Z začetkom veljavnosti Pogodbe o pristopu Češke republike, Republike Estonije, Republike Ciper, Republike Latvije, Republike Litve, Republike Madžarske, Republike Malte, Republike Poljske, Republike Slovenije in Slovaške republike k Evropski uniji [1] se bo število sodnikov Sodišča prve stopnje v skladu s členom 48 Protokola o Statutu Sodišča povišalo s 15 na 25 in zato je treba določiti število sodnikov, ki sestavljajo veliki senat –
With the entry into force of the Treaty concerning the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union(1), the number of Judges comprising the Court of First Instance will rise from 15 to 25, in accordance with Article 48 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice, and it is necessary in consequence to fix the number of Judges forming the Grand Chamber;