Date: 2015-04-11Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/578 of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 1 April 2015 appointing Judges and Advocates-General to the Court of Justice
**Summary:**
Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/578, adopted by the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union on April 1, 2015, addresses the appointment of Judges and Advocates-General to the Court of Justice. The decision, published in the Official Journal of the European Union L 96 on April 11, 2015, responds to the expiration of terms of office for 14 Judges and four Advocates-General on October 6, 2015, and the increase in the number of Advocates-General to 11, effective October 7, 2015, as per Council Decision 2013/336/EU.
The decision appoints the following individuals as Judges of the Court of Justice for the period of October 7, 2015, to October 6, 2021: Mr. Lars Bay Larsen, Mr. Franois Biltgen, Mr. Endre Juhsz, Ms. Kllike Jrime, Mr. Sinia Rodin, Mr. Allan Rosas, Mr. Marek Safjan, and Mr. Daniel Vby.
The decision also appoints the following individuals as Advocates-General to the Court of Justice for the same period: Ms. Juliane Kokott, Mr. Henrik Saugmandsgaard E, and Ms. Eleanor Sharpston.
The decision entered into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Court of Justice: The highest court in the European Union in matters of European Union law.
Treaty on European Union: One of the primary treaties upon which the European Union is founded.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the two treaties forming the constitutional basis of the European Union (EU).
European Atomic Energy Community: An international organisation established by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 with the purpose of creating a specialist market for nuclear power in Europe.
Lars BAY LARSEN: A Judge of the Court of Justice.
Juliane KOKOTT: An Advocate-General of the Court of Justice.
Brussels: The de facto capital of the European Union, located in Belgium, where the decision was made.
11.4.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 96/11
DECISIONS
DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2015/578 OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF
THE MEMBER STATES
of 1 April 2015
appointing Judges and Advocates-General to the Court of Justice
THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 253 and 255 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a(1)
thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The terms of office of 14 Judges and four Advocates-General at the Court of Justice are due to expire
on 6 October 2015. In addition, Council Decision 2013/336/EU (1) increased the number of Advocates-General
of the Court of Justice to 11, with effect from 7 October 2015. Appointments should therefore be made for the
period from 7 October 2015 to 6 October 2021.
(2) It has been proposed that the terms of office of Mr Lars BAY LARSEN, Mr François BILTGEN, Mr Endre JUHÁSZ,
Ms Küllike JÜRIMÄE, Mr Siniša RODIN, Mr Allan ROSAS, Mr Marek SAFJAN and Mr Daniel ŠVÁBY as Judges of the
Court of Justice should be renewed. It has been proposed that the terms of office of Ms Juliane KOKOTT and
Ms Eleanor SHARPSTON as Advocates-General of the Court of Justice should be renewed. In addition, Mr Henrik
Saugmandsgaard ØE has been nominated for the post of Advocate-General of the Court of Justice.
(3) The panel provided for by Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given an
opinion on the suitability of Mr Lars BAY LARSEN, Mr François BILTGEN, Mr Endre JUHÁSZ, Ms Küllike JÜRIMÄE,
Mr Siniša RODIN, Mr Allan ROSAS, Mr Marek SAFJAN and Mr Daniel ŠVÁBY to perform the duties of Judges of the
Court Justice, and on the suitability of Ms Juliane KOKOTT, Ms Eleanor SHARPSTON and Mr Henrik
Saugmandsgaard ØE to perform the duties of Advocates-General of the Court of Justice,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following are hereby appointed Judges to the Court of Justice for the period from 7 October 2015
to 6 October 2021:
— Mr Lars BAY LARSEN,
— Mr François BILTGEN,
— Mr Endre JUHÁSZ,
— Ms Küllike JÜRIMÄE,
— Mr Siniša RODIN,
— Mr Allan ROSAS,
— Mr Marek SAFJAN,
— Mr Daniel ŠVÁBY.
(1) Council Decision 2013/336/EU of 25 June 2013 increasing the number of Advocates-General of the Court of Justice of the European
Union (OJ L 179, 29.6.2013, p. 92).L 96/12 EN Official Journal of the European Union 11.4.2015
Article 2
The following are hereby appointed Advocates-General to the Court of Justice for the period from 7 October 2015
to 6 October 2021:
— Ms Juliane KOKOTT,
— Mr Henrik Saugmandsgaard ØE,
— Ms Eleanor SHARPSTON.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
Done at Brussels, 1 April 2015.
The President
I. JUHANSONE