‘Article 14

Election of the First Advocate General

‘4.   A notice shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union indicating the date of registration of an application initiating proceedings, the names of the parties or, as the case may be, initials replacing a name, the form of order sought by the applicant and a summary of the pleas in law and of the main supporting arguments.

5.   In the cases referred to in Title III of these Rules, the notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union shall indicate the date of lodging of a request for a preliminary ruling, the referring court or tribunal, the names of the parties to the main proceedings or, as the case may be, initials replacing a name, as well as the questions referred to the Court.’

‘3.   In preliminary ruling proceedings, the language of the case shall be the language of the referring court or tribunal. At the duly substantiated request of one of the parties to the main proceedings, and after the other party to the main proceedings and the Advocate General have been heard, the use of another of the languages mentioned in Article 36 may be authorised for the oral part of the procedure. Where granted, the authorisation to use that other language shall apply in respect of all the interested persons referred to in Article 23 of the Statute.’

‘5.   The States, other than the Member States, which are parties to the EEA Agreement, and also the EFTA Surveillance Authority, shall be entitled to use one of the languages mentioned in Article 36, other than the language of the case, when they take part in preliminary ruling proceedings or intervene in a case before the Court. This provision shall apply both to written documents and to oral statements. The Registrar shall arrange in each instance for translation into the language of the case.’

‘6.   Non-Member States taking part in preliminary ruling proceedings pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article 23 of the Statute shall be entitled to use one of the languages mentioned in Article 36 other than the language of the case. This provision shall apply both to written documents and to oral statements. The Registrar shall arrange in each instance for translation into the language of the case.’

‘1.   The Registrar shall arrange for procedural documents lodged during the written part of the procedure to be translated into the language of the case and, as the case may be, into another language mentioned in Article 36.

2.   The Registrar shall also ensure that what is said at the hearing is interpreted into the language of the case and into the other languages that are mentioned in Article 36 and are used by the parties present at the hearing or considered necessary for the efficient conduct of that hearing.’

‘2.   At the request of the referring court or tribunal, of a party to the main proceedings or of its own motion, the Court may also render anonymous one or more persons or entities concerned by the case.’

‘4.   If those documents are not lodged, the Registrar shall prescribe a reasonable time limit within which the party concerned is to produce them. If the party concerned fails to produce the required documents within the time limit prescribed, the President shall, after hearing the Judge-Rapporteur and the Advocate General, decide whether the non-compliance with that procedural requirement renders the application or written pleading formally inadmissible. If he considers it necessary, the President may refer that question to the Court of Justice.’

‘3.   If an application does not comply with the requirements set out in paragraphs 1 or 2 of this Article, the Registrar shall prescribe a reasonable time limit within which the applicant is to produce the abovementioned documents. If the applicant fails to put the application in order, the President shall, after hearing the Judge-Rapporteur and the Advocate General, decide whether the non-compliance with these conditions renders the application formally inadmissible. If he considers it necessary, the President may refer that question to the Court of Justice.’

‘1.   The application to intervene shall be served on the parties in order to obtain any written or oral observations they may wish to make on that application.

2.   Where the application is submitted pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 40 of the Statute, the intervention shall be allowed by decision of the President and the intervener shall receive a copy of every procedural document served on the parties, unless the parties have, within 10 days after the service referred to in paragraph 1 has been effected, identified secret or confidential items or documents which, if communicated to the intervener, the parties claim would be prejudicial to them. In that case, the President shall decide on the application to intervene by order, after hearing the Judge-Rapporteur and the Advocate General, and the intervener shall receive a copy of every procedural document served on the parties, save, where applicable, for the secret or confidential items or documents excluded from such communication.

3.   Where the application is submitted pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 40 of the Statute, the President shall decide on the application to intervene by order, after hearing the Judge-Rapporteur and the Advocate General, or shall refer the application to the Court. If the application to intervene is granted, the intervener shall receive a copy of every procedural document served on the parties, save, where applicable, for the secret or confidential items or documents excluded from such communication.

4.   Where the application is submitted pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 40 of the Statute, the intervention shall be allowed by decision of the President and the intervener shall receive a copy of every procedural document served on the parties unless those parties have, within 10 days after the service referred to in paragraph 1 has been effected, put forward observations on the application to intervene or identified secret or confidential items or documents which, if communicated to the intervener, the parties claim would be prejudicial to them. In such cases, the President shall decide on the application to intervene by order, after hearing the Judge-Rapporteur and the Advocate General, and the intervener shall receive a copy of every procedural document served on the parties, save, where applicable, for the secret or confidential items or documents excluded from such communication.’

‘Article 159a

Manifestly inadmissible or manifestly unfounded requests and applications

Where a request or an application referred to in this Chapter is, in whole or in part, manifestly inadmissible or manifestly unfounded, the Court may, having heard the Judge-Rapporteur and the Advocate General, at any time decide to dismiss it, in whole or in part, by reasoned order.’

‘1.   An appeal shall be brought by lodging an application at the Registry of the Court of Justice or of the General Court. When that application is lodged at the Registry of the General Court, it shall be transmitted forthwith to the Registry of the Court of Justice.

2.   As soon as it is informed of the existence of an appeal, the Registry of the General Court shall forthwith transmit to the Registry of the Court of Justice the file in the case at first instance and any procedural file of the Board of Appeal transmitted to the General Court pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court concerning proceedings relating to intellectual property rights.’

‘4.   If an appeal does not comply with paragraphs 1 to 3 of this Article, the Registrar shall prescribe a reasonable time limit within which the appellant is to put the appeal in order. If the appellant fails to put the appeal in order within the time limit prescribed, the President shall, after hearing the Judge-Rapporteur and the Advocate General, decide whether the non-compliance with that formal requirement renders the appeal formally inadmissible. If he considers it necessary, the President may refer that question to the Court of Justice.’

‘2.   In a case where Article 168(4) of these Rules applies, service shall be effected as soon as the appeal has been put in order or the President or the Court of Justice has declared it admissible notwithstanding the failure to observe the formal requirements laid down by that Article.’

‘1.   The Opinion, signed by the President, the Judges who took part in the deliberations and the Registrar, shall be delivered in open court.

2.   It shall be served on all the Member States and on the institutions referred to in Article 196(1).’

‘2.   The request and annexes thereto shall be served on the European Council or on the Council, as appropriate, each of which shall have a non-extendible time limit of 10 days from such service to submit its written observations. Article 51 shall not apply to that time limit.’