**Summary:**
This decision, issued by the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union on March 6, 2019, appoints Ms. Tuula Riitta Pynn as a Judge to the General Court. The appointment is effective from September 1, 2019, and will continue until August 31, 2022. This decision is made in accordance with 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. It is based on Article 48 of Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, as amended by Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2422, which stipulates that the General Court will consist of two Judges per Member State as of September 1, 2019. Ms. Pynn was nominated for the post, and the panel established under Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has provided a favorable opinion regarding her suitability for the role. The decision was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (L 69) on March 11, 2019, and is identified as Decision (EU, Euratom) 2019/383. The President at the time of the decision was L. Odobescu.
Key Entities Referenced
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, part of the Court of Justice 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: An international organization established by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 with the purpose of creating a specialist market for nuclear power in Europe.
Ms Tuula Riitta PYNN: The individual appointed as Judge of the General Court.
Brussels: City in Belgium, where the decision was made.
11.3.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 69/51
DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2019/383 OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF
THE MEMBER STATES
of 6 March 2019
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) Article 48 of Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, as amended by
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2422 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), provides that the
General Court is to consist of two Judges per Member State as from 1 September 2019.
(2) Point (c) of Article 2 of that Regulation provides that the term of office of four Judges, of the nine additional
Judges to be appointed as from 1 September 2019, ends on 31 August 2022. Those four Judges are to be chosen
in such a way that the governments of four Member States nominate two Judges for the partial replacement of
the General Court in 2022.
(3) Ms Tuula Riitta PYNNÄ has been nominated for the post of additional Judge of the General Court.
(4) 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 Ms Tuula Riitta PYNNÄ to perform the duties of Judge of the General Court,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Ms Tuula Riitta PYNNÄ is hereby appointed Judge of the General Court for the period from 1 September 2019 to
31 August 2022.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 6 March 2019.
The President
L. ODOBESCU
(1) Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2422 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2015 amending Protocol No 3 on
the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union (OJ L 341, 24.12.2015, p. 14).