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Official Journal of the European Union
22.6.2011
AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE GENERAL COURT
THE GENERAL COURT,
A third paragraph shall be added to Article 100, worded as
follows:
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union, and in particular the fifth paragraph of Article 254
thereof,
‘The General Court may by decision determine the criteria for
a procedural document to be served by electronic means.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
That decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a(1) thereof,
European Union.’
Having regard to Article 63 of the Protocol on the Statute of
the Court of Justice of the European Union,
Article 2
Having regard to the agreement of the Court of Justice,
This amendment to the Rules of Procedure, which is authentic
in the languages referred to in Article 35(1) of these Rules, shall
Whereas the Rules of Procedure should be amended to allow
be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and
the lodging and service of procedural documents by electronic
shall enter into force on the first day of the month following
means, without the need for such documents to be posted or
that of its publication.
physically delivered,
With the Council’s approval given on 13 May 2011,
HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT TO ITS RULES OF
Luxembourg, 24 May 2011.
PROCEDURE:
Article 1
The Rules of Procedure of the General Court of 2 May 1991 (OJ
L 136 of 30 May 1991, p. 1, with corrigendum OJ L 317 of 19
E. COULON
M. JAEGER
November 1991, p. 34) ( 1 ) are hereby amended as follows:
Registrar
President
( 1 ) Amended on 15 September 1994 (OJ L 249 of 24 September 1994,
p. 17), 17 February 1995 (OJ L 44 of 28 February 1995, p. 64),
6 July 1995 (OJ L 172 of 22 July 1995, p. 3), 12 March 1997 (OJ
L 103 of 19 April 1997, p. 6, with corrigendum OJ L 351 of 23
December 1997, p. 72), 17 May 1999 (OJ L 135 of 29 May 1999,
p. 92), 6 December 2000 (OJ L 322 of 19 December 2000, p. 4),
21 May 2003 (OJ L 147 of 14 June 2003, p. 22), 19 April 2004
(OJ L 132 of 29 April 2004, p. 3), 21 April 2004 (OJ L 127 of 29
April 2004, p. 108), 12 October 2005 (OJ L 298 of 15 November
2005, p. 1), 18 December 2006 (OJ L 386 of 29 December 2006,
p. 45), 12 June 2008 (OJ L 179 of 8 July 2008, p. 12), 14 January
2009 (OJ L 24 of 28 January 2009, p. 9), 16 February 2009 (OJ
L 60 of 4 March 2009, p. 3), 7 July 2009 (OJ L 184 of 16 July
2009, p. 10) and 26 March 2010 (OJ L 92 of 13 April 2010, p. 14).

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