COUNCIL OF Brussels, 6 October 2011 (11.10) THE EUROPEAN UNION (OR. en,lv) 14660/11 INST 431 JUR 467 COUR 53 COVER NOTE from: Juris Štālmeistars, Permanent Representative of Latvia to the European Union date of receipt: 26 September 2011 to: Mr Uwe CORSEPIUS, Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union Subject: Partial replacement of the Judges and Advocates-General of the Court of Justice of the European Union – Proposal for the appointment of Mr Egils Levits (LV) Delegations will find attached a copy of the letter containing the abovementioned proposal and the curriculum vitae of Mr Egils Levits. 14660/11 ard/RGR/ms 1 JUR EN ANNEX Permanent Representation of the Republic of Latvia to the European Union Brussels, 20 September 2011 No. 2.3.6-2674 Mr Uwe CORSEPIUS Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union Council of the European Union For information: Legal Service of the Council of the European Union (office JL 20 40 GM 22) Rue de la Loi 175 1048 Brussels, BELGIUM Re: candidate for the post of Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Union As the term of office of fourteen Judges and four Advocates-General of the Court of Justice of the European Union will end on 6 October 2012, the Member States have been invited to notify the Council of the European Union as soon as possible of their candidates for the vacant posts of Judges and Advocates-General. With reference to that request, I should like to inform you that the Republic of Latvia is putting forward Mr Egils Levits as its candidate for the post of Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Union. Annexes: (1) Mr Egils Levits's CV (2 pages) (2) Other information concerning Mr Levits (1 page) (restricted access) Yours faithfully, The Permanent Representative pp Juris Štālmeistars 14660/11 ard/RGR/ms 2 JUR EN 29.8.2011 EGILS LEVITS Curriculum vitae Born 30 June 1955 in Riga. Completed studies at Riga-2 Secondary School (1972), then Münster Latvian High School (1973). Completed studies at Hamburg University Law Faculty (1982), then the Political Science Department of the Philosophy and Social Sciences Faculty of the same university (1986). Research Fellow in the Kiel University Law Faculty (1984-1986). Legal expert in the Schleswig-Holstein Regional Court service – court, prosecutor's office, public administration, parliamentary research service (1986-1989). Research Fellow at the Institute of German and East European Studies, Göttingen. Adviser to the Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia (1991-1992). Latvian Ambassador to Germany and Switzerland (1992-1993). Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Justice, Member of Parliament (1993-1994). Latvian Ambassador to Austria, Hungary and Switzerland (1994-1995). Judge at the European Court of Human Rights (1995-2004). Since 2004: Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union. Since 1997: Conciliator at the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration (Geneva); since 2001: judge at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. 2007-2011: Chairman of the Constitutional Rights Committee of the President of the Republic of Latvia. Since 1990: active involvement in the formation of Latvia's new legal system. Has taken part in the development of various government projects (including the State Administrative Reform project (1995) and the Human Rights Implementation project (1995)), laws (including the Administrative Procedure Law (2001), State Administration Structure Law (2002), 14660/11 ard/RGR/ms 3 JUR EN Law on Elections to the European Parliament (2004), Law on Damages (2005), etc.) and Cabinet Regulations. Many academic opinions and draft outlines concerning issues of international law, European law, national law, administrative law, justice reform and human rights for the Cabinet of Ministers, the Parliament, national administrative authorities and other institutions. More than 130 academic publications, in particular on matters of Latvian national law, administrative law, human rights, justice reform and European law. Has presented papers at academic conferences in Latvia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Austria, France, Italy, Sweden, the United States, Estonia, Lithuania and other countries. Has lectured to various Latvian national authorities and colleges. Founder and deputy chairman of the editorial board of the law journal "Likums un Tiesibas" (Law and Rights) (1999-2009). Member of the editorial board of the academic journals "Latvijas Vēsture" (Latvian History) (Riga), "Osteuropa-Recht" (East European Law) (Berlin), "Uppsala Yearbook of East European Law" (Uppsala) and "Baltic Yearbook of International Law" (The Hague); member of the public board of the public media outlet "Latvijas Vēstnesis" (public journal of Latvia). Elected a member of the International Academy of Comparative Law, member of Societas Iuris Publici Europaei (since 2011 – board member), member of the Baltic History Commission. 2007-2011: Chairman of the Constitutional Rights Committee of the President of the Republic of Latvia. Member of a series of professional associations. 2002: honorary doctorate from the Latvian Academy of Sciences; 2004: honorary professorship at the Riga College of Law. Active involvement in the process of Latvia's national renewal (1989-1991). Member of the Popular Front of Latvia. 2002: awarded the Order of the Three Stars for his contribution to Latvia's national renewal. 2005: awarded the Cross of Recognition for his contribution to the development of law. Egils Levits ___________ 14660/11 ard/RGR/ms 4 JUR EN.