STATUTE OF THE UNIFIED PATENT COURT

• Article 1 - Scope of the Statute

CHAPTER I - JUDGES

• Article 2 - Eligibility of judges
• Article 3 - Appointment of judges
• Article 4 - Judges’ term of office
• Article 5 - Appointment of the members of the Advisory Committee
• Article 6 - Oath
• Article 7 - Impartiality
• Article 8 - Immunity of judges
• Article 9 - End of duties
• Article 10 - Removal from office
• Article 11 - Training
• Article 12 - Remuneration

CHAPTER II - ORGANISATIONAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 1 - Common provisions

• Article 13 - President of the Court of Appeal
• Article 14 - President of the Court of First Instance
• Article 15 - Presidium
• Article 16 - Staff
• Article 17 - Judicial vacations

SECTION 2 - The Court of First Instance

• Article 18 - Setting up and discontinuance of a local or regional division
• Article 19 - Panels
• Article 20 - Pool of Judges

SECTION 3 - The Court of Appeal

• Article 21 - Panels

SECTION 4 - The Registry

• Article 22 - Appointment and removal from office of the Registrar
• Article 23 - Duties of the Registrar
• Article 24 - Keeping of the register
• Article 25 - Sub-registries and Deputy-Registrar

CHAPTER III - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Article 26 - Budget
• Article 27 - Authorisation for expenditure
• Article 28 - Appropriations for unforeseeable expenditure
• Article 29 - Accounting period
• Article 30 - Preparation of the budget
• Article 31 - Provisional budget
• Article 32 - Auditing of accounts
• Article 33 - Financial Regulations

CHAPTER IV - PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS

• Article 34 - Secrecy of deliberations
• Article 35 - Decisions
• Article 36 - Dissenting opinions
• Article 37 - Decision by default
• Article 38 - Questions referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union

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