DECISION (EU) 2022/687 OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES

of 27 April 2022

appointing Judges to the General Court

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 19 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 254 and 255 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The terms of office of 26 Judges of the General Court are due to expire on 31 August 2022. Appointments to those posts should therefore be made for the period from 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2028.

(2) It has been proposed that the terms of office of Ms Maria José COSTEIRA, Mr Ricardo DA SILVA PASSOS, Mr Geert DE BAERE, Mr Sten FRIMODT NIELSEN, Mr Krisztián KECSMÁR, Mr Paul NIHOUL, Mr Jesper SVENNINGSEN and Mr Marc VAN DER WOUDE as Judges of the General Court be renewed.

(3) Mr Goulielmos VALASIDIS has been nominated for a first term of office as Judge of the General Court.

(4) The panel set up under Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given a favourable opinion on the suitability of those candidates to perform the duties of Judge of the General Court,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed Judges to the General Court for the period from 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2028:

— Ms Maria José COSTEIRA,

— Mr Ricardo DA SILVA PASSOS,

— Mr Geert DE BAERE,

— Mr Sten FRIMODT NIELSEN,

— Mr Krisztián KECSMÁR,

— Mr Paul NIHOUL,

— Mr Jesper SVENNINGSEN,

— Mr Goulielmos VALASIDIS,

— Mr Marc VAN DER WOUDE.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Union

Done at Brussels, 27 April 2022.

The President

P. LÉGLISE-COSTA