DECISION OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE

of 20 November 2012

on official holidays and judicial vacations

2012/C 389/02

THE COURT

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

whereas, following the entry into force of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice on 1 November 2012, it is necessary 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 2012 to 31 October 2013, the dates of the judicial vacations within the meaning of Article 24(2) and (6) of the Rules of Procedure are as follows:

— Christmas 2012: from Monday 17 December 2012 to Sunday 6 January 2013 inclusive,

— Easter 2013: from Monday 25 March 2013 to Sunday 7 April 2013 inclusive,

— Summer 2013: from Monday 15 July 2013 to Sunday 1 September 2013 inclusive.

Article 3

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

Official Journal of the European Communities.

Luxembourg, 20 November 2012.

Registrar

A. CALOT ESCOBAR

President

V. SKOURIS