(1)

The terms of office of 14 Judges of the General Court are due to expire on 31 August 2016. In addition, the terms of office of the Judges referred to in Article 1 of Decision (EU, Euratom) 2016/484 of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States (1), are also due to expire on 31 August 2016, as laid down in that Article.

(2)

Mr Barna BERKE, Mr Ricardo da SILVA PASSOS and Ms Octavia SPINEANU-MATEI have been nominated as for the posts of Judges of the General Court.

(3)

Furthermore, it is proposed that the terms of office of Mr Zoltán CSEHI, Mr Constantinos ILIOPOULOS, Ms Anna MARCOULLI and Mr Dean SPIELMANN be renewed.

(4)

The panel set up by Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given an opinion on the suitability of Mr Barna BERKE, Mr Zoltán CSEHI, Mr Constantinos ILIOPOULOS, Ms Anna MARCOULLI, Mr Ricardo da SILVA PASSOS, Mr Dean SPIELMANN and Ms Octavia SPINEANU-MATEI, to perform the duties of Judges of the General Court.

(5)

It is appropriate to appoint Mr Barna BERKE, Mr Ricardo da SILVA PASSOS and Ms Octavia SPINEANU-MATEI for the period from the date of entry into force of this Decision to 31 August 2022.

(6)

It is appropriate to appoint Mr Zoltán CSEHI, Mr Constantinos ILIOPOULOS, Ms Anna MARCOULLI and Mr Dean SPIELMANN for a further term of office starting on 1 September 2016 and ending on 31 August 2022. Given that those four Judges are already Judges of the General Court until 31 August 2016 and have continued to hold office pending the adoption of this Decision, it is appropriate to appoint them for a new term of office with effect from the day after the end of their previous term of office,

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Mr Barna BERKE,

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Mr Ricardo da SILVA PASSOS,

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Ms Octavia SPINEANU-MATEI.

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Mr Zoltán CSEHI,

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Mr Constantinos ILIOPOULOS,

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Ms Anna MARCOULLI,

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Mr Dean SPIELMANN.