Ik heb een tabel gemaakt van elke institutie met de leerstof uit het hoofdstuk. Je kan in principe het hoofdstuk overslaan en enkel de tabellen leren, maar daar is wel meer context/voorbeelden.
Court of Justice of the European Union
Composition
General Court of Justice General Court
= The judicial - Consists of 27 judges 1/MS - Consists of 54 judges 2/MS (currently some
institution of the EU. - 11 Advocates-General judges still have to be appointed)
Consists of 2 courts: - Chosen by the governments of the MS for a - Appointed based on a mutual understanding
1. (European) renewable term of 6 years. between the governments of the MS for a
Court of - The judges choose a president of the Court among renewable term of 6 years.
Justice (ECJ) themselves for a renewable term of 3 years. - This appointment has the be upon
2. General Court consultation of the committee that has to
They can sit: offer advice on the suitability of each
The Civil Service 1. As a full court in a Grand Chamber of 15 judges candidate.
Tribunal ceased to In particular cases prescribed by the Statue of the Court.
- They choose a president among themselves.
operate in 2016 and - Including proceedings to dismiss the European - They appoint a clerk for a mandate of 6 years.
its jurisdiction was Ombudsman or a member of the Commission who - No permanent Advocates-General but in a
transferred to the has failed to fulfil his/her obligations. limited number of cases, an ad hoc AG can be
General Court. Where the Court considers that a case is of exceptional appointed amongst the judges (rare practice).
- In the context importance.
of the reform They sit in:
of the EU’s Grand Chamber: 1. Chambers of 3-5 judges
judicial - When a MS or an institution which is a party to the 2. In some cases, as a single Judge
structure. proceedings so requests. 3. Grand Chamber: when this is justified by the
- In particularly complex or important cases. legal complexity or importance of the case.
Appeal:
2. In Chambers of 3-5 judges The decisions of the GC may, within 2 months, be
Other cases. subject to an appeal before the ECJ.
limited to points of law.
, Responsibilities
Court of Justice
General Court Actions for failure to fulfil obligations or for Actions for
Appeal Preliminary rulings
failure to act annulment
Direct actions brought by 1) ECJ has to ensure the respect for and Only against A MS and ECJ makes
natural/legal persons application of the founding treaties of the EU judgments and institutions may decisions on the
against: by the Member States, in determining orders of the seek the interpretation and
1. Actions of the whether a MS has fulfilled its obligations General Court. annulment by the validity of the
institutes, bodies under EU law. ECJ of a measure European law.
and agencies of the If the appeal is adopted by an EU
EU. Disputes can be brought by either the well founded and institution, body of Purpose: To
Which are addressed to European Commission or another MS. admissible: agency. prevent the
them or are of direct and The ECJ sets aside national judges
individual concern to them. How: the judgment of What can they do: interpreting EU law
2. Regulatory acts - Preliminary procedure by the the GC. ECJ may decide to in different ways.
Which concern them Commission in which the MS - Where the temporarily sustain A national judge
directly and which do not concerned is given the opportunity to state of some legal effects. can choose or be
entail implementing reply to the complaints addressed to proceedings obliged to turn to
measures. it. so permits, Special: the ECJ.
3. A failure to act on This is before the case is brought before the ECJ may ECJ has exclusive
the part of those the ECJ. itself decide jurisdiction over Judgments of
institutions, bodies the case actions: the Court are
and agencies. If the procedure does not result in the MS (very - Brought by binding.
ex.: a case brought by a terminating the failure: exceptional MS against
company against a - An action for infringement of EU law practice). the EP Initially: ECJ could
Commission decision may be brought before the ECJ. and/or exert very little
imposing a fine on that Otherwise, it Council. direct influence on
company If the court finds that an obligation has not refers the case - Brought by the 2nd and 3rd
Actions brought by the MS been fulfilled: back to the GC. one EU pillar.
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