| Published date | 29 September 2012 |
| Official Gazette Publication | Gazzetta ufficiale dell’Unione europea, L 265, 29 settembre 2012,Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea, L 265, 29 de septiembre de 2012,Journal officiel de l’Union européenne, L 265, 29 septembre 2012 |
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| 29.9.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 265/1 |
RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
| Article 2 | Purport of these Rules |
| TITLE I - | ORGANISATION OF THE COURT |
| CHAPTER 1 - | JUDGES AND ADVOCATES GENERAL |
| Article 3 | Commencement of the term of office of Judges and Advocates General |
| Article 4 | Taking of the oath |
| Article 5 | Solemn undertaking |
| Article 6 | Depriving a Judge or Advocate General of his office |
| Article 7 | Order of seniority |
| CHAPTER 2 - | PRESIDENCY OF THE COURT, CONSTITUTION OF THE CHAMBERS AND DESIGNATION OF THE FIRST ADVOCATE GENERAL |
| Article 8 | Election of the President and of the Vice-President of the Court |
| Article 9 | Responsibilities of the President of the Court |
| Article 10 | Responsibilities of the Vice-President of the Court |
| Article 11 | Constitution of Chambers |
| Article 12 | Election of Presidents of Chambers |
| Article 13 | Where the President and Vice-President of the Court are prevented from acting |
| Article 14 | Designation of the First Advocate General |
| CHAPTER 3 - | ASSIGNMENT OF CASES TO JUDGE-RAPPORTEURS AND ADVOCATES GENERAL |
| Article 15 | Designation of the Judge-Rapporteur |
| Article 16 | Designation of the Advocate General |
| CHAPTER 4 - | ASSISTANT RAPPORTEURS |
| Article 17 | Assistant Rapporteurs |
| Article 18 | Appointment of the Registrar |
| Article 19 | Deputy Registrar |
| Article 20 | Responsibilities of the Registrar |
| Article 21 | Keeping of the register |
| Article 22 | Consultation of the register and of judgments and orders |
| CHAPTER 6 - | THE WORKING OF THE COURT |
| Article 23 | Location of the sittings of the Court |
| Article 24 | Calendar of the Court’s judicial business |
| Article 25 | General meeting |
| Article 26 | Drawing-up of minutes |
| CHAPTER 7 - | FORMATIONS OF THE COURT |
| Section 1. | Composition of the formations of the Court |
| Article 27 | Composition of the Grand Chamber |
| Article 28 | Composition of the Chambers of five and of three Judges |
| Article 29 | Composition of Chambers where cases are related or referred back |
| Article 30 | Where a President of a Chamber is prevented from acting |
| Article 31 | Where a member of the formation of the Court is prevented from acting |
| Article 32 | Procedures concerning deliberations |
| Article 33 | Number of Judges taking part in the deliberations |
| Article 34 | Quorum of the Grand Chamber |
| Article 35 | Quorum of the Chambers of five and of three Judges |
| Article 36 | Language of a case |
| Article 37 | Determination of the language of a case |
| Article 38 | Use of the language of the case |
| Article 39 | Responsibility of the Registrar concerning language arrangements |
| Article 40 | Languages of the publications of the Court |
| Article 41 | Authentic texts |
| Article 42 | Language service of the Court |
| TITLE II - | COMMON PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS |
| CHAPTER 1 - | RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF AGENTS, ADVISERS AND LAWYERS |
| Article 43 | Privileges, immunities and facilities |
| Article 44 | Status of the parties’ representatives |
| Article 45 | Waiver of immunity |
| Article 46 | Exclusion from the proceedings |
| Article 47 | University teachers and parties to the main proceedings |
| Article 48 | Methods of service |
| Article 49 | Calculation of time-limits |
| Article 50 | Proceedings against a measure adopted by an institution |
| Article 51 | Extension on account of distance |
| Article 52 | Setting and extension of time-limits |
| CHAPTER 4 - | DIFFERENT PROCEDURES FOR DEALING WITH CASES |
| Article 53 | Procedures for dealing with cases |
| Article 55 | Stay of proceedings |
| Article 56 | Deferment of the determination of a case |
| CHAPTER 5 - | WRITTEN PART OF THE PROCEDURE |
| Article 57 | Lodging of procedural documents |
| Article 58 | Length of procedural documents |
| CHAPTER 6 - | THE PRELIMINARY REPORT AND ASSIGNMENT OF CASES TO FORMATIONS OF THE COURT |
| Article 59 | Preliminary report |
| Article 60 | Assignment of cases to formations of the Court |
| CHAPTER 7 - | MEASURES OF ORGANISATION OF PROCEDURE AND MEASURES OF INQUIRY |
| Section 1. | Measures of organisation of procedure |
| Article 61 | Measures of organisation prescribed by the Court |
| Article 62 | Measures of organisation prescribed by the Judge-Rapporteur or the Advocate General |
| Section 2. | Measures of inquiry |
| Article 63 | Decision on measures of inquiry |
| Article 64 | Determination of measures of inquiry |
| Article 65 | Participation in measures of inquiry |
| Article 66 | Oral testimony |
| Article 67 | Examination of witnesses |
| Article 68 | Witnesses’ oath |
| Article 69 | Pecuniary penalties |
| Article 70 | Expert’s report |
| Article 72 | Objection to a witness or expert |
| Article 73 | Witnesses’ and experts’ costs |
| Article 74 | Minutes of inquiry hearings |
| Article 75 | Opening of the oral part of the procedure after the inquiry |
| CHAPTER 8 - | ORAL PART OF THE PROCEDURE |
| Article 78 | Conduct of oral proceedings |
| Article 79 | Cases heard in camera |
| Article 81 | Close of the hearing |
| Article 82 | Delivery of the Opinion of the Advocate General |
| Article 83 | Opening or reopening of the oral part of the procedure |
| Article 84 | Minutes of hearings |
| Article 85 | Recording of the hearing |
| CHAPTER 9 - | JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS |
| Article 86 | Date of delivery of a judgment |
| Article 87 | Content of a judgment |
| Article 88 | Delivery and service of the judgment |
| Article 89 | Content of an order |
| Article 90 | Signature and service of the order |
| Article 91 | Binding nature of judgments and orders |
| Article 92 | Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union |
| TITLE III - | REFERENCES FOR A PRELIMINARY RULING |
| CHAPTER 1 - | GENERAL PROVISIONS |
| Article 94 | Content of the request for a preliminary ruling |
| Article 96 | Participation in preliminary ruling proceedings |
| Article 97 | Parties to the main proceedings |
| Article 98 | Translation and service of the request for a preliminary ruling |
| Article 99 | Reply by reasoned order |
| Article 100 | Circumstances in which the Court remains seised |
| Article 101 | Request for clarification |
| Article 102 | Costs of the preliminary ruling proceedings |
| Article 103 | Rectification of judgments and orders |
| Article 104 | Interpretation of preliminary rulings |
| CHAPTER 2 - | EXPEDITED PRELIMINARY RULING PROCEDURE |
| Article 105 | Expedited procedure |
| Article 106 | Transmission of procedural documents |
| CHAPTER 3 - | URGENT PRELIMINARY RULING PROCEDURE |
| Article 107 | Scope of the urgent preliminary ruling procedure |
| Article 108 | Decision as to urgency |
| Article 109 | Written part of the urgent procedure |
| Article 110 | Service and information following the close of the written part of the procedure |
| Article 111 | Omission of the written part of the procedure |
| Article 112 | Decision on the substance |
| Article 113 | Formation of the Court |
| Article 114 | Transmission of procedural documents |
| Article 115 | Application for legal aid |
| Article 116 | Decision on the application for legal aid |
| Article 117 | Sums to be advanced as legal aid |
| Article 118 | Withdrawal of legal aid |
| TITLE IV - | DIRECT ACTIONS |
| CHAPTER 1 - | REPRESENTATION OF THE PARTIES |
| Article 119 | Obligation to be represented |
| CHAPTER 2 - | WRITTEN PART OF THE PROCEDURE |
| Article 120 | Content of the application |
| Article 121 | Information relating to service |
| Article 122 | Annexes to the application |
| Article 123 | Service of the application |
| Article 124 | Content of the defence |
| Article 125 | Transmission of documents |
| Article 126 | Reply and rejoinder |
| CHAPTER 3 - | PLEAS IN LAW AND EVIDENCE |
| Article 127 | New pleas in law |
| Article 128 | Evidence produced or offered |
| Article 129 | Object and effects of the intervention |
| Article 130 | Application to intervene |
| Article 131 | Decision on applications to intervene |
| Article 132 | Submission of statements |
| CHAPTER 5 - | EXPEDITED PROCEDURE |
| Article 133 | Decision relating to the expedited procedure |
| Article 134 | Written part of the procedure |
| Article 135 | Oral part of the procedure |
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