2012/671/EU: Decision of the Court of Justice of 23 October 2012 concerning the judicial functions of the Vice-President of the Court

30.10.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 300/47
DECISION OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE
of 23 October 2012
concerning the judicial functions of the Vice-President of the Court
(2012/671/EU)
THE COURT
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular to Articles 278, 279, 280 and the fourth paragraph of Article 299 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular to the third and fourth paragraphs of Article 81, Article 157 and the third paragraph of Article 164 thereof,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, and in particular to Articles 9a, 39 and 57 thereof,
Having regard to the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of 25 September 2012, and in particular to Articles 10(3), 13 and 160 to 166 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) As provided in the second paragraph of Article 39 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the powers referred to in the first paragraph of that provision may, under the conditions laid down in the Rules of Procedure, be exercised by the Vice-President of the Court of Justice.
(2) In accordance with Article 10(3) of its Rules of Procedure, the Court, by decision, is to specify the conditions under which the Vice-President is to take the place of the President of the Court in the performance of his judicial duties.
(3) The Rules of Procedure of 25 September 2012 will enter into force on 1 November 2012.
(4) The decision concerning the conditions under which the Vice-President is to take the place of the President of the Court in the performance of his judicial duties ought to enter into force on the same date.