Regulation 2015/2422 provides for a progressive increase in
the number of General Court judges to 56 from 1 September 2019.
12 additional judges took office from 25 December 2015 bringing
the current total number to 40. A
further seven will be added in September 2016 with the remaining nine expected
to take up office in September 2019.
The protracted nature of proceedings before the General
Court has been a matter of concern for litigants for some time. The problems have arisen as a result of an increase
in the range of acts by the EU institutions that may be subject to litigation
before the General Court as well as the increasing complexity of cases
especially those involving competition, state aid and intellectual property
issues. The amendment to Protocol 3 on
the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union comes in the wake of
damages actions arising from the excessive duration of cartel proceedings, for
example in appeals brought by Gascogne Sack, Kendrion and Aalberts
Industries.
As a further measure to ensure gender balance partial
replacements are to be organised so that Member States start to nominate two
candidates for the same appointment with the aim of selecting one male and one
female judge.
Regulation 2015/2422, amending Protocol No 3 on the Statute
of the Court of Justice of the European Union (OJ 2015 L341/14)
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