Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States

of 6 June 2001

appointing members of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities

(2001/438/EC, ECSC, Euratom)

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 225 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 32d thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 140a thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 88/591/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 24 October 1988 establishing a Court of First Instance of the European Communities(1),

Whereas:

(1) The terms of office of Mr John D. COOKE, Mr Nicholas James FORWOOD, Mr Rafael GARCÍA-VALDECASAS Y FERNÁNDEZ, Mrs Pernilla LINDH, Mr Paolo MENGOZZI, Mr Jörg PIRRUNG and Mr André POTOCKI, members of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities, expire on 31 August 2001.

(2) The partial replacement of members of the Court of First Instance should take place for the period from 1 September 2001 to 31 August 2007,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed members of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities for the period 1 September 2001 to 31 August 2007:

Mr John D. COOKE

Mr Nicholas James FORWOOD

Mr Rafael GARCÍA-VALDECASAS Y FERNÁNDEZ

Mr Hubert LEGAL

Mrs Pernilla LINDH

Mr Paolo MENGOZZI

Mr Jörg PIRRUNG.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 6 June 2001.

The President

G. Lund

(1) OJ L 319, 25.11.1988, p. 1. Corrigendum: OJ C 215, 21.8.1989, p. 1. Decision as amended by Decision 93/350/Euratom, ECSC, EEC (OJ L 144, 16.6.1993, p. 21).