Introductory text
United Kingdom
Decision of the Council
of 16 February 2009
amending the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities as regards the language arrangements applicable to appeals against decisions of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal
(2009/170/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to Article 64 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice,
In accordance with the procedure laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 245 of the Treaty establishing the European Community and the second subparagraph of Article 160 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to the request of the Court of Justice of 24 September 2008,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament of 13 January 2009,
Having regard to the opinion of the Commission of 18 November 2008,
Whereas the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance should specify the language of the case in an appeal against a decision of the Civil Service Tribunal, as referred to in Articles 9 and 10 of the Annex to the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: