7.3.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 63/13


DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES

of 25 February 2009

appointing Judges and Advocates-General to the Court of Justice of the European Communities

(2009/176/EC, Euratom)

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 223 thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1)

The terms of office of Messrs Vassilios SKOURIS, Allan ROSAS, Koen LENAERTS, Uno LÕHMUS, Lars BAY LARSEN, Ms Rosario SILVA DE LAPUERTA, Messrs Jerzy MAKARCZYK, Endre JUHÁSZ, Marko ILEŠIČ, Ján KLUČKA, Aindrias Ó CAOIMH, Ms Camelia TOADER, Mr Jean-Jacques KASEL, Judges, and those of Messrs Luís Miguel POIARES PESSOA MADURO, Dámaso RUIZ-JARABO COLOMER, Ms Juliane KOKOTT and Ms Eleanor SHARPSTON, Advocates-General of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, expire on 6 October 2009.

(2)

A partial replacement of the members of the Court of Justice of the European Communities should take place for the period from 7 October 2009 to 6 October 2015. However, in the absence of a proposal, the appointment of two judges cannot take place until a later date,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1.   The following are hereby appointed Judges to the Court of Justice of the European Communities for the period from 7 October 2009 to 6 October 2015:

 

Mr Lars BAY LARSEN

 

Mr Aindrias Ó CAOIMH

 

Mr Endre JUHÁSZ

 

Mr Jean-Jacques KASEL

 

Mr Koen LENAERTS

 

Mr Uno LÕHMUS

 

Mr Allan ROSAS

 

Mr Marek SAFJAN

 

Ms Rosario SILVA DE LAPUERTA

 

Mr Vassilios SKOURIS

 

Mr Daniel ŠVÁBY.

2.   The following are hereby appointed Advocates-General to the Court of Justice of the European Communities for the period from 7 October 2009 to 6 October 2015:

 

Mr Niilo JÄÄSKINEN

 

Ms Juliane KOKOTT

 

Mr Dámaso RUIZ-JARABO COLOMER

 

Ms Eleanor SHARPSTON.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 25 February 2009.

The President

M. VICENOVÁ