TITLE IV ( * )

( * ) Inserted by Article 5 of the Council Decision of 24 October 1988 establishing a Court of  First Instance of the European Communities ( OJ L 319, 25.11.1988, p.1 ). The Text of the  Decision appears on p.513 of this volume.

THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES

Rules concerning the Members of the Court of First Instance and its  organization

Article 44

Articles 2, 3, 4, 6 to 9, the first paragraph of Article 13, Article 17, the second paragraph of  Article 18 and Article 19 of this Statute shall apply to the Court of First Instance and its  Members. The oath referred to in Article 2 shall be taken before the Court of Justice and the  decisions referred to in Articles 3, 4 and 7 shall be adopted by that Court after hearing the  Court of First Instance.

Registrar and staff

Article 45

The Court of First Instance shall appoint its Registrar and lay down the rules governing his  service. Articles 9 and 14 of this Statue shall apply to the Registrar of the Court of First  Instance mutatis mutandis.

The President of the Court of Justice and the President of the Court of First Instance shall  determine, by common accord, the conditions under which officials and other servants  attached to the Court of Justice shall render their services to the Court of First Instance to  enable it to function. Certain officials or other servants shall be responsible to the Registrar of  the Court of First Instance under the authority of the President of the Court of First Instance.

Procedure before the Court of First Instance

Article 46

The procedure before the Court of First Instance shall be governed by Title III of this Statute,  with the exception of Articles 41 and 42.

Such further and more detailed provisions as may be necessary shall be laid down in the Rules  of Procedure established in accordance with Article 32d( 4 ) of this Treaty.

Notwithstanding the fourth paragraph of Article 21 of this Statute, the Advocate General may  make his reasoned submissions in writing.

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