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Entry into office of a new Judge at the General Court

Formal sitting of 18 March 2013

Following the resignation of Mr Nils Wahl, now Advocate General to the Court of Justice, the representatives of the Governments of the Member States have, by decision of 6 March 2013, appointed Mr Carl Wetter as Judge at the General Court for the remainder of Mr Nils Wahl’s term of office, that is to say, until 31 August 2013.

A formal sitting of the Court of Justice was held today on the occasion of the entry into office of Mr Carl Wetter.

Curriculum vitae of Mr Carl Wetter

Born 1949; Uppsala University, B.A. in economics 1974, LLM 1977; Administrative Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1977); member of the Swedish Bar Association (from 1983); member of the competition law working group of ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) Sweden; Lecturer in competition law at Lund University and Stockholm University; author of numerous publications; Judge at the General Court since 18 March 2013 .

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Images of the formal sitting are available on ‘ Europe by Satellite ’ (+32) 2 2964106