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Official Journal of the European Union
29.6.2012
DECISIONS
DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES
of 20 June 2012
appointing Judges and Advocates-General to the Court of Justice
(2012/345/EU)
THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER
opinion on the suitability of the aforementioned
STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
candidates to perform the duties of Judge or Advocate-
General of the Court of Justice.
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Article 19 thereof,
(5) Two
Judges
and
one
Advocate-General
of
the
Court
of
Justice should therefore be appointed for the period from
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
7 October 2012 to 6 October 2018. The remaining post
Union, and in particular Articles 253 and 255 thereof,
of a Judge of the Court of Justice will be filled at a later
date,
Whereas:
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
(1) The
terms
of
office
of
14
Judges
and
four
Advocates-General of the Court of Justice are due to
Article 1
expire on 6 October 2012. For the period from
7 October 2012 to 6 October 2018, 14 Judges and
1. The
following
are
hereby
appointed
Judges
to
the
Court
of
four Advocates-General have to be appointed to the
Justice for the period from 7 October 2012 to 6 October 2018:
Court of Justice.
Mr Antonio TIZZANO
(2) On
25
April
2012,
by
Decision
2012/244/EU
( 1 ),
the Representatives of the Governments of the Member
Mr Christopher VAJDA.
States appointed 11 Judges and three Advocates-General
to the Court of Justice for the period from 7 October
2012 to 6 October 2018.
2. Mr
Paolo MENGOZZI is hereby appointed Advocate-

General to the Court of Justice for the period from 7 October
2012 to 6 October 2018.
(3) To complete the partial replacement of the Judges
and Advocates-General of the Court of Justice, the
Representatives of the Governments of the Member
Article 2
States should appoint a further three Judges and one
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of
Advocate-General to the posts remaining to be filled.
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(4) The
Governments
of
the
Member
States
have
proposed
the reappointment of Mr Antonio TIZZANO and the
appointment of Mr Christopher VAJDA as Judges of the
Done at Brussels, 20 June 2012.
Court of Justice as well as the reappointment of Mr Paolo
MENGOZZI as an Advocate-General of the Court of
Justice. The panel set up by Article 255 of the Treaty
The President
on the Functioning of the European Union has given an
J. TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN
( 1 ) OJ L 121, 8.5.2012, p. 21.

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