Sodišče prve stopnje je pristojno za obravnavanje in odločanje na prvi stopnji o tožbah ali postopkih iz členov 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40 in 42, razen o tistih, ki so dodeljeni sodnemu oddelku, in tistih, ki so v statutu pridržani za Sodišče.
The Court of First Instance shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine at first instance actions or proceedings referred to in Articles 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40 and 42, with the exception of those assigned to a judicial panel and those reserved in the Statute for the Court of Justice.