UPC Statute

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Article 1 Scope of the Statute

 

CHAPTER I  JUDGES

 

Article 2 Eligibility of judges

 

Article 3 Appointment of judges

 

Article 4 Judges' term of office

 

Article 5 Appointment of the members of the Advisory Committee

 

Article 6 Oath

 

Article 7 Impartiality

 

Article 8 Immunity of judges

 

Article 9 End of duties

 

Article 10 Removal from office

 

Article 11 Training

 

Article 12 Remuneration

 

CHAPTER II ORGANISATIONAL PROVISIONS

 

SECTION 1 Common provisions

 

Article 13 President of the Court of Appeal

 

Article 14 President of the Court of First Instance

 

Article 15 Presidium

 

Article 16 Staff

 

Article 17 Judicial vacations

 

SECTION 2 The Court of First Instance

 

Article 18 Setting up and discontinuance of a local or regional division

 

Article 19 Panels

 

Article 20 Pool of Judges

 

SECTION 3 The Court of Appeal

 

Article 21 Panels

 

SECTION 4 The Registry

 

Article 22 Appointment and removal from office of the Registrar

 

Article 23 Duties of the Registrar

 

Article 24 Keeping of the register

 

Article 25 Sub-registries and Deputy-Registrar

 

CHAPTER III FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

 

Article 26 Budget

 

Article 27 Authorisation for expenditure

 

Article 28 Appropriations for unforeseeable expenditure

 

Article 29 Accounting period

 

Article 30 Preparation of the budget

 

Article 31 Provisional budget

 

Article 32 Auditing of accounts

 

Article 33 Financial Regulations

 

CHAPTER IV

 

PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS

 

Article 34 Secrecy of deliberations

 

Article 35 Decisions

 

Article 36 Dissenting opinions

 

Article 37 Decision by default

 

Article 38 Questions referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union