2002/653/EC: Council Decision of 12 July 2002 amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Communities

Council Decision
of 12 July 2002
amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Communities
(2002/653/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 245 thereof,
Having regard to the request of the Court of Justice of 17 October 2001,
Having regard to the opinion of the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
Provision should be made for participation by non-member States in preliminary-ruling proceedings before the Court of Justice in the event that an agreement relating to a specific subject matter, concluded by the Council with one or more non-member States, provides that those States are to be entitled to submit statements of case or written observations where a court or tribunal of a member State refers to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling a question falling within the scope of the agreement,