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TREATY ESTABLISHING A CONSTITUTION FOR EUROPE
PART-III: THE POLICIES AND FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION
TITLE-VI: THE FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION
CHAPTER-I: PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INSTITUTIONS
SECTION-1: THE INSTITUTIONS
SUBSECTION-5: The Court of Justice of the European Union
ARTICLE III-356
ARTICLE III-356
The number of Judges of the General Court shall be determined by the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union. The Statute may provide for the General Court to be assisted by AdvocatesGeneral.
The members of the General Court shall be chosen from persons whose independence is beyond doubt and who possess the ability required for appointment to high judicial office. They shall be appointed by common accord of the governments of the Member States after consultation of the panel provided for in Article III-357.
The membership of the General Court shall be partially renewed every three years.
The Judges shall elect the President of the General Court from among their number for a term of three years. He or she may be re-elected.
The General Court shall establish its Rules of Procedure in agreement with the Court of Justice. The Rules shall be subject to the consent of the Council.
Unless the Statute provides otherwise, the provisions of the Constitution relating to the Court of Justice shall apply to the General Court.