Decision of the Court of Justice

of 9 March 2016

on official holidays and judicial vacations

(2016/C 145/02)

THE COURT

having regard to Article 24(2), (4) and (6) of the Rules of Procedure,

whereas it is necessary, in accordance with that provision, to establish the list of official holidays and to set the dates of the judicial vacations,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The list of official holidays within the meaning of Article 24(4) and (6) of the Rules of Procedure is established as follows:

— New Year’s Day,

— Easter Monday,

— 1 May,

— Ascension,

— Whit Monday,

— 23 June,

— 15 August,

— 1 November,

— 25 December,

— 26 December.

Article 2

For the period from 1 November 2016 to 31 October 2017, the dates of the judicial vacations within the meaning of Article 24(2) and (6) of the Rules of Procedure are as follows:

— Christmas 2016: from Monday 19 December 2016 to Sunday 8 January 2017 inclusive,

— Easter 2017: from Monday 10 April 2017 to Sunday 23 April 2017 inclusive,

— Summer 2017: from Friday 21 July 2017 to Sunday 3 September 2017 inclusive.

Article 3

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

Official Journal of the European Union

Luxembourg, 9 March 2016.

Registrar

A. CALOT ESCOBAR

President

K. LENAERTS