The Court of First Instance decided, at its Plenary Meeting on 8 July 2004, following the entry into office as Judge of Ms Trstenjak, to amend the decision of the Plenary Meeting of 2 July 2003 on the assignment of Judges to Chambers as follows:

The following are appointed for the period from 8 July 2004 to 31 August 2004

to the First Chamber, sitting with three Judges:

Mr Vesterdorf, President, Mr Mengozzi, Ms Martins Ribeiro, Ms Labucka and Ms Trstenjak, Judges;

to the First Chamber, Extended Composition, sitting with five Judges:

Mr Vesterdorf, President, Mr Mengozzi, Ms Martins Ribeiro, Ms Labucka and Ms Trstenjak Judges;

With regard to cases in which the written procedure was completed and a hearing for the oral procedure held or fixed before 8 July 2004, the First Chamber, sitting with three judges, and the First Chamber, Extended Composition, sitting with five judges, shall continue to sit with the same composition as before for the oral procedure, the deliberations and the judgment.