Removal from office. (1) A judge may be deprived of his or her office or of other benefits only if the Presidium decides that that judge no longer fulfils the requisite conditions or meets the obligations arising from his or her office. The judge concerned shall be heard but shall not take part in the deliberations. (2) The Registrar of the Court shall communicate this decision to the Chairman of the Administrative Committee. (3) In the case of a decision depriving a judge of his or her office, a vacancy shall arise upon that notification.
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Samples: Unified Patent Court Agreement, Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, Unified Patent Court Agreement
Removal from office. (1) A judge may be deprived of his or of her office or of other benefits in its stead only if the Presidium decides that that judge no longer fulfils the requisite conditions or meets the obligations arising from his or her office. The judge concerned shall be heard but shall not take part in the deliberations.
(2) The Registrar of the Court shall communicate this decision to the Chairman of the Administrative Committee.
(3) In the case of a decision depriving a judge of his or her office, a vacancy shall arise upon that this latter notification.
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Samples: Unified Patent Court Agreement, Draft Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, Draft Agreement on a Unified Patent Court
Removal from office. (1) A judge may be deprived of his or her office or of other benefits in its stead only if the Presidium decides that that judge he no longer fulfils the requisite conditions or meets the obligations arising from his or her office. The judge concerned shall be heard but shall not take part in the deliberations.
(2) The Registrar of the Court shall communicate this decision to the Chairman of the Administrative Committee.
(3) In the case of a decision depriving a judge of his or her office, a vacancy shall arise upon that this latter notification.
Appears in 6 contracts
Samples: Unified Patent Court Agreement, Draft Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, Draft Agreement on a Unified Patent Court
Removal from office. (1) A judge may be deprived of his or her office or of other benefits in its stead only if the Presidium decides that that judge he no longer fulfils the requisite conditions or meets the obligations arising from his or her office. The judge concerned shall be heard but shall not take part in the deliberations.
(2) The Registrar of the Court shall communicate this decision to the Chairman of the Administrative Mixed Committee.
(3) In the case of a decision depriving a judge of his or her office, a vacancy shall arise upon that this latter notification.
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Samples: Draft Agreement on the European and Community Patents Court
Removal from office. (1) . A judge may be deprived of his or her office or of other benefits only if the Presidium decides that that judge no longer fulfils the requisite conditions or meets the obligations arising from his or her office. The judge concerned shall be heard but shall not take part in the deliberations.
(2) . The Registrar of the Court shall communicate this decision to the Chairman of the Administrative Committee.
(3) . In the case of a decision depriving a judge of his or her office, a vacancy shall arise upon that notification.
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Samples: Agreement on a Unified Patent Court
