Activities of Sajjad KARIM related to 2011/0901B(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Court of Justice of the European Union: number of judges at the General Court (debate)
Shadow reports (2)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union PDF (666 KB) DOC (296 KB)
REPORT on the draft regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union by increasing the number of Judges at the General Court PDF (195 KB) DOC (103 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Taking into account the likely evolution of the workload of the General Court, the number of Judges should be fixhe number of Judges at the General Court may be increased up to a maximum of 40 provided that 56 at the end of a three-stage process, it being understood that at no point of time can there be more than two Judges sitting at the General Court appointed upon a proposal by the same Member Stateit would not lead to an increase of the existing budget, impact Heading 5 of the EU budget, result in additional burdens on EU taxpayers or increase the contribution of Member States to the EU budget.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – point 2 – point a
Protocol No 3
Article 48
Article 48
(a) 40 Judges as from …3 ; __________________ 3 OJ: insert ‘1 September 2015’, or the date of entry into force of this Regulation if that date is after 1 September 2015.at least one Judge per Member State, which may be increased by up to twelve additional Judges provided that it would not lead to an increase of the existing budget, impact Heading 5 of the EU budget, result in additional burdens on EU taxpayers or increase the contribution of Member States to the EU budget;
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Protocol No 3
Article 48
Article 48
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – point 2 – point c
Protocol No 3
Article 48
Article 48
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Protocol No 3
Article 48 a (new)
Article 48 a (new)
(2a) The following Article is inserted: ‘Article 48a Judges shall be nominated and appointed exclusively by Member States in accordance with Article 254 TFEU. The independence of judges will be ensured by the independent quality control panel, as set out under Article 255 TFEU.’
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 1 – point 2 b (new)
Protocol No 3
Article 48b (new)
Article 48b (new)
(2b) The following Article is inserted: ‘Article 48b 1. Posts for additional Judges shall be filled, irrespective of origin by nominees from any Member State, following agreement by common accord of the Governments of the Member States in accordance with Article 254 TFEU. 2. When one or more of the 12 additional Judges’ posts are to be filled, the panel referred to in Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union shall deliver an opinion on the suitability of the nominees to perform the duties of Court Judge. To accompany its opinion on the nominees’ suitability, the panel shall draw up a list of nominees best qualified in the light of their high-level experience, ranking them in order of merit. The panel will also ensure that in the appointment of judges, all areas of law are represented.