TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY ( E.A.E.C. - EURATOM ), PROTOCOL ON THE STATUTE OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY, TITLE I - JUDGES AND ADVOCATES GENERAL, ARTICLE 3
++++ ARTICLE 3 THE JUDGES SHALL BE IMMUNE FROM LEGAL PROCEEDINGS . AFTER THEY HAVE CEASED TO HOLD OFFICE , THEY SHALL CONTINUE TO ENJOY IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ACTS PERFORMED BY THEM IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY , INCLUDING WORDS SPOKEN OR WRITTEN . THE COURT , SITTING IN PLENARY SESSION , MAY WAIVE THE IMMUNITY . WHERE IMMUNITY HAS BEEN WAIVED AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS ARE INSTITUTED AGAINST A JUDGE , HE SHALL BE TRIED , IN ANY OF THE MEMBER STATES , ONLY BY THE COURT COMPETENT TO JUDGE THE MEMBERS OF THE HIGHEST NATIONAL JUDICIARY .