COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/2232

of 14 December 2021

appointing the members of the panel provided for in Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 255 thereof,

Having regard to the initiative by the President of the Court of Justice on 26 October 2021,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a panel has been set up in order to give an opinion on candidates’ suitability to perform the duties of Judge and Advocate-General of the Court of Justice and the General Court before the Governments of the Member States make the appointments (the ‘panel’).

(2) The panel is comprised of seven persons chosen from among former members of the Court of Justice and the General Court, members of national supreme courts and jurists of recognised competence, one of whom is proposed by the European Parliament.

(3) Account should be taken of a balanced membership of the panel, in particular as regards geographical coverage and as regards representation of the legal systems of the Member States.

(4) The members of the panel and its President should therefore be appointed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For a period of four years from 1 March 2022, the following shall be appointed as members of the panel provided for in Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union:

Mr Allan ROSAS, President

Mr Frank CLARKE

Ms Julia LAFFRANQUE

Ms Maria Eugénia MARTINS DE NAZARÉ RIBEIRO

Ms Barbara POŘÍZKOVÁ

Ms Silvana SCIARRA

Mr Vassilios SKOURIS

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 March 2022.

Done at Brussels, 14 December 2021.

For the Council

The President

G. DOVŽAN