Report 2011 - EFTA Court

as well as in a number of EU countries and in the US, Japan, China and
Russia. As every year, judges from Norway attended an oral hearing and a
seminar at the Court in October. The President of the Court paid visits to
the Governments of Norway and of Liechtenstein.
On 17 June 2011 the Court held an international conference at the
renovated Cercle Cité in the centre of Luxembourg, the conference
featured sixteen renowned speakers and moderators of nine nationalities
and was very well attended by members from all branches of the legal
profession.
On 14 October 2011, the Court submitted a proposal to the EEA/EFTA
States for an amendment of the Surveillance and Court Agreement. in
view of the fact that it is frequently faced with novel legal questions, the
Court is of the opinion that it should have the possibility of sitting in a five
Judges formation in cases of a certain significance (so-called Extended
Court consisting of the three regular judges and two ad hoc judges)
and that it should have the possibility to call in an Advocate General in
complex cases. Furthermore, the qualification of candidates for the posts
of judge, ad hoc judge, and (Ad hoc) Advocate General should be assessed
by a panel composed in a similar way as the one set up under Article 255
TFEU.
The website of the Court is found via the following internet address:
www.eftacourt.int. it contains general information on the Court, its case
law, reports for the hearing and press releases, publications, news, and
the main legal texts governing the activities of the Court.
The Court’s e-mail address is: eftacourt@eftacourt.int.
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