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  "legislation": "eudn/2017/620",
  "legislation_title": "Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/620 of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 29 March 2017 appointing a Judge to the General Court",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-620",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/620 of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States\nof 29 March 2017\nappointing a Judge to the General Court\nTHE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 19 thereof,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 254 and 255 thereof,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nArticle 48 of Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, as amended by Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2422 of the European Parliament and of the Council, provides that the General Court consists of 47 Judges as from 1 September 2016. Article 2(b) of that Regulation fixes the term of office of the seven additional Judges in such a way that the end of their term of office corresponds to the partial replacements of the General Court which will take place on 1 September 2019 and 1 September 2022.\n(2)\nIt is on that basis that Mr Colm MAC EOCHAIDH has been nominated for the post of additional Judge of the General Court.\n(3)\nThe panel set up under Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given an opinion on the suitability of Mr MAC EOCHAIDH to perform the duties of Judge of the General Court.\n(4)\nMr MAC EOCHAIDH should therefore be appointed for the period from the date of entry into force of this Decision to 31 August 2019,\nHAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2422 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2015 amending Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union (OJ L 341, 24.12.2015, p. 14)."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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