11972B142

DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, IRELAND, THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, PART FIVE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT, TITLE I SETTING UP OF THE INSTITUTIONS, ARTICLE 142

Official Journal L 073 , 27/03/1972 P. 0043


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1 . UPON ACCESSION , FOUR ADDITIONAL JUDGES SHALL BE APPOINTED TO THE COURT OF JUSTICE .

2 . THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF TWO OF THE JUDGES APPOINTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL EXPIRE ON 6 OCTOBER 1976 . THOSE TWO JUDGES SHALL BE CHOSEN BY LOT . THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF THE OTHER TWO JUDGES SHALL EXPIRE ON 6 OCTOBER 1979 .

3 . UPON ACCESSION , A THIRD ADVOCATE-GENERAL SHALL BE APPOINTED . HIS TERM OF OFFICE SHALL EXPIRE ON 6 OCTOBER 1979 .

4 . THE COURT SHALL MAKE SUCH ADAPTATIONS TO ITS RULES OF PROCEDURE AS ARE MADE NECESSARY BY ACCESSION . THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AS ADAPTED SHALL REQUIRE THE UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL .

5 . IN ORDER TO GIVE JUDGMENT IN CASES PENDING BEFORE THE COURT ON 1 JANUARY 1973 IN RESPECT OF WHICH ORAL PROCEEDINGS HAVE STARTED BEFORE THAT DATE , THE FULL COURT AND THE CHAMBERS SHALL BE COMPOSED AS BEFORE ACCESSION AND SHALL APPLY THE RULES OF PROCEDURE IN FORCE ON 31 DECEMBER 1972 .