Procedure

Texts governing procedure

Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union

Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

Consolidated version of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community

Protocols: Annexes to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union (1-5-2019)

Council Decision of 25 June 2013 increasing the number of Advocates-General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (2013/336/ЕС)

Council Decision (EU) 2020/135 of 30 January 2020 on the conclusion of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community

Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice (1-1-2020)

Supplementary Rules (14-1-2014)

Recommendations to national courts and tribunals in relation to the initiation of preliminary ruling proceedings (8-11-2019)

Practice directions to parties concerning cases brought before the Court (1-3-2020)

Decision of the Court of Justice of 23 October 2012 concerning the judicial functions of the Vice-President of the Court

Decision (EU) 2016/2386 of the Court of Justice of 20 September 2016 concerning the security rules applicable to information or material produced before the General Court in accordance with Article 105 of its Rules of Procedure

Decision of the Court of Justice of 16 October 2018 on the lodging and service of procedural documents by means of e-Curia

Conditions of Use of e-Curia (1-12-2018)

Notices in the Official Journal of the European Union

Election of the President of the Court

Election of the Vice-President of the Court

Election of the Presidents of the Chambers of five Judges

Election of the First Advocate General

Election of the Presidents of the Chambers of three Judges

Assignment of Judges to Chambers

Designation of the Chambers responsible for cases of the kind referred to in Article 107 of the Rules of  Procedure  of  the  Court

Election of the Registrar

Decision of the Court of Justice of 7 February 2023 on official holidays and judicial vacations

Decision of the Court of Justice of 23 January 2024 on official holidays and judicial vacations

Other useful information

Anonymity in judicial proceedings before the Court of Justice 

Advice to counsel appearing before the Court

Report on the use of the urgent preliminary ruling procedure by the Court of Justice

Report submitted pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2422 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union

Report provided for under Article 3(1) of Regulation 2015/2422 - (Leagan Gaeilge)

Table of correspondence