Immunity of judges. (1) The judges shall be immune from legal proceedings. After they have ceased to hold office, they shall continue to enjoy immunity in respect of acts performed by them in relation to their official capacity. (2) The Presidium may waive the immunity. (3) Where immunity has been waived and criminal proceedings are instituted against a judge, that judge shall be tried, in any of the Contracting Member States, only by the court competent to judge the members of the highest national judiciary. (4) The Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Union shall apply to the judges of the Court, without prejudice to the provisions relating to immunity from legal proceedings of judges which are set out in this Statute.
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Samples: Unified Patent Court Agreement, Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, Unified Patent Court Agreement
Immunity of judges. (1) The judges shall be immune from legal proceedingsproceedings for acts performed by them or in relation to their official capacity. After They shall continue to enjoy this immunity after they have ceased to hold office, they shall continue to enjoy immunity in respect of acts performed by them in relation to their official capacity.
(2) The Presidium may waive the immunity.
(3) Where immunity has been waived and criminal proceedings are instituted against a judge, that judge he shall be tried, in any of the Contracting Member States, only by the court competent to judge the members of the highest national judiciary.
(4) The Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Union shall apply to the judges of the Court, without prejudice to the provisions relating to immunity from legal proceedings of judges which are set out in this Statute.
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Samples: Unified Patent Court Agreement, Draft Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, Draft Agreement on a Unified Patent Court
Immunity of judges. (1) The judges shall be immune from legal proceedingsproceedings for acts performed by them or in relation to their official capacity. After They shall continue to enjoy this immunity after they have ceased to hold office, they shall continue to enjoy immunity in respect of acts performed by them in relation to their official capacity.
(2) The Presidium may waive the immunity.
(3) Where immunity has been waived and criminal proceedings are instituted against a judge, that judge he shall be tried, in any of the Contracting Member States, only by the court competent to judge the members of the highest national judiciary.
(4) The Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Union Communities shall apply to the judges of the Court, without prejudice to the provisions relating to immunity from legal proceedings of judges which are set out in this Statute.
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Samples: Draft Agreement on the European and Community Patents Court, Draft Agreement on the European and Community Patents Court, Draft Agreement on the European and Community Patents Court
Immunity of judges. (1) . The judges shall be immune from legal proceedings. After they have ceased to hold office, they shall continue to enjoy immunity in respect of acts performed by them in relation to their official capacity.
(2) . The Presidium may waive the immunity.
(3) . Where immunity has been waived and criminal proceedings are instituted against a judge, that judge shall be tried, in any of the Contracting Member States, only by the court competent to judge the members of the highest national judiciary.
(4) . The Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Union shall apply to the judges of the Court, without prejudice to the provisions relating to immunity from legal proceedings of judges which are set out in this Statute.
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Samples: Agreement on a Unified Patent Court
Immunity of judges. (1) . The judges shall be immune from legal proceedings. After they have ceased to hold office, they shall continue to enjoy immunity in respect of acts performed by them in relation to their official capacity.
(2) . The Presidium may waive the immunity.
(3) . Where immunity has been waived and criminal proceedings are instituted against a judge, that judge shall be tried, in any of the Contracting Con- tracting Member States, only by the court competent to judge the members mem- bers of the highest national judiciary.
(4) . The Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Union shall apply to the judges of the Court, without prejudice to the provisions relating to immunity from legal proceedings of judges which are set out in this Statute.
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Samples: Agreement on a Unified Patent Court
Immunity of judges. (1) The judges shall be immune from legal proceedingsproceedings for acts performed by them or in relation to their official capacity. After They shall continue to enjoy this immunity after they have ceased to hold office, they shall continue to enjoy immunity in respect of acts performed by them in relation to their official capacity.
(2) The Presidium Court of Appeal, sitting as a full Court, may waive the immunity.
(3) Where immunity has been waived and criminal proceedings are instituted against a judge, that judge he shall be tried, in any of the Contracting Member States, only by the court competent to judge the members of the highest national judiciary.
(4) The Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Union Communities shall apply to the judges of the Court, without prejudice to the provisions relating to immunity from legal proceedings of judges which are set out in this Statute.
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Samples: Draft Agreement on the European and Community Patents Court
Immunity of judges. (1) The judges shall be immune from legal proceedingsproceedings for acts performed by them or in relation to their official capacity. After They shall continue to enjoy this immunity after they have ceased to hold office, they shall continue to enjoy immunity in respect of acts performed by them in relation to their official capacity.
(2) The Presidium Court of Appeal, sitting as a full Court, may waive the immunity.
(3) Where immunity has been waived and criminal proceedings are instituted against a judge, that judge he shall be tried, in any of the Contracting Member StatesParties, only by the court competent to judge the members of the highest national judiciary.
(4) The Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Union Communities shall apply to the judges of the Court, without prejudice to the provisions relating to immunity from legal proceedings of judges which are set out in this Statute.
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