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The Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (EEC) was signed in Rome on 25 March 1957 by the representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. The Treaty includes a protocol, signed on 17 April 1957, which lays down the statute of judges and advocates-general and the organisation and procedures of the Court of Justice of the EEC.

Signed on 25 March 1957 in Rome by the representatives of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom) includes a Protocol — signed in Brussels on 17 April 1957 — which establishes the status of the Judges and the Advocates General, the organisation and the procedure of the Court of Justice of Euratom.

Version including the text of the Protocol of 18 April 1951 as last amended by Article 7 of the Treaty of Amsterdam of 2 October 1997.

Version including the text of the Protocol of 17 April 1957 as last amended by Articles 6 and 12 of the Treaty of Amsterdam of 2 October 1997.

Version including the text of the Protocol of 17 April 1957 as last amended by Article 8 of the Treaty of Amsterdam of 2 October 1997.

Protocol (No 6) on the Statute of the Court of Justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty establishing the European Community and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community adopted at Nice on 26 February 2001 and amended by Council Decision of 15 July 2003.

Consolidated version of the Protocol (No 6) on the Statute of the Court of Justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty establishing the European Community and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community adopted at Nice on 26 February 2001 and last amended by Council Decision of 19 April 2004.

Consolidated version of the Protocol (No 6) on the Statute of the Court of Justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty establishing the European Community and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, adopted in Nice on 26 February 2001 and last amended by the Council Decision of 3 October 2005.

Consolidated version of the Protocol (No 6) on the Statute of the Court of Justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty establishing the European Community and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, adopted in Nice on 26 February 2001 and last amended by Article 11 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of Bulgaria and Romania of 25 April 2005.

Consolidated version of the Protocol (No 6) on the Statute of the Court of Justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty establishing the European Community and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, adopted in Nice on 26 February 2001 and last amended by Council Decision of 20 December 2007.

Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community of 4 March 1953.

Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Communities of 3 March 1959. The first Rules of Procedure of the Single Court of the three European Communities.

Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Communities of 19 June 1991 taking into account the amendments made by the Court following the entry into force of the Treaty of Nice.

Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, of 19 June 1991, as last modified on 17 September 2002.

Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, of 19 June 1991, as last modified on 20 April 2004.

Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, of 19 June 1991, as last modified on 18 October 2005.

Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Communities dated 19 June 1991, as last amended on 18 December 2006.

Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Communities dated 19 June 1991, as last amended on 15 January 2008.

Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities of 2 May 1991. This version incorporates all the amendments to the Rules of Procedure up to 21 May 2003.

Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities, of 2 May 1991, as last modified on 21 April 2004.

Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities, of 2 May 1991, as last modified on 12 October 2005.

Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities, of 2 May 1991, as last modified on 18 December 2006.

Rules of Procedure of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal dated 25 July 2007.