2010/124/: Council Decision of 25 February 2010 relating to the operating rules of the panel provided for in Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

27.2.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 50/18
COUNCIL DECISION
of 25 February 2010
relating to the operating rules of the panel provided for in Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
(2010/124/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 255 thereof,
Having regard to the initiative by the President of the Court of Justice on 11 January 2010,
Whereas:
(1) The Judges and Advocates-General of the Court of Justice and the General Court are appointed by common accord of the governments of the Member States, after consultation of a panel set up in order to give an opinion on candidates' suitability to perform the duties of Judge and Advocate-General. The panel comprises seven persons chosen from among former members of the Court of Justice and the General Court, members of national supreme courts and lawyers of recognised competence, one of whom is proposed by the European Parliament.
(2) The operating rules of that panel therefore need to be established,