2003/527/EC,Euratom: Council decision of 15 July 2003 amending Article 23 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice

• Articles: 2

Article 1

In Article 23 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice, the following paragraph shall be added:

"Where an agreement relating to a specific subject matter, concluded by the Council and one or more non-member States, provides that those States are to be entitled to submit statements of case or written observations where a court or tribunal of a Member State refers to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling a question falling within the scope of the agreement, the decision of the national court or tribunal containing that question shall also be notified to the non-member States concerned. Within two months from such notification, those States may lodge at the Court statements of case or written observations."

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 15 July 2003.

For the Council

The President

G. Tremonti

(1) OJ L 218, 13.8.2002, p. 1.

(2) OJ C 80, 10.3.2001, p. 1.