Registrar

Article 14

The Court shall appoint its Registrar and lay down the rules governing his service, account  being taken of the provisions of Article 15. The Registrar shall take an oath before the Court  to perform his duties impartially and conscientiously and preserve the secrecy of the  deliberations of the Court.

( Second paragraph repealed by the second paragraph of Article 28 of the Merger Treaty )

[ See Article 21 of the Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Communities, which reads as follows:

Articles 12 to 15 and Article 18 shall apply to the Judges, the Advocates General, the  Registrar and the Assistant Rapporteurs of the Court of Justice, without prejudice to the  provisions of Article 3 of the Protocols on the Statute of the Court of Justice concerning  immunity from legal proceedings of Judges and Advocates General.]

Article 15

( Article repealed by Article 8( 3 )( a ) of the Merger Treaty )

[ See Article 6 of the Merger Treaty, which reads as follows:

The Council shall, acting by a qualifed majority, determine the salaries, allowances and  pensions of the President and Members of the Commission, and of the President, Judges,  Advocates General and Registrar of the Court of Justice. It shall also, again by a qualified  majority, determine any payment to be made instead of remuneration. ]

Staff of the Court

Article 16 ( * )

( * ) As amended by Article 8( 3 )( b ) of the Merger Treaty

1. Officials and other servants shall be attached to the Court to enable it to function. They  shall be responsible to the Registrar under the authority of the President.

2. On a proposal from the Court, the Council may, acting unanimously, provide for the  appointment of Assistant Rapporteurs and lay down the rules governing their service. The  Assistant Rapporteurs may be required, under conditions laid down in the Rules of Procedure,  to participate in preparatory inquiries in cases pending before the Court and to cooperate with  the Judge who acts as Rapporteur.

The Assistant Rapporteurs shall be chosen from persons whose independence is beyond doubt  and who possess the necessary legal qualifications; they shall be appointed by the Council. They shall take an oath before the Court to perform their duties impartially and  conscientiously and to preserve the secrecy of the deliberations of the Court.

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