§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which published documents relating to the Court of the European Communities contain the(a) required qualifications for persons appointed to it as judges and decision makers concerning its preliminary proceedings including those conducted by the advocate general and the Court of First Instance, (b) procedures for their selection and appointment and the names of the persons appointing them and their staff; together with the names and previous experience and qualifications of the current judges and advocates general, together with the dates of their appointment and the expiry of their terms of office. [124638]
§ Mr. VazThe criteria for nomination and the appointment procedure for judges and advocates general at the European Court of Justice are set out in Article 223 TEC. The criteria for judges at the Court of First Instance are set out in Article 225.3. Profiles of the judges can be found on the Court of Justice website at www.curia.eu.int.