Decisions adopted by the Court at its meeting on 14 December 1999
22. 1. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 20/1 I (Information) COURT OF JUSTICE COURT OF JUSTICE Assumption of duties by a new Judge of the Court of Justice Fourth Chamber (2000/C 20/01) Mr Edward, President of the Chamber, Following his appointment as Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Communities by decision of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Communities of 24 November 1999 (1), Mr Antonio Mario La Pergola took up his duties on 15 December 1999. (1) OJ L 307 of 2. 12. 1999, p. 57. Messrs Kapteyn, La Pergola and Ragnemalm, Judges. Fifth Chamber Mr Edward, President of the Chamber, Decisions adopted by the Court at its meeting on 14 December 1999 (2000/C 20/02) The Court of Justice of the European Communities adopted the following decisions at its meeting on 14 December 1999: A s s i g n m e n t o f J u d g e L a P e r g o l a Mr La Pergola is assigned to the Fourth and Fifth Chambers. C o m p o s i t i o n o f t h e F o u r t h a n d F i f t h C h a m - b e r s Messrs Kapteyn, La Pergola, Ragnemalm, Jann, Sevo´ n and Wathelet, Judges. 2. The Court has consequently decided to make the follow- ing modifications to points 2 and 3 of its decision concerning the composition of Chambers adopted at its meeting on 6 October 1999(1): ‘2. For each case assigned to them, the Third and Fourth Chambers (to each of which four Judges are attached) shall the the President of be composed of Judge-Rapporteur and a third Judge designated in the order set out in a list which corresponds to the order of seniority. At each general meeting the starting-point on that list shall be moved down one name. the Chamber, 3. For the purposes of determining the five Judges who are to sit in each case assigned to a large Chamber, that is to say, the Fifth and Sixth Chambers (to each of which seven Judges are attached), a list shall be drawn up for the judicial year. That list shall comprise all the Judges of the Chamber, apart from the President, in the following order: The composition of the Fourth and Fifth Chambers for 1. the period from 15 December 1999 to 6 October 2000 has been determined as follows: (a) first, the Judges of the small Chamber composed of four Judges, in order of seniority; C 20/2 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 1. 2000 (b) second, the Judges of the other small Chamber; in the JUDGMENT OF THE COURT same order. For each case, the large Chamber shall be composed of: (Sixth Chamber) — the President, — the Judge-Rapporteur, — three Judges designated in the order set out in the relevant list; the starting-point on that list shall be moved down one name at each general meeting. Replacement of a Judge or Judges prevented from attending shall be in the order set out in the list. However, should the President of a large Chamber be prevented from sitting, he shall be replaced preferably by the President of the small Chamber. If the Court, or a Chamber, considers that a number of cases should not be heard and determined together (whether or not they are formally joined), the composition of the bench shall be that determined for the first of the cases discussed at a general meeting. ’ of 5 October 1999 in Case C-84/96: Kingdom of the Netherlands v Com- mission of the European Communities (1) (European Regional Development Fund — Automatic cancel- lation of payment obligations) (2000/C 20/03) (Language of the case: Dutch) 3. In addition, as regards the period from 15 December 1999 to 6 October 2000, the lists on the basis of which the composition of the Fourth and Fifth Chambers is determined, as set out in point 4 of the decision adopted by the Court at its meeting on 6 October 1999, are amended as follows: Fourth Chamber (President: Mr Edward) Messrs Kapteyn, La Pergola and Ragnemalm, Judges. Fifth Chamber (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published in the European Court Reports) In Case C-84/96: Kingdom of the Netherlands (Agents: J. S. van den Oosterkamp and M. A. Fierstra) v Commission of the European Communities (Agents: E. Mennens and P. Oliver) — application for annulment of the Commission’s decisions of 16 February 1996 and of the debit note based on one of those decisions, relating to the closure of ERDF infrastructure projects Nos 80. 07. 03. 002 (Veendam-Musselkamaal) and 84. 07. 03. 004 (Weg Veendam) co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund — the Court (Sixth Chamber), composed of: P. J. G. Kapteyn, President of the Chamber, G. Hirsch, J. L. Murray (Rapporteur), H. Ragnemalm and R. Schintgen, Judges; A. La Pergola, Advocate General; L. Hew- lett, Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 5 October 1999, in which it: (President: Mr Edward) 1. Dismisses the action; Messrs Kapteyn, La Pergola, Ragnemalm, Jann, Sevo´ n and Wathelet, Judges. 2. Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay the costs. (1) OJ C 333 of 20. 11. 1999, p. 1. (1) OJ C 133 of 4. 5. 1996