Date: 2016-09-15Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU, Euratom) 2016/1657 of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 7 September 2016 appointing a Judge to the General Court
**Summary:**
Decision (EU, Euratom) 2016/1657 of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, dated 7 September 2016, appoints Mr. Ulf Berg as a Judge to the General Court. This appointment fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Carl Wetter, effective 19 September 2016. Mr. Berg's term will run from 19 September 2016 to 31 August 2019, completing the remainder of Mr. Wetter's original term. The decision is based on Article 19 of the Treaty on European Union, Articles 254 and 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and Article 106a1 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, as well as Articles 5 and 7 of Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union. The suitability of Mr. Berg for the position was assessed by a panel established under Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The decision was adopted in Brussels and signed by President P. Javork. The decision enters into force the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
Carl WETTER: Former Judge of the General Court, who resigned.
Ulf BERG: Appointed as Judge of the General Court.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Euratom: European Atomic Energy Community.
General Court: A court of the European Union.
Treaty on European Union: One of the primary treaties forming the constitutional basis of the European Union.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties forming the constitutional basis of the European Union.
European Atomic Energy Community: A treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community.
L 247/18 EN Official Journal of the European Union 15.9.2016
DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2016/1657 OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF
THE MEMBER STATES
of 7 September 2016
appointing a Judge to the General Court
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 254 and 255 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a(1)
thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Articles 5 and 7 of Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, and
following the resignation of Mr Carl WETTER as of 19 September 2016, a Judge should be appointed to the
General Court for the remainder of the term of office of Mr WETTER, which runs until 31 August 2019.
(2) Mr Ulf ÖBERG has been proposed for the vacant post.
(3) The panel set up under Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given an
opinion on the suitability of Mr ÖBERG to perform the duties of Judge of the General Court,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Mr Ulf ÖBERG is hereby appointed a Judge of the General Court for the period from 19 September 2016 to 31 August
2019.
Article 2
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, 7 September 2016.
The President
P. JAVORČÍK