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Document 11957A/PRO/CJ/17

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 III - PROCEDURE, ARTICLE 17

Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 31/03/2003; Revokat u sostitwit bi 12001C/PRO/02

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11957A/PRO/CJ/17

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 III - PROCEDURE, ARTICLE 17


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ARTICLE 17

THE STATES AND THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY SHALL BE REPRESENTED BEFORE THE COURT BY AN AGENT APPOINTED FOR EACH CASE ; THE AGENT MAY BE ASSISTED BY AN ADVISER OR A LAWYER ENTITLED TO PRACTISE BEFORE A COURT OF A MEMBER STATE .

OTHER PARTIES MUST BE REPRESENTED BY A LAWYER ENTITLED TO PRACTISE BEFORE A COURT OF A MEMBER STATE .

SUCH AGENTS , ADVISERS AND LAWYERS SHALL , WHEN THEY APPEAR BEFORE THE COURT , ENJOY THE RIGHTS AND IMMUNITIES NECESSARY TO THE INDEPENDENT EXERCISE OF THEIR DUTIES , UNDER CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN THE RULES OF PROCEDURE .

AS REGARDS SUCH ADVISERS AND LAWYERS WHO APPEAR BEFORE IT , THE COURT SHALL HAVE THE POWERS NORMALLY ACCORDED TO COURTS OF LAW , UNDER CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN THE RULES OF PROCEDURE .

UNIVERSITY TEACHERS BEING NATIONALS OF A MEMBER STATE WHOSE LAW ACCORDS THEM A RIGHT OF AUDIENCE SHALL HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS BEFORE THE COURT AS ARE ACCORDED BY THIS ARTICLE TO LAWYERS ENTITLED TO PRACTISE BEFORE A COURT OF A MEMBER STATE .

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