its rules of procedure so as to ensure
that both it and its departments operate in accordance with the
provisions of the Treaty. It shall ensure that these rules are published.
ARTICLE 132
The Commission shall act by a majority of the number of members
provided for in Article 126.
A meeting of the Commission shall be valid only if the number of
members laid down in its rules of procedure is present."
9) Article 133 shall be repealed.
10) Article 137 shall be replaced by the following:
"ARTICLE 137
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 139."
11) Article 140a shall be replaced by the following:
"ARTICLE 140a
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 in paragraph 2. The Court of First Instance shall
not be competent to hear and determine questions referred for a
preliminary ruling under Article 150.
2. At the request of the Court of Justice and after consulting the
European Parliament and the Commission, the Council, acting
unanimously, shall determine the classes of action or proceeding
referred to in paragraph 1 and the composition of the Court of First
Instance and shall adopt the necessary adjustments and additional
provisions to the Statute of the Court of Justice. Unless the Council
decides otherwise, the provisions of this Treaty relating to the Court of
Justice, in particular the provisions of the Protocol on the Statute of the
Court of Justice, shall apply to the Court of the First Instance.
3. The members of the Court of First Instance shall be chosen from
persons whos