THE WORKING OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

Composition and Administration of the Court

The expenditure on the Court shall be borne by the Council of Europe.

(a) The proper administration of the Court, with the exception of the Office of the Prosecutor; and

The jurisdiction and functioning of the Court shall be governed by the provisions of this Statute.

Expenditure on the Court

Counsel, experts, witnesses or any other person required to be present at the seat of the Court shall be accorded such treatment as is necessary for the proper functioning of the Court, in accordance with the agreement on the privileges and immunities of the Court.

If the State Party concerned considers it necessary to take, without prejudice to the independent and proper working of the Tribunal, measures necessary for the security or for the maintenance of public order of the State Party in accordance with international law, it shall approach the Tribunal as rapidly as circumstances allow in order to determine by mutual agreement the measures necessary to protect the Tribunal.

(b) Provide management oversight to the Presidency, the Prosecutor and the Registrar regarding the administration of the Court;

Officials and other servants shall be attached to the Court of Justice to enable it to function.

The Registry shall be responsible for the non-judicial aspects of the administration and servicing of the Court, without prejudice to the functions and powers of the Prosecutor in accordance with article 42.

Croatia continues to implement the rationalisation of municipal and misdemeanour courts, ensuring efficient operation of the merged courts, and sets out clearly the long term logistical and financial means for completing the court rationalisation process; Croatia adopts a clearly defined plan for rationalisation of county and commercial courts.

b) grant to the Court, in the interest of its efficient functioning, the necessary level of administrative autonomy within the Council of Europe.

(i) Be made with the aim of furthering the criminal activity or criminal purpose of the group, where such activity or purpose involves the commission of a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court; or

The President of the Court of Justice and the President of the General Court shall determine, by common accord, the conditions under which officials and other servants attached to the Court of Justice shall render their services to the General Court to enable it to function.

(1) calls upon the States Parties, the Committee of Ministers, the Court and the Secretary General to give full effect to the Action Plan;

The Council shall adopt a European decision establishing the panel's operating rules and a European decision appointing its members. It shall act on the initiative of the President of the Court of Justice.

(6) invites the Committee of Ministers to evaluate, during the years 2012 to 2015, to what extent the implementation of Protocol No. 14 and of the Interlaken Action Plan has improved the situation of the Court.

The Organisation shall collaborate at all times with the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties in order to facilitate the good administration of justice, to ensure the observance of police regulations and to prevent any abuse to which the privileges, immunities, exemptions or facilities specified in this Convention could give rise.

With regard to access to the Court, the Conference calls upon the Committee of Ministers to consider any additional measure which might contribute to a sound administration of justice and to examine in particular under what conditions new procedural rules or practices could be envisaged, without deterring well-founded applications.

Croatia establishes a track record of recruiting and appointing judges, state prosecutors and Court Presidents based on the application of uniform, transparent, objective and nationally applicable criteria embedded in the law, including that the State School for Judges and Prosecutors begins effective operation;

Any citizen of the Union and any natural or legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member State has the right to refer to the European Ombudsman cases of maladministration in the activities of the institutions, bodies, offices or agencies of the Union, with the exception of the Court of Justice of the European Union acting in its judicial role.

In accordance with Articles I-10(2)(d) and I-49, he or she shall be empowered to receive complaints from any citizen of the Union or any natural or legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member State concerning instances of maladministration in the activities of the Union's institutions, bodies, offices or agencies, with the exception of the Court of Justice of the European Union acting in its judicial role.

(e) Where the change in ownership does not result from a contract or a merger but from another ground, for example, from operation of law or a court decision, any Contracting Party may require that the request indicate that fact and be accompanied by a copy of a document evidencing the change and that that copy be certified as being in conformity with the original document by the authority which issued the document or by a notary public or any other competent public authority.

Croatia establishes a track record of impartial handling of war crimes cases by the law enforcement bodies and courts and takes effective action to address issues of impunity, in particular by ensuring the proper investigation and prosecution of as yet un-investigated and un-prosecuted crimes, including adoption and implementation of a clear strategy which addresses, inter alia, regional discrepancies within Croatia, as well as continued engagement at the bilateral and regional level;

Officials and other servants shall be attached to the Court to enable it to function.

The President of the Court of Justice and the President of the Court of First Instance shall determine, by common accord, the conditions under which officials and other servants attached to the Court of Justice shall render their services to the Court of First Instance to enable it to function.

Article 6(2) with regard to action of the institutions, insofar as the Court has jurisdiction under the Treaties establishing the European Communities and under this Treaty;

Article F(2) with regard to action of the institutions, insofar as the Court has jurisdiction under the Treaties establishing the European Communities and under this Treaty;

Whereas it is important to limit as far as possible the extent of the administrative machinery required for the proper functioning of the Arbitration Committee and the expenses arising therefrom, and to this end to attach to the Court of Justice the registry of the Committee;

The Slovene Constitutional Court has pointed out more than once that 'freedom of the press and of expression of opinions are conducive to creating and shaping an impartially informed public; it is a prerequisite for the public's ability to control all branches of authority; and it ensures effective political opposition to any ruling political power.

The President shall direct the judicial business and the administration of the Court;

Chapter 4 - The working of the Court of First Instance (Articles 31 to 34)

Chapter 4 - The working of the Court of First Instance (Articles 31 to 34).......................................

The Registrar shall be responsible, under the authority of the President, for the administration of the Court, its financial management and its accounts;

Whereas it is necessary to adopt the provisions laid down for the functioning of the Court of First Instance by the Treaties, by the Protocols on the Statutes of the Court of Justice and by the Council Decision of 24 October 1988 establishing a Court of First Instance of the European Communities and to adopt any other provisions necessary for applying and, where required, supplementing those instruments;

Align the functioning of State security courts with European standards.

Improve the functioning and efficiency of the judiciary, including the State security court in line with international standards.

The principles of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, as well as those governing its functioning, are fully in line with the principles and objectives of the Union.

Jurisdiction shall also be reserved to the Court of Justice in the actions referred to in the same Articles when they are brought by an institution of the Communities or by the European Central Bank against an act of or failure to act by the European Parliament, the Council, both those institutions acting jointly, or the Commission, or brought by an institution of the Communities against an act of or failure to act by the European Central Bank.".

Take steps to improve the functioning of courts through increasing management training for Court Presidents, development of efficient administrative support at both central and local levels and through introduction of a transparent case distribution system.

If the Vice-Président is also a national of either of the Contending Parties or is prevented from acting, the next most senior member of the Court who is not a national of either of the Contending Parties and is not prevented from acting on any other grounds shall make the appointments.

The objective of this Common Position is to support the effective functioning of the Court and to advance universal support for it by promoting the widest possible participation in the Rome Statute.

The present directions reflect, explain and complement provisions in the Court's Rules of Procedure and are designed to enable lawyers and agents to allow for the constraints under which the Court operates, and particularly those attributable to translation requirements and the electronic processing of procedural documentation.

improve the administration of courts in particular by modernising case management and filing systems, developing clear criteria for case assignment, systematic introduction of alternative dispute resolution, extending access to free legal aid and upgrading court equipment and infrastructure.

Un rapport externe d'évaluation portant sur les trois premieres années de fonctionnement de chaque agence exécutive est effectué par les soins de la Commission et soumis au comité de direction de l'agence exécutive, au Parlement européen, au Conseil et a la Cour des comptes.

It is necessary for the proper functioning of the internal market to avoid incentives for the parties to transfer assets or judicial proceedings from one Member State to another, seeking to obtain a more favourable legal position (forum shopping).

An application to suspend the operation of any measure adopted by an institution, made pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 39 of the ECSC Treaty, Article 185 of the EEC Treaty or Article 157 of the Euratom Treaty, shall be admissible only if the applicant is challenging that measure in proceedings before the Court.

Subject to Article 17 of this Annex, the Tribunal shall determine which members are available to constitute the Tribunal for the consideration of a particular dispute, having regard to the effective functioning of the chambers as provided for in Articles 14 and 15 of this Annex.

Decision of the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 20 July 2000 on the organisation and operation of the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities