# Court of Justice: statute (amend. Protocol and Annex I)

European Parliament procedure 2011/0901(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision), 7th term, committee AFCO / JURI). Stage: Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage. 47 committee amendments tabled by 9 Members between 2011-11-11 and 2012-02-02.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns amendments to the Statute of the Court of Justice (Protocol and Annex I). Amendments revise articles on increasing the number of Judges of the General Court and their appointment, an asymmetrical rotation list and balance between Member States, specialised Chambers, the office of Vice-President, the composition of the Grand Chamber, dissenting opinions while preserving judicial independence, temporary Judges, and reducing rising delays and caseloads.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulo RANGEL | Portugal | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96903.md |
| Andrew DUFF | United Kingdom | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4514.md |
| Alexandra THEIN | Germany | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96874.md |
| Tadeusz ZWIEFKA | Poland | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28301.md |
| Morten MESSERSCHMIDT | Denmark | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96663.md |
| Roberto GUALTIERI | Italy | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96892.md |
| Rolandas PAKSAS | Lithuania | EFDD | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96694.md |
| Marietta GIANNAKOU | Greece | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1431.md |
| Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE | Spain | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28399.md |

## Official source documents

- PE475.880: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-475.880+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE478.661: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-478.661+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE480.658: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-480.658+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0901-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0901-COD.json

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