Amendment to the Court of Justice's Statute and Rules of Procedure

OBJECTIVE: to amend certain provisions of title III of the protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice following the entry into force of the Treaty of Maastricht and the EEA Agreement. COMMUNITY MEASURE: Council Decision 94/993/EC amending the protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Communities. SUBSTANCE: The present amendment of the Statute of the Court of Justice seeks to take account of the EEA Agreement and to take into consideration proceedings which have been submitted to the Court by those States which are party to the Agreement, including the EFTA Surveillance Authority, when the proceedings in question relate to one of the areas of application of the Agreement. At the same time, the amendment seeks to take into consideration a number of acts whose validity comes under the control of the Court, namely acts adopted jointly by Parliament and the Council and acts taken by the European Central Bank. DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE: 1.04.1995. �