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Document 11997E223

    Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)
    Part Five: Institutions of the Community
    Title I: Provisions governing the institutions
    Chapter 1: The institutions
    Section 4: The Court of Justice
    Article 223
    Article 167 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
    Article 167 - EEC Treaty

    Legal status of the document In force

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/tec_1997/art_223/oj

    11997E223

    Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) - Part Five: Institutions of the Community - Title I: Provisions governing the institutions - Chapter 1: The institutions - Section 4: The Court of Justice - Article 223 - Article 167 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) - Article 167 - EEC Treaty

    Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0270 - Consolidated version
    Official Journal C 224 , 31/08/1992 P. 0060 - Consolidated version
    (EEC Treaty - no official publication available)


    Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)

    Article 223

    The Judges and Advocates-General shall be chosen from persons whose independence is beyond doubt and who possess the qualifications required for appointment to the highest judicial offices in their respective countries or who are jurisconsults of recognised competence; they shall be appointed by common accord of the governments of the Member States for a term of six years.

    Every three years there shall be a partial replacement of the Judges. Eight and seven Judges shall be replaced alternately.

    Every three years there shall be a partial replacement of the Advocates-General. Four Advocates-General shall be replaced on each occasion.

    Retiring Judges and Advocates-General shall be eligible for reappointment.

    The Judges shall elect the President of the Court of Justice from among their number for a term of three years. He may be re-elected.

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