Ireland, Netherlands, Luxembourg,
United Kingdom, Portugal.
ARTICLE 27a
The Council shall meet when convened by its President on his own
initiative or at the request of one of its members or of the
Commission."
10) The following Article shall be inserted:
"ARTICLE 29
The Council shall, acting by a qualified majority, determine the
salaries, allowances and pensions of the President and members of
the Commission, and of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and
Registrar of the Court of Justice. It shall also, again by a qualified
majority, determine any payment to be made instead of remuneration,
ARTICLE 30
1. A committee consisting of the Permanent Representatives of the
Member States shall be responsible for preparing the work of the
Council and for carrying out the tasks assigned to it by the Council.
2. The Council shall be assisted by a General Secretariat, under the
direction of a Secretary General. The Secretary-General shall be
appointed by the Council acting unanimously.
The Council shall decide on the organization of the General
Secretariat.
3. The Council shall adopt its rules of procedure."
11) Article 32 shall be replaced by the following;
"ARTICLE 32
The Court of Justice shall consist of thirteen Judges.
The Court of Justice shall sit in plenary session. It may, however, form
Chambers, each consisting of three or five Judges, either to undertake
certain preparatory inquiries, or to adjudicate on particular categories
of cases in accordance with the rules laid down for these purposes.
The Court of Justice shall sit in plenary session when a Member State
or a Community institution that is a party to the proceedings so
requests.
Should the Court of Justice so request, the Council may, acting
unanimously, increase the number of Judges and make the necessary
adjustments to the second and third paragraphs of this Article and to
the second paragraph of Article 32b."
12) Article 32d shall be replaced by the following:
"ARTICLE 32d
1. A Court of First Instance shall be attached to the Court of Justice
with jurisdiction to hear and determine at first instance, subject to a
right of appeal to the Court of Justice on points of law only and in
accordance with the conditions laid down by the Statute, certain
classes of action or proceeding defined in accordance with the
conditions laid down by the Statute, certain classes of action or
proceeding defined in accordance with the conditions laid down in
paragraph