Date: 2018-03-07Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU, Euratom) 2018/335 of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 28 February 2018 appointing Judges and Advocates-General to the Court of Justice
**Policy Summary:**
This decision, issued by the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union on February 28, 2018, appoints Judges and Advocates-General to the Court of Justice for the period of October 7, 2018, to October 6, 2024. The decision, citing Article 19 of the Treaty on European Union, Articles 253 and 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and Article 106a1 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, addresses the expiration of terms for 14 Judges and five Advocates-General. The decision renews the terms of office for Mr. Alexander Arabadjiev, Mr. Jean-Claude Bonichot, Mr. Thomas von Danwitz, Mr. Carl Gustav Fernlund, Mr. Egils Levits, Mr. Constantinos Lycourgos, Mr. Ji Malenovský, and Ms. Alexandra Prechal as Judges, and Mr. Yves Bot and Mr. Maciej Szpunar as Advocates-General. It also appoints Ms. Lucia Serena Rossi as Judge and Mr. Giovanni Pitruzzella as Advocate-General. These appointments were made following a suitability assessment by the panel established under Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The decision was adopted in Brussels and is effective from 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 primary treaties upon which the European Union is founded.
European Atomic Energy Community: An international organization established by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 with the purpose of creating a specialist market for nuclear power in Europe.
Alexander ARABADJIEV: Judge of the Court of Justice, term renewed.
Yves BOT: Advocate General of the Court of Justice, term renewed.
Brussels: The de facto capital of the European Union, located in Belgium. Place where the decision was made.
7.3.2018 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 64/1
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DECISIONS
DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2018/335 OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF
THE MEMBER STATES
of 28 February 2018
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 five Advocates-General of the Court of Justice are due to expire on
6 October 2018. Appointments to these posts should therefore be made for the period from 7 October 2018 to
6 October 2024.
(2) It has been proposed that the terms of office of Mr Alexander ARABADJIEV, Mr Jean-Claude BONICHOT,
Mr Thomas VON DANWITZ, Mr Carl Gustav FERNLUND, Mr Egils LEVITS, Mr Constantinos LYCOURGOS, Mr Jiří
MALENOVSKÝ and Ms Alexandra PRECHAL as Judges of the Court of Justice should be renewed. It has been
proposed that the terms of office of Mr Yves BOT and Mr Maciej SZPUNAR as Advocates-General of the Court of
Justice should be renewed. In addition, Ms Lucia Serena ROSSI has been nominated for the post of Judge of the
Court of Justice and Mr Giovanni PITRUZZELLA has been nominated for the post of Advocate-General of the
Court of Justice.
(3) The panel set up by Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given an opinion
on the suitability of these candidates to perform the duties of Judges or Advocates-General of the Court of
Justice,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following are hereby appointed Judges of the Court of Justice for the period from 7 October 2018 to 6 October
2024:
— Mr Alexander ARABADJIEV,
— Mr Jean-Claude BONICHOT,
— Mr Thomas VON DANWITZ,
— Mr Carl Gustav FERNLUND,L 64/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 7.3.2018
— Mr Egils LEVITS,
— Mr Constantinos LYCOURGOS,
— Mr Jiří MALENOVSKÝ,
— Ms Alexandra PRECHAL,
— Ms Lucia Serena ROSSI.
Article 2
The following are hereby appointed Advocates-General of the Court of Justice for the period from 7 October 2018
to 6 October 2024:
— Mr Yves BOT,
— Mr Giovanni PITRUZZELLA,
— Mr Maciej SZPUNAR.
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, 28 February 2018.
The President
D. TZANTCHEV