Amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Communities

THE COURT,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, in particular the last paragraph of Article 223 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, in particular the last paragraph of Article 139 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Because of the accession of the new Member States, the Council has, by decision of 19 April 2004, amended inter alia the provision of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice concerning the number of Judges forming the Grand Chamber and the provisions of the Rules of Procedure concerning the composition of that formation of the Court must consequently be adjusted.

(2) With the approval of the Council given on 19 April 2004,

HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO ITS RULES OF PROCEDURE:

Article 1

The Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Communities of 19 June 1991 (OJ L 176, 4.7.1991, p. 7; corrigendum: OJ L 383, 29.12.1992, p. 117), as amended on 21 February 1995 (OJ L 44, 28.2.1995, p. 61), 11 March 1997 (OJ L 103, 19.4.1997, p. 1, with corrigendum: OJ L 351, 23.12.1997, p. 72), 16 May 2000 (OJ L 122, 24.5.2000, p. 43), 28 November 2000 (OJ L 322, 19.12.2000, p. 1), 3 April 2001 (OJ L 119, 27.4.2001, p. 1), 17 September 2002 (OJ L 272, 10.10.2002, p. 24, with corrigendum: OJ L 272, 19.10.2002, p. 24), and 8 April 2003 (OJ L 147, 14.6.2003, p. 17), are amended as follows:

1. in the second indent of Article 11a, "11" shall be replaced by "13";

2. in Article 11b(1), "11" shall be replaced by "13".

Article 2

These amendments to the Rules of Procedure shall enter into force on the same day as the Council's Decision of 19 April 2004 amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice.

Done at Luxembourg, 20 April 2004.