Activities of Jean-Marie CAVADA related to 2011/0901B(COD)
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Amendments (7)
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In September 2016, first instance jurisdiction in Union civil service cases, and the seven posts of the Judges sitting at the European Union Civil Service Tribunal, should be transferred to the General Court, on the basis of a future legislative request by the Court of JustiAs the Court of Justice has already announced, a second legislative proposal will be presented to determine all the modalities of the transfer of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal, including its seven posts of Judge and its staff and resources.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The Statute should also provide a permanent solution to the issue of the appointment of Judges according to their country of origin, since the current system, under which one Judge is appointed by Member State, is no longer applicable where the total number of Judges exceeds the number of Member States.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In September 2019,Article 19 (2) of the Tremaining nine additional Judges should take office. In order to ensure cost effectiveness, this should not entail the recruitment of additional legal secretariaty on European Union provides that the Court of Justice shall include at least one Judge per Member State. Since this system already ensures a definite geographical balance, additional Judges should be appointed primarily on the basis of their professional and personal skills, and in the light of their knowledge of the legal systems of the European Union and its Member States; or only thern support staffhould account be taken of their nationality. Internal re-organisation measures within the institution should ensure that efficient use be made of existing human resources.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Protocol No 3
Article 48
Article 48
(2) Article 48 is replaced by the following : "Article 48 The General Court shallcurrently consists of: (a) 40 Judges as from …*; (b) 47 Judges as from 1 September 2016; (c) two Judges per Member State as from 1 September 2019.". __________________ * OJ: insert "1 September 2015", or the date of entry into force of this Regulation if that date is after 1 September 2015 one Judge per Member State. In order to cope with the steady increase in litigation, twelve additional Judges shall be allocated to that Court at the end of 2015. Taking into account the integration of the seven Judges of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal at the end of 2016, the number of Judges of the General Court will be increased to 47. In 2019, prior to the replacement of the General Court confirming the decision to allocate it nine additional Judges, it is essential that an impact study be carried out on whether it is necessary to allocate these nine Judges to that Court, in the light of the workload.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – point 2 – point c
Protocol No 3
Article 48
Article 48
Amendment 107 #
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 Where Judges are to be appointed per Member State, the right of appointment shall lie with the government of the Member State in question. "
Amendment 109 #
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. The additional Judges shall be appointed regardless of nominees' Member States of origin. 2. Where one or more of the twelve additional Judges’ posts are to be filled, all Member States’ governments may propose a nominee. These nominees may only be accepted if they involve a candidate of the opposite sex to the sitting judge from that Member State, as nominated by that Member State pursuant to Article 48a. 3. Furthermore, outgoing General Court Judges may nominate themselves in a written submission to the Chair of the panel referred to in Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. 4. 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 list must take into account parity between men and women."