Decision 2002/653 - 2002/653/EC: Council Decision of 12 July 2002 amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the EC

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  3. Key dates
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Current status

This decision was in effect until January 31, 2003 and should have been implemented in national regulation on August 13, 2002 at the latest.

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Key information

official title

2002/653/EC: Council Decision of 12 July 2002 amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Communities
 
Legal instrument Decision
Number legal act Decision 2002/653
Original proposal SEC(2002)201 EN
CELEX number i 32002D0653

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Key dates

Document 12-07-2002
Publication in Official Journal 13-08-2002; Special edition in Slovak: Chapter 01 Volume 004,OJ L 218, 13.8.2002,Special edition in Slovenian: Chapter 01 Volume 004,Special edition in Lithuanian: Chapter 01 Volume 004,Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 01 Volume 003,Special edition in Hungarian: Chapter 01 Volume 004,Special edition in Czech: Chapter 01 Volume 004,Special edition in Polish: Chapter 01 Volume 004,Special edition in Estonian: Chapter 01 Volume 004,Special edition in Latvian: Chapter 01 Volume 004,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 01 Volume 003,Special edition in Maltese: Chapter 01 Volume 004,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 01 Volume 005
Effect 13-08-2002; Takes effect Date pub. See Art 2
End of validity 31-01-2003; See 11957E/PRO/CJ/20 And 12001C007

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Legislative text

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32002D0653

2002/653/EC: Council Decision of 12 July 2002 amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Communities

Official Journal L 218 , 13/08/2002 P. 0001 - 0001

Council Decision

of 12 July 2002

amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Communities

(2002/653/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 245 thereof,

Having regard to the request of the Court of Justice of 17 October 2001,

Having regard to the opinion of the Commission(1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),

Whereas:

Provision should be made for participation by non-member States in preliminary-ruling proceedings before the Court of Justice in the event that an agreement relating to a specific subject matter, concluded by the Council with one or more non-member States, provides that those States are to be entitled to submit statements of case or written observations where a court or tribunal of a member State refers to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling a question falling within the scope of the agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following paragraph shall be added to Article 20 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Communities: "Where an agreement relating to a specific subject matter, concluded by the Council and one or more non-member States, provides that those States are to be entitled to submit statements of case or written observations where a court or tribunal of a Member State refers to the Court for a preliminary ruling a question falling within the scope of the agreement, the decision of the national court or tribunal containing that question shall also be notified to the non-member States concerned. Within two months from such notification, those States may lodge at the Court statements of case or written observations."

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 12 July 2002.

For the Council

The President

  • T. 
    Pedersen
  • (1) 
    Opinion delivered on 22 February 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
  • (2) 
    Opinion delivered on 14 May 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

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