Brussels, 26 July 2000 10181/00 (Presse 258)

APPOINTMENTS TO THE COURT OF JUSTICE

On 26 July 2000 the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States appointed the following Judges to the Court of Justice of the for the period from 7 October 2000 to 6 October 2006:

Mrs Ninon COLNERIC 1 Mr José Narciso DA CUNHA RODRIGUES 2 Mr David A.O. EDWARD 1 Mr Peter JANN 1 Mr Antonio Mario LA PERGOLA 1 Mr Jean-Pierre PUISSOCHET 1 Mr Christiaan W. A. TIMMERMANS 2 Mr Stig VON BAHR 2 and the following AdvocatesœGeneral to the Court of Justice of the European Communities for the period from 7 October 2000 to 6 October 2006:

Mr L.A. GEELHOED 2 Mr Philippe LEGER 1 Mrs Christine STIX-HACKL 2 Mr Antonio TIZZANO 2

* See annexed curricula vitae.

1 Renewal 2 First appointment

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Prof. Ninon COLNERIC

Date and place of birth: 29.8.1948, Oer-Erkenschwick, Kreis Recklinghausen

Nationality: German since 1954

Education

1967 Abitur , Städtisches neusprachliches Mädchengymnasium Datteln

1967/1968 General studies at the Leibniz-Kolleg Tübingen; German and Philosophy at Tübingen University

1968-1972 Law studies at Tübingen, Geneva (specialising in international and comparative law) and Munich Universities

14.12.1972 First State law examination (result: good), Munich

1973 and 1974 Research for dissertation in Great Britain, guest student at the London School of Economics from 1.3.1974 Legal traineeship in Bavaria

1974-1975 Technical assistant at the Institute for European and International Economic Law at Munich University

13.9.1976 Second state law examination (result: wholly satisfactory), Munich

19.7.1977 PhD (result: summa cum laude ), Munich University scholarship from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes for degree and PhD

2.8.1978 Faculty prize of Munich University Law Faculty

31.10.1985 Post-doctoral lecturing qualification ( Habilitation ) at Bremen University; authorisation to teach at university ( venia legendi ) in the subjects labour law, the sociology of law and social law

10181/00 (Presse 258 - G) 2 EN Work experience

1.2.1977-14.4.1977 Judge‘s assistant at the Higher Industrial Tribunal of Lower Saxony from 15.4.1977 Presiding judge of a division of Oldenburg Industrial Tribunal

23.4.1980 Life appointment as judge

1.10.1981-30.9.1984 Chair for the legal training course at Bremen University; special leave from duties as judge

1.10.1984-30.9.1985 Judge at Oldenburg Industrial Tribunal

1.10.1985-31.10.1986 Chair in the Law Faculty of Frankfurt University; special leave from duties as judge

1.11.1986-31.5.1989 Judge at Oldenburg Industrial Tribunal since 1.6.1989 President of the Higher Industrial Tribunal of Schleswig-Holstein

1988-1993 Member of the scientific advisory board of the Centre for European Legal Policy at Bremen University since 1993 Joint publisher of the journal Informationsdienst Europäisches Arbeits- und Sozialrecht - EuroAS (Information Service on European Labour Law and Social Law)

10/1994-5/1995 Participation as experienced manager in the European Expertise Service (EU) project "Republic of Kyrgyzstan: Labour Legislation and its Institutional Framework" (Specialisations: labour case-law and employment protection) since 14.5.1996 Honorary professor at Bremen University for the subject "Labour law with special emphasis on European labour law" since 10/1997 Member of the advisory board of the journal Arbeit und Recht (Labour and Law) since 9/1999 Deputy Chairman of the Federation of German Trade Unions Arbitration Court since 2/2000 Member of the network of legal experts on the application of Community law on equal treatment for women and men set up by the European Commission

Chair of numerous conciliation committees in the private and public sectors.

Languages German: mother tongue; English: very good; French and Latin: good; Spanish and Italian: basic.

Membership of professional organisations inter alia : International Society for Labour Law and Social Security, German-Spanish Lawyers Association, German-Japanese Society for Labour Law, International Association of Lawyers against Nuclear Arms, Association for the Sociology of Law, founding member of the EuroWoman Lawyers Association

Other Member of the ZDF television board 1992-1996, member of the advisory board of the Kiel Climate Protection Fund, founding member of the Association for the Promotion of Crime Prevention in the Land capital Kiel 1997-1998. ======

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José Narciso DA CUNHA RODRIGUES

• Born on 30 October 1940 in Penafiel, Oporto;

• Graduated in 1963 from the Faculty of Law at the University of Coimbra

• Entered the judiciary in 1964, holding office as agent of the Attorney of the Republic, judge, assistant to the Attorney of the Republic and Deputy Solicitor General;

• Charged by the Government in 1977, 1978 and 1982 to carry out and coordinate studies on the reform of the judicial system;

• From 1980 to 1984, discharged functions as Government Agent to the European Human Rights Commission and the European Human Rights Court;

• Expert from 1980 to 1985 on the Human Rights Steering Committee of the Council of Europe;

• Member of the Review Commission of the Code of Criminal Procedure;

• Member of the Review Commission of the Criminal Code;

• Active member of the International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation;

• Member of the ‘s OLAF Inspection Committee;

• Apart from scattered lectures, studies and articles, published the following works:

A Constituição e os Tribunais Representações da Justiça em Miguel Torga Comunicar e Julgar Em Nome do Povo Lugares do Direito;

• Attorney General of the Republic since September 1984

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David A. O. EDWARD (The Hon. Judge David Edward) C.M.G., Q.C., M.A., LL.D., F.R.S.E.

Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, 1992- Judge of the Court of First Instance of the EC, 1989-92

Court of Justice of the EC L-2925 LUXEMBOURG Tel: +352 4303 2203 Fax: +352 4303 2040

BORN: Perth, Scotland; 14 November 1934

EDUCATED: Sedbergh School University College, Oxford, 1953-55; 57-59 Edinburgh University, 1959-62

DEGREES: Master of Arts (M.A.) Oxford, 1960 Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) Edinburgh, 1962 Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) honoris causa Edinburgh, 1993 Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) honoris causa Aberdeen, 1997 Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) honoris causa Napier, 1998

HONOURS: Companion of the Order of St Michael & St George (C.M.G.), 1981 Distinguished Cross, first class, Order of St Raymond of Penafort (Spain, 1979 [Orden de San Raimundo de Penafort, Cruz Distinguida (Primera Clase)]

NATIONAL SERVICE: Sub Lieutenant, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (HMS Hornet - motor torpedo boat squadrons), 1955-57

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Advocate (Scotland), 1962 Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) (Scotland), 1974

ASSOCIATE STATUS: Honorary Bencher, Gray's Inn, London, 1992 Member of Chambers at 2 Hare Court, Temple, London Member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York

FELLOWSHIP: Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1990

UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS: : Salvesen Professor of European Institutions and Director of the Europa Institute 1985-89; Honorary Professor since 1990; "Alumnus of the Year" 1992 UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD : Honorary Fellow, University College (since 1995); Member of Advisory Council, Centre for the Advanced Study of European and Comparative Law (since 1995) EUROPA-UNIVERSITÄT VIADRINA, FRANKFURT-AN-DER-ODER : Member, Foundation Senate, (1991-93) TRIER ACADEMY OF EUROPEAN LAW : Member, Board of Trustees (since 1993) UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON : Chairman, Centre for the Law of the European Union (since 1994) UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM : Board member, Durham European Law Institute (since 1992)

10181/00 (Presse 258 - G) 5 EN PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS: Clerk of the (Scotland), 1967-70 Treasurer of Faculty, 1970-77 President of the Consultative Committee (now Council) of the Bars & Law Societies of the E.C. (C.C.B.E.), 1978-80

PREVIOUS JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS: Judge of the Court of First Instance of the EC, 1989-92 Honorary Sheriff of the Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife at Perth (Scotland) Chairman, Medical Appeals Tribunals (Scotland), 1985-89

TRUSTEESHIPS: Industry and Parliament Trust (since 1995) Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland (since 1995) Hopetoun Foundation (since 1995)

OTHER APPOINTMENTS: President, Franco-Scottish Society Honorary President (formerly Chairman), Scottish Council for International Arbitration Honorary Vice President, Scottish Lawyers' European Group Vice President, United Kingdom Association for European Law Honorary President, Advocates European Law Group

EARLIER APPOINTMENTS: Trustee, National Library of Scotland, 1966-95 Honorary President, The David Hume Institute, 1993-95 President, The Johnson Society (Lichfield), 1995 Member, Panel of Arbitrators, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, 1981-1989 Member, Law Advisory Committee, British Council, 1974-88 Member, Dunpark Committee on Judicial Review in Scotland, 1984 Specialist Adviser to the Select Committee on the European Communities, 1985 (European Union, 14th Report, Session 1984-85); 1986 (Mutual Recognition of Higher Education Diplomas, 22nd Report, Session 1985-86); and 1987-88 (Staffing of the Community Institutions, 11th Report, Session 1987-88) Chairman, Advocates' Business Law Group until 1989 Trustee, Hopetoun House Preservation Trust (1987-97; Chairman 1987-91)

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE: Chairman, Continental Assets Trust plc, 1985-89 Director, Adam & Company Group plc, 1983-89 Director, The Harris Tweed Association Ltd, 1984-89

PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE: Represented C.C.B.E. in Case 155/79, A.M. & S. -v- Commission, [1982] E.C.R. 1575 Represented Commission. in Case 270/80, Polydor -v- Harlequin Record Shops, [1982] E.C.R. 329 Represented I.B.M. in Case 60/81, I.B.M. -v- Commission, [1981] E.C.R. 1857 Represented U.K. Government in Case 12/86, Demirel, [1987] E.C.R. 3719

PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE HOUSE OF LORDS: Cole Hamilton -v- Boyd, 1963 SC (HL) 1 O'Hanlon -v- Stein, 1965 SC (HL) 23 McKew -v- Holland & Hannen & Cubitts, 1965 SC (HL) 20 Jenkins -v- Allied Ironfounders, 1970 SC (HL) 37 Robertson -v- Turnbull, 1982 SC (HL) 1 Brown -v- Hamilton District Council, 1985 SC (HL) 1 Cormack -v- Crown Estate Commissioners, 1985 SC (HL) 80 Litster-v- Forth Dry Dock, [1990] 1 AC 546

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Dr Peter JANN

Born in Vienna in 1935

Career: 1953 Higher secondary school-leaving certificate at the Akademisches Gymnasium in Vienna

1957 Law degree at the University of Vienna

1961 Examination for appointment to judicial office( following post-graduate training)

1961 Appointed judge, assigned to the Department of General Criminal Matters at the Federal Ministry of Justice

1963-1966 Judge in press matters at the Criminal Court in Vienna

1966-1970 Press adviser to the Federal Ministry of Justice

1970-1973 Attached to the International Affairs Department of the Federal Ministry of Justice, participation in international treaty negotiations, and in the Council of Europe (in working committees); also represented the Federal Government before the European Commission of Human Rights

1973-1978 Released from service for Parliament, Parliamentary Club of the Austrian People's Party, adviser to the Judicial Committee and club Press Adviser

1978 Appointed Member of the Constitutional Court (also permanent reporting judge in this Court since 1979)

1995 Appointed Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Communities; from 1995 until 1998, President of the First Chamber of this Court.

Foreign languages:

French and English

Other duties and activities:

Board member of the Austrian Lawyers' Association and of the Austrian League of Human Rights, Member of the Austrian Lawyers' Commission and of a number of other law associations

Numerous publications on various matters of law

Decorations:

Grand Golden Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria Grand Silver Medal for Services to the "Land" of Vienna Grand Commander's Cross, Medal for Services to the Federal State of Lower Austria Golden Medal of the State of Upper Austria Grand Silver Medal, with star, for Services to the Republic of Austria.

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Antonio LA PERGOLA

Antonio La Pergola has always used his legal expertise, and the experience he has acquired in various public service posts, in the cause of European integration. He has written extensively on issues in this field, and has been professor of constitutional and public law at Padua University, and subsequently at the University of Bologna and Rome ("La Sapienza"). He has also been visiting professor at foreign Universities, [including University College (Dublin), Johns Hopkins, University of Texas (Austin), University of California (Los Angeles), Harvard University (current year), Externado de Colombia (Bogotà)], has had honorary degrees conferred on him (Universidad Complutense and Universidad Carlos Tercero in Madrid, Lisbon and Bucharest), has been made honorary professor (Johns Hopkins, Salamanca, Externado de Colombia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, the Universidad Nacional de La Plata and the Universidad del Litoral de Belgrano in Argentina), and has received other forms of international recognition (International Rome-Brasilia prize) for his contribution in respect of, among other things, the legal problems of supra-national integration.

Mr La Pergola was director of the Institute of regional studies at the National Research Centre; member of the Supreme Council of the Judiciary (1976-1978); a judge at the Constitutional Court, acting as rapporteur for significant judgments in the field of relations between Community law and domestic law (1978-1986), then President of that Court (1986-1987); Minister for coordinating Community policies (1987-1989), and sponsor of the law, which is still in force, on fulfilment of the obligations resulting from Italy‘s membership of the European Communities (1986-1989); Member of the European Parliament and Chairman of the Committees on scientific research and culture (1989-1994). As judge and subsequently Advocate-General of the Court of Justice of the European Communities (from 1994), he has been able to deal with a very broad range of issues concerning compliance with and interpretation of the Treaties establishing the Communities and the Union, and the relevant secondary legislation. In the Council of Europe and other international fora, he has been a member of a number of expert bodies looking into studying legal matters (Badinter Commission for the establishment of the Court of Arbitration and Conciliation; the Kissinger and Carrington Commission of constitutional mediators dealing with the end of apartheid in South Africa; the Committee of Wise Persons on the restructuring of the Council of Europe); and has chaired the Council of Europe Commission on constitutional assistance to the new democracies in Europe (known as the Venice Commission).

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Jean-Pierre PUISSOCHET

Conseiller d'Etat Né le 3 mai 1936 à Clermont-Ferrand Marié - 1 enfant

ETUDES - Etudes secondaires au lycée du Parc à Lyon (1942-53) - Etudes supérieures à la Faculté de droit, à l'Institut d'études politiques et à la Faculté des lettres de Lyon (1953-1957) - Scolarité à l'Ecole Nationale d'Administration (1960-1962)

DIPLOMES ET TITRES UNIVERSITAIRES - Docteur en droit - Diplômé de l'Institut d'études politiques - Titulaire de certificats de licence d'Allemand - Ancien élève de l'Ecole Nationale d'Administration

LANGUES ETRANGERES - Allemand, Anglais et Italien ; parlés couramment et écrits, - Bonnes notions d'Espagnol ; - Rudiments de langue arabe

ACTIVITES MILITAIRES - Service militaire de mars 1958 à juin 1960. Lieutenant de réserve de l'arme blindée

DECORATIONS - Officier de la Légion d'honneur - Officier de l'Ordre national du mérite - Croix de la valeur militaire

CARRIERE ADMINISTRATIVE - 1962 : Auditeur au Conseil d'Etat - 1966/1968 : Conseiller du directeur général du Centre national d'études spatiales pour les problèmes administratifs et financiers - 1968 : Maître des requêtes au Conseil d'Etat - 1968-1973 : Directeur (1968-1970) puis directeur général (1970-1973) du service juridique du Conseil des Communautés européennes - Directeur général honoraire du Conseil des Communautés - 1973-1975 : Directeur général de l'Agence National pour l'Emploi - 1976 : Entrée en service au Conseil d'Etat - 1977-1979 : Directeur de l'administration générale au ministère de l'Industrie - Octobre 1979/mars 1985 : Directeur des affaires juridiques à l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (O.C.D.E.) - Mars 1985/novembre 1987 : Directeur de l'Institut International d'Administration Publique - Septembre 1985 : Conseil d'Etat - Novembre 1987/octobre 1994 : Jurisconsulte, directeur des affaires juridiques au ministère des Affaires étrangères - Depuis octobre 1994 : Juge à la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes

FONCTIONS EXERCEES DANS LE DOMAINE JURIDICTIONNEL - Membre de la Cour permanente d'Arbitrage de La Haye (depuis 1990) - Activités juridictionnelles propres au Conseil d'Etat - Agent du Conseil des Communautés européennes devant la Cour de justice des Communautés dans certaines affaires (1968-1973)

10181/00 (Presse 258 - G) 9 EN - Agent et Conseil du gouvernement de la République française dans l'arbitrage entre la France et la Nouvelle-Zélande relatif à certaines conséquences de l'incident du Rainbow Warrior (1989-1990) - Agent et Conseil du gouvernement de la République française dans l'arbitrage entre la France et le Canada relatif à la délimitation des espaces maritimes respectifs des deux pays au large de Terre-Neuve et de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (1991-1992) - Responsable de la conduite des contentieux internationaux de la République française (1987-1994), et à ce titre : . Agent du gouvernement français dans plusieurs affaires devant la Cour de justice des Communautés . Agent du gouvernement français dans de nombreuses affaires devant la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme

CONFERENCES INTERNATIONALES - Chef de la délégation française dans diverses négociations, et notamment : . à la conférence de Montréal pour l'élaboration du Protocole pour la répression des actes illicites de violence, dans les aéroports servant à l'aviation civile internationale (1988) . à la conférence de Rome pour l'élaboration de la Convention pour la répression d'actes illicites contre la sécurité de la navigation maritime et du Protocole pour la répression d'actes illicites contre la sécurité des plates-formes fixes situées sur le plateau continental (1988) . à la conférence pour l'élaboration du Protocole au traité sur l'Antarctique relatif à la protection de l'environnement (1991) . à la conférence de La Valette pour l'amélioration des procédures de règlement pacifique des différends entre les Etats participants à la C.S.C.E. (1992) . à la conférence pour l'élaboration de la convention relative à la Cour européenne de conciliation et d'arbitrage dans le cadre de la C.S.C.E. (1992) - Chef de la délégation française dans les négociations franco-canadiennes en matière de pêche (1987/1993) - Représentant de la France aux travaux de la 6ème Commission de l'Assemblée générale des Nations unies (1987-1994) - Chef de la délégation de la France à la Commission centrale de navigation du Rhin (1987-1994) - Chef de la délégation de la France à la réunion consultative du Traité sur l'Antarctique (1987-1994) - Membre de la délégation française dans la négociation, dite "4 + 2", du traité de Moscou du 12/09/1990 portant règlement définitif concernant l'Allemagne

ENSEIGNEMENT - Maître de conférences à l'Ecole Nationale d'Administration - Professeur à l'Institut d'études politiques de Paris (1985-1990) (Cours annuel sur le droit des Communautés européennes) - Conférences dans diverses facultés et institutions

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- Membre du comité de rédaction de la Revue française du marché commun - Membre du comité de patronage de l'Annuaire français de droit international - Membre de conseil de la Société française pour le droit international - Membre du conseil de l'Association française pour le droit européen

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Christiaan W. A. TIMMERMANS

place and date of birth : Rotterdam, 6 December 1941 marital status : married, two children office address : European Commission Wetstraat 200 N-85 7/22 1049 Brussels (tel.295 77 57) e-mail: [email protected] education : 1953-1959, Sint Franciscus College, Rotterdam, pre-university education specialising in the arts 1959-1966, Dutch law (specialism: private law), University of Leiden 1973, awarded doctorate (for thesis on the administrative courts and the autonomy of administrative authorities; supervisor: Professor H.H. Maas). University of Leiden

Employment record: 15-9-1966 to 30-11-1966, work experience placement with the legal service of the European Commission, Brussels

1-12-1966 to 30-6-1969, attaché to A.M. Donner, judge at the European Court of Justice, Luxembourg

15-7-1969 to 31-3-1977, official at the European Commission, from 1-6-1972 as principal administrator, Brussels.

1-4-1977 to 31-8-1989, Professor of European Law, Faculty of Law, University of Groningen current post : (since 1-9-1989) Deputy Director-General of the legal service, European Commission, Brussels additional activities: within the Faculty of Law (Groningen) - chairman of the viva voce student admission board (1978-1981) - chairman of the education committee (1982 - 1984) - chairman of the faculty board (dean) (1985-1987) - director of the corporate law institute

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elsewhere - member of the committee advising the Minister of Justice on company law, chaired by Professor W.C.L. van der Grinten (1978-1989) - member of the Social and Economic Council's committee on company supervisory boards (1978-1985) - member of the Social and Economic Council's committee on workforce information and consultation (1981-1985) - deputy president of the Groningen arbitration tribunal on public servants' health benefits (1982-1989) - chairman of the T.M.C. Asser Institute's committee on European law (1983-1985) - member of the Beirat Zentrum für Europäische Rechtspolitik, Univerität Bremen (1982 - 1987) - vice-chairman of the board of the Dutch European Law Society (1980-1990) - deputy justice at Arnhem Court of Appeal (since March 1988) - foreign correspondent of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (since 1991) - member of the Fachbeirat Max Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht, Hamburg (since 1997) - member of the advisory council of the T.M.C. Asser Institute (since 1999) - part-time Professor of European Law at the University of Amsterdam (since 1999) guest lectureships: - Visiting Professor on international course on European integration (European company law, free movement of goods), Europe Institute, University of Amsterdam (1978-1989) - Visiting Fellow, Centre for European Studies, University of Cambridge (1994-1996) - Visiting Lecturer, Law School, Fordham University, New York (1996) editorial positions etc. - regular work on Tijdschrift voor ondernemingsrecht, TVVS, (1973-1989) - with Professor R. Burgert, editor Jaarrekening van Ondernemingen , Alphen aan de Rijn 1968 (1980-1989) - regular contributor of notes on European law, Ars Aequi (1987-1990) - member of the editorial committee of the Yearbook of European Law, Oxford (since 1988) - 1988: with L.A. Geelhoed on editorial board of Inleiding tot het recht van de EG, P.J.G. Kapteyn and P. VerLoren van Themaat - editor of Sociaal Economische Wetgeving, SEW (since 1989) - editor of Common Market Law Review (since 1990) ======

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Stig VON BAHR

Justice of the Supreme Administrative Court

Born 1939

Career Degree in law, 1963 Court service, 1964-1966 Reporting clerk, Administrative Court of Appeal, 1967-1968 Senior Administrative Officer to the Parliamentary Ombudsman, 1969-1970 Principal Administrative Officer to the Parliamentary Ombudsman, 1970-1972 Official on special assignment at the Ministry of Finance, 1972-1976 Official on official assignment at the Ministry of the Budget, 1976-1979 Associate Judge, Administrative Court of Appeal, Jönköping, 1977-1981 Director, Ministry of the Budget, Tax on trade income, 1979-1982 Judge, Administrative Court of Appeal, Gothenburg (supernumerary), 1981-1985 Director, Ministry of Finance, Corporate taxation, 1982-1985 Justice of the Supreme Administrative Court, 1985-

Assignments, etc. (ongoing and completed) Committee s Expert in the Committee on the Taxation of Companies (Fi 1970:77) Expert in the Committee on the Taxation of Associations (Fi 1971:06) Member of the Committee on Foundations (Ju 1975:01) Expert member of the Committee on taxation measures to promote research and development work (B 1978:05) Expert member of the Committee on Property Taxation (B 1978:07) Expert member of the Committee on Gross Taxation (B 1979:04) Expert member of the 1980 Committee on the Taxation of Companies (B 1979:13) Member of the Group on Profit-Sharing (B 1982:08) Member of the Committee responsible for reviewing taxation on companies URF (Fi 1985:06) Expert in the Committee on the Taxation of Foundations and Associations (Fi 1988:03) Chairman of the Committee on Inflation-Adjusted Taxation of Income IBU (Fi 1988:12) Chairman of the Accounting Committee (Ju 1991:07) Expert member of the Simplification Committee (Fi 1996:14) Special rapporteur for the Committee to review rules on taxation of private companies and joint owners of such companies (Limitation Rules Committee) (Fi 1997:09) Special rapporteur for the Committee on Rules for Taxation of Private Company Owners (Fi 1999:12)

Boards Member of the Accounting Standards Board, 1983-1985 Chairman of the Accounting Standards Board, 1987-1994 Member of the Board of the Financial Supervisory Authority, 1991-1999 Member of the Law Council, 1992-1993 and 1998-1999 Member of the Auditing Advisory Board (National Board of Trade), 1993-1995 Member of the Board of the National Courts Administration, 1994-1995 Deputy Chairman of the Auditing Standards Board, 1995-

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L.A. GEELHOED Born: 12-11-1942 in Vught Married - two children

1 April 1997 - present Secretary-General, Ministry of General Affairs

1 July 1990 - 31 March 1997 Secretary-General, Ministry of Economic Affairs

1 January 1983 - 30 June 1990 Member of the Advisory Council on Government Policy

1 January 1975 - 30 November 1982 Senior Adviser, Public Law Legislation Division, Ministry of Justice

1 May 1971 - 31 December 1974 Attaché-référendaire, Court of Justice of the European Communities, Luxembourg

1 April 1970 - 30 April 1971 Research assistant, Europe Institute, University of Utrecht

Degree studies

1 October 1964 - 1 March 1970 Dutch law, Faculty of Law, University of Utrecht Specialism: Public law with a European slant (with distinction)

Additional activities

1983 - 1984 Chairman of the committee on the reduction and simplification of government regulations

1984 - 1990 Legal adviser to the Gasunie, Groningen

1989 - 1990 Chairman of the committee on the review of accountancy law

1986 - 1988 Extraordinary Professor of European economic law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (Faculty of Law)

1989 Eisenhower Fellow Eisenhower Foundation, Philadelphia, U.S.

1989 - 1998 Part-time lecturer in European economic integration Erasmus University, Rotterdam (Faculty of Economics)

1998 - Professor of European policy integration in the Faculty of Law, University of Utrecht

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Philippe LEGER né le 10 décembre 1938 à Charenton (Seine)

DIPLOMES Diplôme d'Etudes supérieures de droit privé Diplôme de l'Institut d'études politiques de Paris Ancien élève du Centre national d'études judiciaires

CARRIERE 1966-1970 Magistrat au Ministère de la Justice 1970 - 1972 Substitut du Procureur de la République au Parquet de Versailles 1975 Chef du Bureau de l'Action Publique à la Direction des Affaires criminelles et des Grâces au Ministère de la Justice

1976 Chef de Cabinet puis Conseiller technique au Cabinet du Ministre de la Qualité de la Vie

1976 - 1978 Conseiller technique au Cabinet du Garde des Sceaux 1978 - 1983 Sous-directeur des Affaires criminelles et des Grâces au Ministère de la Justice 1983 - 1986 Conseiller à la Cour d'Appel de Paris 1986 Directeur adjoint du cabinet du Garde des Sceaux 1986 - 1993 Président du Tribunal de Grande Instance de Bobigny 1987 - 1993 Chargé d'enseignement puis professeur associé à l'Université de Paris V (René Descartes) avril 1993 Directeur du Cabinet du Ministre d'Etat, Garde des Sceaux. Ministre de la Justice Avocat général à la Cour d'Appel de Paris depuis octo- Avocat général à la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes bre 1994

Participation à des activités de formation au droit communautaire à l'E.N.M., l'E.N.A., au Centre d'Etudes européennes de Strasbourg. Conférences données en République tchèque, Bulgarie, Hongrie, Tunisie et au Maroc. Direction du "Commentaire article par article des traités UE et CE", éd. Helbing & Lichtenhahn, Dalloz et Bruylant, 1999.

DECORATIONS - Officier de la Légion d'Honneur - Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite - Chevalier du Mérite Agricole - Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques

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Dr Christine STIX-HACKL (Envoy of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs) (27.11.1957)

1976 Matura (A-levels) (distinction) 1976-1980 Law studies, Vienna University, Dr Juris 1975/1976 Certificates of Proficiency in English, Universities of Cambridge and Michigan 1979/1980 University exams in English and Italian, University of Vienna 1979 Study of Italian law, Florence 1981 Practical year attached to court 1981-1982 Postgraduate study of European Law, Collège d‘Europe, Bruges, graduation 1982 Entry into diplomatic service Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs Postings in political and economic fields, foreign postings and head of delegation at various international meetings and diplomatic conferences 1984 Austrian Embassy, Prague (Attaché) from 1987 EU expert in international law office 1989 Legal Service of the European Commission, Brussels 1992-2000 Head of the EU Legal Service in the international law office of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs Participation in EEA negotiations and negotiations on Austria‘s accession to the EU Head of delegation on the EU Working Party on the Court of Justice (chair during Austrian Presidency of the EU) 1995-2000 Permanent case representative for the Austrian Republic before the Court of Justice of the European Communities and the Court of First Instance of the European Communities for various types of proceedings since February 2000 Austrian Consul-General in Zurich

Teaching (Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Danube University of Krems/European Advanced Studies, Federal Administrative Academy). Lectures in Austria and abroad as well as numerous publications (books, articles) on Community law.

Member of the Austrian Society for European Law, the Austrian Society for European Research and the Austrian International Law Conference, advisory member of the Austrian Law Commission (Austrian section of the International Law Commission, Geneva, Switzerland).

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Antonio TIZZANO

Né à Naples le 1er janvier 1940

Professeur titulaire de droit des Communautés européennes et directeur de l‘Institut de droit international et communatuaire - Faculté d'économie de l'Université de Rome "La Sapienza".

Avocat auprès de la Cour de cassation et des juridictions supérieures - Associé au Barreau de Bruxelles

Il a enseigné le droit des communautés européennes et le droit international à l'Université de Naples, à l‘Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli, à l' Université de Catane et à l'Université nationale de Somalie.

Cours à l'Académie de droit international de La Haye sur "La libre circulation des personnes dans la CEE" (1987). Conférence et cours dans plusieurs institutions italiennes et étrangères. Intervenant lors de nombreux congrès internationaux. Bourse d'études de la "Alexander Von Humbolt Stiftung" (Hambourg 1979). Invité du gouvernement du Royaume-Uni aux conférences de Wilton Park (1976) et du gouvernement américain dans le cadre de l'"International Visitor Program" (1980).

Membre du Comité d'experts indépendants institué par le Parlament européen et par la Commission des Communautés européennes pour l'examen de la gestions financière de la Commission (1999).

Conseiller principal du gouvernement roumain pour le programme d'harmonisation législative en vue de l'adhésion de la Roumanie à l'Union européenne (1995-1997). Membre de plusieurs comités scientifiques institués auprès de ministères italiens pour des questions internationales et communautaires.

Conseiller juridique à la Représentation permanente de l'Italie auprès des Communautés européennes (1984- 1992). Membre de la délégation italienne pour de nombreuses négociations et pour les conférences intergouvernementales sur l'adhésion de l'Espagne et du Portugal aux C.E. (1985), l'Acte unique européen (1985-1986) et pour le traité de Maastricht sur l'Union européenne (1990-1992).

Fondateur et directeur de la revue "l Diritto dell‘Unione Europea". Membre de la direction ou de la rédaction de : "Commentario CEE" (1965) et "Commentario CECA" (1970), "Il Foro Italiano", Cahiers de droit européen", "Revue du Marché unique européen"/"Revue du droit de l‘Union européenne", "The Italian Yearbook of International Law", "Contratto e Impresa/Europa", "Diritto comunitario e degli scambi internazionali".

Prix Scanno pour le droit (1993).

Décoré "Chevalier de l‘Ordre de la Couronne" par S.M. le Roi des Belges Baudouin (1992).

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