V primerih, ki so navedeni v členu 14, in v vsaki fazi postopka lahko senat, ki obravnava zadevo, bodisi na svojo lastno pobudo ali na zahtevo ene izmed strank, predlaga Sodišču prve stopnje, ki zaseda na plenarnem zasedanju, da se zadeva dodeli Sodišču prve stopnje, ki zaseda na plenarnem zasedanju, ali senatu, ki je sestavljen iz različnega števila sodnikov.
In the cases specified in Article 14, and at any stage in the proceedings, the Chamber hearing the case may, either on its own initiative or at the request of one of the parties, propose to the Court of First Instance sitting in plenary session that the case be referred to the Court of First Instance sitting in plenary session or to a Chamber composed of a different number of Judges.