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Statistics Court of Justice
D — Statistics concerning the judicial activity of the Court of Justice
General activity of the Court of Justice
1. New cases, completed cases, cases pending (2006–10)
New cases
2. Nature of proceedings (2006–10) 3. Subject-matter of the action (2010) 4. Actions for failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations (2006–10)
Completed cases
5. Nature of proceedings (2006–10) 6. Judgments, orders, opinions (2010) 7. Bench hearing action (2006–10) 8. Cases completed by judgments, by opinions or by orders involving a judicial determi-
nation (2006–10) 9. Subject-matter of the action (2006–10) 10. Subject-matter of the action (2010) 11. Judgments concerning failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations: outcome
(2006–10) 12. Duration of proceedings (judgments and orders involving a judicial determination)
(2006–10)
Cases pending as at 31 December
13. Nature of proceedings (2006–10) 14. Bench hearing action (2006–10)
Miscellaneous
15. Expedited and accelerated procedures (2006–10) 16. Urgent preliminary ruling procedures (2008–10) 17. Proceedings for interim measures (2010)
General trend in the work of the Court (1952–2010)
18. New cases and judgments 19. New references for a preliminary ruling (by Member State per year) 20. New references for a preliminary ruling (by Member State and by court or tribunal) 21. New actions for failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations
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1. General activity of the Court of JusticeNew cases, completed cases, cases pending (2006–10) (1)
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
02006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010New cases 537 581 593 562 631Completed cases 546 570 567 588 574Cases pending 731 742 768 742 799
New cases Completed cases Cases pending
(1) The figures given (gross figures) represent the total number of cases, without account being taken of the join-der of cases on the ground of similarity (one case number = one case).
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2. New cases — Nature of proceedings (2006–10) (1)
(1) The figures given (gross figures) represent the total number of cases, without account being taken of the join-der of cases on the ground of similarity (one case number = one case).
(2) The following are considered to be ‘special forms of procedure’: rectification (Article 66 of the Rules of Proce-dure); taxation of costs (Article 74 of the Rules of Procedure); legal aid (Article 76 of the Rules of Procedure); application to set aside a judgment given by default (Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure); third-party proceed-ings (Article 97 of the Rules of Procedure); revision (Article 98 of the Rules of Procedure); interpretation of a judgment (Article 102 of the Rules of Procedure); examination of a proposal by the First Advocate General to review a decision of the General Court (Article 62 of the Statute of the Court of Justice); attachment procedure (Protocol on Privileges and Immunities); cases concerning immunity (Protocol on Privileges and Immunities).
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010References for a preliminary ruling 251 265 288 302 385Direct actions 201 222 210 143 136Appeals 80 79 78 105 97Appeals concerning interim measures or interventions 3 8 8 2 6Opinions of the Court 1 1Special forms of procedure (2) 2 7 8 9 7
Total 537 581 593 562 631Applications for interim measures 1 3 3 2 2
2010
References for a preliminary ruling
Special forms of procedure
Direct actions
Appeals
Appeals concerning interim measures or interventions
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3. New cases — Subject-matter of the action (2010) (1)
Dir
ect
acti
ons
Refe
renc
es
for a
pr
elim
inar
y ru
ling
App
eals
App
eals
co
ncer
ning
in
teri
m
mea
sure
s or
inte
rven
tion
s
Tota
l
Spec
ial f
orm
s of
pro
cedu
re
Access to documents 4 4External action by the European Union 5 1 6Agriculture 5 20 25State aid 4 4 15 1 24Citizenship of the Union 2 2Competition 5 13 2 20Financial provisions (budget, financial framework, own resources, combatting fraud and so forth) 1 5 6Company law 12 1 13Law governing the institutions 2 1 17 2 22 2Education, vocational training, youth and sport 1 1Energy 7 7Registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH Regulation) 1 1Environment 34 26 1 61Area of freedom, security and justice 5 38 43Taxation 5 57 62Freedom of establishment 1 5 6Free movement of capital 4 3 7Free movement of goods 5 5Freedom of movement for persons 2 10 1 13Freedom to provide services 13 38 51Public procurement 6 5 4 15Commercial policy 1 3 4Economic and monetary policy 1 1Common foreign and security policy 1 6 7Industrial policy 6 6 12Social policy 5 40 45Principles of European Union law 1 11 12Intellectual and industrial property 19 30 49Consumer protection 1 9 10Approximation of laws 10 16 26Public health 1 3 4Social security for migrant workers 2 7 9Transport 13 11 1 25Customs union and Common Customs Tariff 21 21
TFEU 135 381 97 6 619 2Privileges and immunities 4 4Procedure 5Staff Regulations 1 1
Others 1 4 5 5OVERALL TOTAL 136 385 97 6 624 7
(1) The figures given (gross figures) represent the total number of cases, without account being taken of the join-der of cases on the ground of similarity (one case number = one case).
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N
ew ca
ses —
Act
ions
for f
ailu
re o
f a M
embe
r Sta
te to
fulfi
l its
obl
igat
ions
(200
6–10
) (1 )
100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
BEBG
CZD
KD
EEE
IEEL
ESFR
ITCY
LVLT
LUH
UM
TN
LAT
PLPT
ROSI
SKFI
SEU
K
2
006
2
007
2
008
2
009
2
010
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(1 ) Th
e fig
ures
giv
en (
gros
s fig
ures
) re
pres
ent
the
tota
l num
ber
of c
ases
, with
out
acco
unt
bein
g ta
ken
of t
he jo
inde
r of
cas
es o
n th
e gr
ound
of
sim
ilarit
y (o
ne c
ase
num
ber =
one
cas
e).
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Belg
ium
1110
1713
11Bu
lgar
iaCz
ech
Repu
blic
46
64
2D
enm
ark
1G
erm
any
1115
105
7Es
toni
a2
25
7Ir
elan
d7
1010
64
Gre
ece
2526
1912
14Sp
ain
1921
2111
8Fr
ance
914
158
9It
aly
2523
1716
6Cy
prus
12
31
Latv
iaLi
thua
nia
11
Luxe
mbo
urg
2820
155
8H
unga
ry2
31
3M
alta
23
53
Net
herl
ands
58
45
5A
ustr
ia12
610
710
Pola
nd3
710
119
Port
ugal
1323
1417
10Ro
man
ia1
Slov
enia
11
3Sl
ovak
ia2
11
23
Finl
and
72
51
2Sw
eden
410
61
4U
nite
d Ki
ngdo
m4
213
51
Tota
l19
321
220
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212
8
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5. Completed cases — Nature of proceedings (2006–10) (1)
2010
References for a preliminary ruling
Special forms of procedure
Appeals
Appeals concerning interim measures or interventions
Direct actions
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010References for a preliminary ruling 266 235 301 259 339Direct actions 212 241 181 215 139Appeals 63 88 69 97 84Appeals concerning interim measures or interventions 2 2 8 7 4Opinions of the Court 1 1Special forms of procedure 2 4 8 9 8
Total 546 570 567 588 574
(1) The figures given (gross figures) represent the total number of cases, without account being taken of the join-der of cases on the ground of similarity (one case number = one case).
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6. Completed cases — Judgments, orders, opinions (2010) (1)
Judgments 70.88%
Non-interlocutory orders15.52%
Interlocutory orders 0.96%
Judg
men
ts
Non
-in
terl
ocut
ory
orde
rs (2 )
Inte
rloc
utor
y or
ders
(3 )
Oth
er o
rder
s (4 )
Opi
nion
s of
the
Cour
t
Tota
l
References for a preliminary ruling 239 33 21 293Direct actions 97 42 139Appeals 34 43 1 3 81Appeals concerning interim measures or interventions 4 4Opinions of the CourtSpecial forms of procedure 5 5
Total 370 81 5 66 522
(1) The figures given (net figures) represent the number of cases after joinder on the ground of similarity (a set of joined cases = one case).
(2) Orders terminating proceedings other than those removing a case from the register, declaring that there is no need to give a decision or referring a case to the General Court.
(3) Orders made following an application on the basis of Articles 278 TFEU and 279 TFEU (former Articles 242 EC and 243 EC), Article 280 TFEU (former Article 244 EC) or the corresponding provisions of the EAEC Treaty, or fol-lowing an appeal against an order concerning interim measures or intervention.
(4) Orders terminating the case by removal from the register, declaration that there is no need to give a decision or referral to the General Court.
Other orders 12.64%
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7. Completed cases — Bench hearing action (2006–10) (1)
2010
Chambers (5 judges) 58.06%
Chambers (3 judges)
26.61%
President1.01%
Grand Chamber 14.31%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Judg
men
ts/
Opi
nion
s
Ord
ers
(²)
Tota
l
Judg
men
ts/
Opi
nion
s
Ord
ers
(²)
Tota
l
Judg
men
ts/
Opi
nion
s
Ord
ers
(²)
Tota
l
Judg
men
ts/
Opi
nion
s
Ord
ers
(²)
Tota
l
Judg
men
ts/
Opi
nion
s
Ord
ers
(²)
Tota
l
Full Court 2 2Grand Chamber 55 55 51 51 66 66 41 41 70 1 71Chambers (5 judges) 265 13 278 241 8 249 259 13 272 275 8 283 280 8 288Chambers (3 judges) 67 41 108 105 49 154 65 59 124 96 70 166 56 76 132President 1 1 2 2 7 7 5 5 5 5
Total 389 55 444 397 59 456 390 79 469 412 83 495 406 90 496
(1) The figures given (gross figures) represent the total number of cases, without account being taken of the join-der of cases on the ground of similarity (one case number = one case).
(2) Orders terminating proceedings other than those removing a case from the register, declaring that there is no need to give a decision or referring a case to the General Court.
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8. Cases completed by judgments, by opinions or by orders involving a judicial determination (2006–10) (1) (2)
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
02006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Judgments/Opinions Orders
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Judgments/Opinions 389 397 390 412 406Orders 55 59 79 83 90
Total 444 456 469 495 496
(1) The figures given (gross figures) represent the total number of cases, without account being taken of the join-der of cases on the ground of similarity (one case number = one case).
(2) Orders terminating proceedings other than those removing a case from the register, declaring that there is no need to give a decision or referring a case to the General Court.
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9. Cases completed by judgments, by opinions or by orders involving a judicial determination — Subject-matter of the action (2006–10) (1)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Accession of new States 1 1Agriculture 30 23 54 18 15Approximation of laws 19 21 21 32 15Area of freedom, security and justice 9 17 4 26 24Brussels Convention 4 2 1 2Budget of the Communities 1Citizenship of the Union 4 2 7 3 6Commercial policy 1 1 1 5 2Common Customs Tariff (3) 7 10 5 13 7Common fisheries policy 7 6 6 4 2Common foreign and security policy 4 2 2 2Community own resources 6 3 10 5Company law 9 16 17 17 17Competition 30 17 23 28 13Consumer protection (2) 3Customs union and Common Customs Tariff (3) 9 12 8 5 15Economic and monetary policy 1 1 1 1Energy 6 4 4 4 2Environment (2) 9Environment and consumers (2) 40 50 43 60 48External action by the European Union 11 9 8 8 10Financial provisions (budget, financial framework, own resources, combatting fraud and so forth) 1Free movement of capital 4 13 9 7 6Free movement of goods 8 14 12 13 6Freedom of establishment 21 19 29 13 17Freedom of movement for persons 20 19 27 19 17Freedom to provide services 17 24 8 17 30Industrial policy 11 12 6 9Intellectual and industrial property 20 21 22 31 38Justice and home affairs 2 1Law governing the institutions 15 6 15 29 26Principles of European Union law 1 4 4 4 4Privileges and immunities 1 1 2Regional policy 2 7 1 3 2Research, information, education and statistics 1Rome Convention 1Social policy 29 26 25 33 36Social security for migrant workers 7 7 5 3 6State aid 23 9 26 10 16Taxation 55 44 38 44 66Transport 9 6 4 9 4
EC Treaty 426 430 445 481 482EU Treaty 3 4 6 1 4CS Treaty 1 2EA Treaty 4 1
Procedure 2 3 5 5 6Staff Regulations 9 17 11 8 4
Others 11 20 16 13 10OVERALL TOTAL 444 456 469 495 496
(1) The figures given (gross figures) represent the total number of cases, without account being taken of the join-der of cases on the ground of similarity (one case number = one case).
(2) The heading ‘Environment and consumers’ has been divided into two separate headings for cases brought after 1 December 2009.
(3) The headings ‘Common Customs Tariff’ and ‘Customs union’ have been brought together under a single head-ing for cases brought after 1 December 2009.
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10. Cases completed by judgments, by opinions or by orders involving a judicial determination — Subject-matter of the action (2010) (1)
Judgments/Opinions Orders (²) Total
Agriculture 14 1 15Approximation of laws 15 15Area of freedom, security and justice 23 1 24Budget of the Communities 1 1Commercial policy 2 2Common Customs Tariff (4) 7 7Common fisheries policy 1 1 2Common foreign and security policy 2 2Community own resources 5 5Company law 17 17Competition 8 5 13Consumer protection (3) 1 2 3Customs union and Common Customs Tariff (4) 12 3 15Economic and monetary policy 1 1Energy 2 2Environment (3) 9 9Environment and consumers (3) 44 4 48European citizenship 6 6External action by the European Union 10 10Financial provisions (budget, financial framework, own resources, combatting fraud and so forth) 1 1Free movement of capital 5 1 6Free movement of goods 5 1 6Freedom of establishment 14 3 17Freedom of movement for persons 16 1 17Freedom to provide services 26 4 30Industrial policy 8 1 9Intellectual property 19 19 38Law governing the institutions 11 15 26Principles of European Union law 2 2 4Regional policy 1 1 2Research, information, education and statistics 1 1Social policy 31 5 36Social security for migrant workers 4 2 6State aid 14 2 16Taxation 58 8 66Transport 4 4
EC Treaty 399 83 482EU Treaty 4 4
Procedure 6 6Staff Regulations 3 1 4
Others 3 7 10OVERALL TOTAL 406 90 496
(1) The figures given (gross figures) represent the total number of cases, without account being taken of the join-der of cases on the ground of similarity (one case number = one case).
(2) Orders terminating proceedings other than those removing a case from the register, declaring that there is no need to give a decision or referring a case to the General Court.
(3) The heading ‘Environment and consumers’ has been divided into two separate headings for cases brought after 1 December 2009.
(4) The headings ‘Common Customs Tariff’ and ‘Customs union’ have been brought together under a single head-ing for cases brought after 1 December 2009.
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. Co
mpl
eted
case
s — Ju
dgm
ents
con
cern
ing
failu
re o
f a M
embe
r Sta
te to
fulfi
l its
obl
igat
ions
: ou
tcom
e (2
006–
10) (
1 )
80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
BE
BG
CZ
DK
DE
EE
IE
EL
ES
FR
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
RO
Sl
SK
FI
SE
UK
Infr
inge
men
t dec
lare
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2
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2
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Belg
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Bulg
aria
Czec
h Re
publ
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4D
enm
ark
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Ger
man
y7
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Esto
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Irela
nd2
17
24
74
Gre
ece
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38
122
7Sp
ain
101
131
151
1110
2Fr
ance
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91
68
2Ita
ly13
123
214
111
410
Cypr
usLa
tvia
Lith
uani
a1
1Lu
xem
bour
g19
1212
72
Hun
gary
Mal
ta1
21
1N
ethe
rland
s1
13
13
32
1Au
stria
106
36
5Po
land
25
41
Port
ugal
79
67
17
1Ro
man
iaSl
oven
ia1
1Sl
ovak
ia1
11
Finl
and
73
11
16
1Sw
eden
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52
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nite
d Ki
ngdo
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32
41
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Tota
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(1 ) Th
e fig
ures
giv
en (n
et fi
gure
s) re
pres
ent t
he n
umbe
r of c
ases
aft
er jo
inde
r on
the
grou
nd o
f sim
ilarit
y (a
set
of j
oine
d ca
ses
= on
e ca
se).
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12. Completed cases — Duration of proceedings (2006–10) (1)(judgments and orders involving a judicial determination)
20
15
10
5
02006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010References for a preliminary ruling 19.8 19.3 16.8 17.1 16.1 Urgent preliminary ruling procedure 2.1 2.5 2.1Direct actions 20 18.2 16.9 17.1 16.7Appeals 17.8 17.8 18.4 15.4 14.3
References for a preliminary ruling Direct actions Appeals
(1) The duration of proceedings is expressed in months and tenths of months. The following types of cases are excluded from the calculation of the duration of proceedings: cases involving
an interlocutory judgment or a measure of inquiry; opinions; special forms of procedure (namely taxation of costs, legal aid, application to set aside, third-party proceedings, interpretation, revision, rectification, attachment procedure); cases terminated by an order removing the case from the register, declaring that there is no need to give a decision or referring the case to the General Court; proceedings for interim measures and appeals concerning interim measures and interventions.
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13. Cases pending as at 31 December — Nature of proceedings (2006–10) (1)
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
02006 2007 2008 2009 2010
References for a preliminary ruling
Direct actions Appeals
Opinions of the Court Special forms of procedure
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010References for a preliminary ruling 378 408 395 438 484Direct actions 232 213 242 170 167Appeals 120 117 126 129 144Special forms of procedure 1 4 4 4 3Opinions of the Court 1 1 1
Total 731 742 768 742 799
(1) The figures given (gross figures) represent the total number of cases, without account being taken of the join-der of cases on the ground of similarity (one case number = one case).
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14. Cases pending as at 31 December — Bench hearing action (2006–10) (1)
2010
Not assigned 65.08%
President 0.50%
Full Court 0.13%
Grand Chamber6.13%
Chambers (5 judges)24.16%
Chambers (3 judges)4.01%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Not assigned 489 481 524 490 520Full Court 1Grand Chamber 44 59 40 65 49Chambers (5 judges) 171 170 177 169 193Chambers (3 judges) 26 24 19 15 32President 1 8 8 3 4
Total 731 742 768 742 799
(1) The figures given (gross figures) represent the total number of cases, without account being taken of the join-der of cases on the ground of similarity (one case number = one case).
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15. Miscellaneous — Expedited and accelerated procedures (2006–10) (1)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Gra
nted
Not
gra
nted
Gra
nted
Not
gra
nted
Gra
nted
Not
gra
nted
Gra
nted
Not
gra
nted
Gra
nted
Not
gra
nted
Direct actions 1 1References for a preliminary ruling 5 5 2 6 1 3 4 7Appeals 1 1Special forms of procedure 1
Total 5 7 2 6 1 5 4 8
(1) Since 1 July 2000, it has been possible to deal with a case under an expedited or accelerated procedure pursu-ant to the provisions of Articles 62a and 104a of the Rules of Procedure.
(2) Since 1 March 2008, pursuant to the provisions of Article 104b of the Rules of Procedure, an urgent preliminary ruling procedure has been available for cases falling within the area of freedom, security and justice.
16. Miscellaneous — Urgent preliminary ruling procedure (2008–10) (2)
2008 2009 2010
Gra
nted
Not
gra
nted
Gra
nted
Not
gra
nted
Gra
nted
Not
gra
nted
Agriculture 1Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters 2 1 1Area of freedom, security and justice 1 1 2 5 1
Total 3 3 2 1 5 1
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17. Miscellaneous — Proceedings for interim measures (2010) (1)
New
app
licat
ions
for i
nter
im
mea
sure
s
App
eals
con
cern
ing
inte
rim
m
easu
res
or in
terv
enti
ons
Outcome
Not
gra
nted
Gra
nted
Rem
oved
from
the
regi
ster
or
no n
eed
to g
ive
a de
cisi
on
Access to documents 1State aid 1Competition 2 3Law governing the institutions 2 1Environment 1Commercial policy 1Intellectual and industrial property 1 1
OVERALL TOTAL 3 6 5
(1) The figures given (net figures) represent the number of cases after joinder on the ground of similarity (a set of joined cases = one case).
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18. General trend in the work of the Court (1952–2010) — New cases and judgments
Year
New cases (¹)
Judg
men
ts/
Opi
nion
s (2 )
Dir
ect a
ctio
ns
Refe
renc
es fo
r a
prel
imin
ary
rulin
g
App
eals
App
eals
co
ncer
ning
in
teri
m
mea
sure
s or
in
terv
enti
ons
Requ
ests
for a
n op
inio
n
Tota
l
App
licat
ions
fo
r int
erim
m
easu
res
1953 4 41954 10 10 21955 9 9 2 41956 11 11 2 61957 19 19 2 41958 43 43 101959 46 1 47 5 131960 22 1 23 2 181961 24 1 1 26 1 111962 30 5 35 2 201963 99 6 105 7 171964 49 6 55 4 311965 55 7 62 4 521966 30 1 31 2 241967 14 23 37 241968 24 9 33 1 271969 60 17 77 2 301970 47 32 79 641971 59 37 96 1 601972 42 40 82 2 611973 131 61 192 6 801974 63 39 102 8 631975 61 69 1 131 5 781976 51 75 1 127 6 881977 74 84 158 6 1001978 146 123 1 270 7 971979 1 218 106 1 324 6 1381980 180 99 279 14 1321981 214 108 322 17 1281982 217 129 346 16 1851983 199 98 297 11 1511984 183 129 312 17 1651985 294 139 433 23 2111986 238 91 329 23 1741987 251 144 395 21 2081988 193 179 372 17 2381989 244 139 383 19 188
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ar
New cases (¹)
Judg
men
ts/
Opi
nion
s (2 )
Dir
ect a
ctio
ns
Refe
renc
es fo
r a
prel
imin
ary
rulin
g
App
eals
App
eals
co
ncer
ning
in
teri
m
mea
sure
s or
in
terv
enti
ons
Requ
ests
for a
n op
inio
n
Tota
l
App
licat
ions
fo
r int
erim
m
easu
res
1990 221 141 15 1 378 12 1931991 140 186 13 1 2 342 9 2041992 251 162 24 1 2 440 5 2101993 265 204 17 486 13 2031994 125 203 12 1 3 344 4 1881995 109 251 46 2 408 3 1721996 132 256 25 3 416 4 1931997 169 239 30 5 443 1 2421998 147 264 66 4 481 2 2541999 214 255 68 4 541 4 2352000 197 224 66 13 2 502 4 2732001 187 237 72 7 503 6 2442002 204 216 46 4 470 1 2692003 277 210 63 5 1 556 7 3082004 219 249 52 6 1 527 3 3752005 179 221 66 1 467 2 3622006 201 251 80 3 535 1 3512007 221 265 79 8 573 3 3792008 210 288 77 8 1 584 3 3332009 143 302 104 2 1 552 1 3772010 136 385 97 6 624 2 370
Total 8 601 7 005 1 118 85 19 16 828 351 8 637
(1) Gross figures; special forms of procedure are not included.
(2) Net figures.
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. G
ener
al tr
end
in th
e w
ork
of th
e Co
urt (
1952
–201
0) —
New
refe
renc
es fo
r a p
relim
inar
y ru
ling
(by
Mem
ber S
tate
per
yea
r) (1 )
BEBG
CZD
KD
EEE
IEEL
ES
FRIT
CY
LVLT
LUH
UM
TN
LAT
PLPT
ROSI
SKFI
SEU
KO
ther
s (1 )
Tota
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611
119
625
519
631
56
1964
24
619
654
21
719
661
119
675
113
13
2319
681
41
12
919
694
111
117
1970
421
22
332
1971
118
65
16
3719
725
201
410
4019
738
374
51
661
1974
515
65
71
3919
757
126
1514
14
169
1976
1128
18
1214
175
1977
161
302
147
95
8419
787
346
112
1138
512
319
7913
133
218
191
118
106
1980
142
243
1419
176
9919
8112
141
1711
417
510
819
8210
136
3918
214
129
1983
94
362
157
196
9819
8413
238
134
1022
912
919
8513
402
4511
614
813
9>>
>
104 Annual Report 2010
Court of Justice StatisticsBE
BGCZ
DK
DE
EEIE
ELES
FR
IT
CYLV
LTLU
HU
MT
NL
ATPL
PTRO
SISK
FISE
UK
Oth
ers (
1 )To
tal
1986
134
184
21
195
116
891
1987
155
322
171
365
319
914
419
8830
434
138
282
2616
179
1989
132
471
22
2810
118
114
139
1990
175
344
26
2125
49
212
141
1991
192
542
35
2936
217
314
186
1992
163
621
515
221
181
1816
219
9322
757
15
722
241
433
1220
419
9419
444
213
3646
113
124
203
1995
148
513
1010
4358
219
25
620
251
1996
304
664
624
702
106
63
421
256
1997
197
461
29
1050
324
352
67
1823
919
9812
749
35
5516
392
2116
72
624
264
1999
133
492
34
1743
423
567
45
2225
520
0015
347
23
512
5012
318
54
261
224
2001
105
531
44
1540
214
574
34
2123
720
0218
859
73
837
412
313
75
1421
620
0318
343
24
89
454
2815
14
422
210
2004
244
501
188
2148
12
2812
14
522
249
2005
211
451
211
1017
182
336
151
24
1112
221
2006
173
377
114
1724
341
14
2012
23
15
210
251
2007
221
25
592
28
1426
431
219
207
31
15
616
265
2008
241
671
21
917
1239
13
34
634
254
14
714
288
2009
358
53
592
1111
2829
14
310
124
1510
31
21
25
281
302
2010
379
310
714
622
3349
32
96
2415
810
171
56
629
385
Tota
l65
118
1513
51
802
655
151
244
816
1 05
62
1010
7333
176
736
332
7719
38
6487
505
27
005
(1 ) Ca
se C
-265
/00
Cam
pina
Mel
kuni
e (C
our d
e ju
stic
e Be
nelu
x/Be
nelu
x G
erec
htsh
of).
Ca
se C
-196
/09
Mile
s an
d O
ther
s (C
ompl
aint
s Bo
ard
of th
e Eu
rope
an S
choo
ls).
Annual Report 2010 105
Statistics Court of Justice
20. General trend in the work of the Court (1952–2010) — New references for a preliminary ruling (by Member State and by court or tribunal)
TotalBelgium Cour constitutionnelle 17
Cour de cassation 77Conseil d’État 62
Other courts or tribunals 495 651Bulgaria Софийски ґрадски съд Търґовско отделение 1
Other courts or tribunals 17 18Czech Republic Nejvyšší soud 1
Nejvyšší správní soud 5Ústavní soud
Other courts or tribunals 9 15Denmark Højesteret 29
Other courts or tribunals 106 135Germany Bundesgerichtshof 130
Bundesverwaltungsgericht 100Bundesfinanzhof 272
Bundesarbeitsgericht 23Bundessozialgericht 74
Staatsgerichtshof des Landes Hessen 1Other courts or tribunals 1 202 1 802
Estonia Riigikohus 1Other courts or tribunals 5 6
Ireland Supreme Court 18High Court 15
Other courts or tribunals 22 55Greece Άρειος Πάγος 10
Συμβούλιο της Επικρατείας 44Other courts or tribunals 97 151
Spain Tribunal Supremo 35Audiencia Nacional 1
Juzgado Central de lo Penal 7Other courts or tribunals 201 244
France Cour de cassation 93Conseil d’État 63
Other courts or tribunals 660 816Italy Corte suprema di Cassazione 108
Corte Costituzionale 1Consiglio di Stato 64
Other courts or tribunals 883 1 056Cyprus Ανώτατο Δικαστήριο 2
Other courts or tribunals 2>>>
106 Annual Report 2010
Court of Justice Statistics
TotalLatvia Augstākā tiesa 9
Satversmes tiesa Other courts or tribunals 1 10
Lithuania Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucinis Teismas 1Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas 3
Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis Teismas 3Other courts or tribunals 3 10
Luxembourg Cour supérieure de justice 10Cour de cassation 8
Conseil d’État 13Cour administrative 7
Other courts or tribunals 35 73Hungary Legfelsőbb Bíróság 3
Fővárosi ĺtélőtábla 2Szegedi Ítélötáblá 1
Other courts or tribunals 27 33Malta Constitutional Court
Qorti ta’ l- AppelOther courts or tribunals 1 1
Netherlands Raad van State 74Hoge Raad der Nederlanden 194
Centrale Raad van Beroep 49College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven 139
Tariefcommissie 34Other courts or tribunals 277 767
Austria Verfassungsgerichtshof 4Oberster Gerichtshof 78
Oberster Patent- und Markensenat 3Bundesvergabeamt 24
Verwaltungsgerichtshof 61Vergabekontrollsenat 4
Other courts or tribunals 189 363Poland Sąd Najwyższy 5
Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny 12Trybunał Konstytucyjny
Other courts or tribunals 15 32Portugal Supremo Tribunal de Justiça 2
Supremo Tribunal Administrativo 40Other courts or tribunals 35 77
Romania Tribunal Dâmboviţa 2Other courts or tribunals 17 19
>>>
Annual Report 2010 107
Statistics Court of Justice
TotalSlovenia Vrhovno sodišče
Ustavno sodišče Other courts or tribunals 3 3
Slovakia Ústavný Súd Najvyšší súd 5
Other courts or tribunals 3 8Finland Korkein hallinto-oikeus 29
Korkein oikeus 11Other courts or tribunals 24 64
Sweden Högsta Domstolen 14Marknadsdomstolen 5
Regeringsrätten 24Other courts or tribunals 44 87
United Kingdom House of Lords 40Court of Appeal 64
Other courts or tribunals 401 505Others Cour de justice Benelux/Benelux Gerechtshof (1) 1 1
Complaints Board of the European Schools (2) 1 1Total 7 005
(1) Case C-265/00 Campina Melkunie.
(2) Case C-196/09 Miles and Others.
108 Annual Report 2010
Court of Justice Statistics21
. G
ener
al tr
end
in th
e w
ork
of th
e Co
urt (
1952
–201
0) —
New
act
ions
for f
ailu
re o
f a M
embe
r Sta
te to
fu
lfil i
ts o
blig
atio
ns
700
600
500
400
300
200
100 0
BEBG
CZD
KD
EEE
IEEL
ESFR
ITCY
LVLT
LUH
UM
TN
LAT
PLPT
ROSL
SKFI
SEU
K
1952
–201
0
BEBG
CZD
KD
EEE
IEEL
ESFR
ITCY
LVLT
LUH
UM
TN
LAT
PLPT
ROSI
SKFI
SEU
KTo
tal
1952
–201
036
422
3526
517
196
379
227
398
621
72
258
913
139
131
4018
21
59
5050
129
3 54
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