31.12. %4 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 379/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 22 December 1994 amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Community (94/993/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 188 thereof, Having regard to the request of the Court of Justice of 29 April 1994, Having regard to the opinion of the Commission of 7 October and 3 November 1994, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament of 28 October 1994, Whereas, following the entry into force of the Treaty on European Union and the Agreement on the European Economic Area, certain provisions of Title IIl of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Community should be amended, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Community shall be amended as follows: 1. in Article 17: {a) in the first paragraph; ‘entitled to practise before a Court of a Member State’ shall be deleted; (b) the fqllowing second paragraph shall be added: “The States, other than the Member States, which are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and also the EFTA Surveillance Authority referred to in that Agreement, shall be represented in same manner.’; ' ' (c) the second paragraph becomes the third paragraph, and ‘entitled to practise before a Court of a Member State’ shall be deleted; (d) the following fourth paragraph shall be addéd: ‘Only a lawyer authorized to practise before a court of a Member State or of another State which is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area may represent or assist a party before the Court.’; (e) the third, fourth and fifth paragraphs become the fifth, sixth -and seventh  subparagraphs respectively; . the first paragraph of Article 19 shall be replaced by: ‘A case shall be brought before the Court by a written application addressed to the Registrar. The applicaton shall contain the applicant’s name and permanent address and the description of the signatory, the name of the party or names of the parties against whom the ~ application is made, the subject-matter of the dispute, the form of order sought and a brief statement of the pleas in law on which the application is based.’; -