Applications

Article 22

A case shall be brought before the Court by a written application addressed to the Registrar. The application shall contain the name and address of the party and the description of the  signatory, the subject matter of the dispute, the submissions and a brief statement of the  grounds on which the application is based.

The application shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by the decision the annulment of  which is sought or, in the case of proceedings against an implied decision, by documentary  evidence of the date on which their quest was lodged. If the documents are not submitted  with the application, the Registrar shall ask the party concerned to produce them within a  reasonable period, but in that event the rights of the party shall not lapse even if such  documents are produced after the time limit for bringing proceedings.

Transmission of documents

Article 23

Where proceedings are instituted against a decision of one of the institutions of the Community, that institution shall transmit to the Court all the documents relating to the case  before the Court.

Preparatory inquiries

Article 24

The Court may require the parties, their representatives or agents or the governments of the  Member States to produce all documents and to supply all information, which the Court  considers desirable.Formal note shall be taken of any refusal.

Article 25

The Court may at any time entrust any individual, body, authority, committee or other  organization it chooses with the task of holding an inquiry or giving an expert opinion; to this  end it may compile a list of individuals or bodies approved as experts.

Hearing to be public

Article 26

The hearing in court shall be public, unless the Court decides otherwise for serious reasons  

Minutes

Article 27

Minutes shall be made of each hearing and signed by the President and the Registrar.

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