalm, Judges .
                 Fifth Chamber
                 Mr Moitinho de Almeida , President of the Chamber,
                 Messrs Sevón, Gulmann , Edward, Puissochet, Jann and Wathelet, Judges .
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               Sixth Chamber
               Mr Mancini, President of the Chamber,
               Messrs Murray, Kakouris, Kapteyn, Hirsch, Ragnemalm and Schintgen, 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, namely the Fifth Chamber and the Sixth Chamber ( to
               each of which seven judges are attached ) 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.
               For each case the large Chamber shall be 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 1997 the lists referred to above are as follows :
               First Chamber
               ( President: Mr Sevon )
               Messrs Edward , Jann and Wathelet, Judges .
               Fourth Chamber
               ( President: Mr Murray )
               Messrs Kakouris , Kapteyn and Ragnemalm, Judges .
               Fifth Chamber
               ( President: Mr Moitinho de Almeida )
               Messrs Edward, Jann, Sevón , Wathelet, Gulmann and Puissochet, Judges .
               Sixth Chamber
               ( President: Mr Mancini )
               Messrs Kakouris, Kapteyn , Murray, Ragnemalm , Hirsch and Schintgen , 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 La Pergola as First Advocate-General for a period of one year starting on
           7 October 1996 .