paragraph of Article 32b'.

`Article 32a

The Court shall be assisted by two Advocates General.

It shall be the duty of the Advocate General acting with complete  impartiality and independence, to make, in open court, reasoned  submissions on cases brought before the Court, in order to assist the  Court in the performance of the task assigned to it in Article 31.

Should the Court so request, the Council may acting unanimously,  increase the number of Advocates General and make the necessary  adjustments to the third paragraph of Article 32b'.

`Article 32b

The Judges and Advocates General shall be chosen from persons whose  independence is beyond doubt and who possess the qualifications required  for appointment to the highest judicial offices in their respective countries or  who are jurisconsults of recognized competence; they shall be appointed by  common accord of the governments of the Member States for a term of six  years.

Every three years there shall be a partial replacement of the Judges .Three  and four Judges shall be replaced alternately. The three Judges whose terms  of office are to expire at the end of the first three years shall be chosen by  lot.

Every three years there shall be a partial replacement of the Advocates  General. The Advocate General whose term of office is to expire at the  end of the first three years shall be chosen by lot.

Retiring Judges and Advocates General shall be eligible for reappointment.

The Judges shall elect the President of the Court from among their number  for a term of three years. He may be re elected'.

`Article 32c

The Court shall appoint its Registrar and lay down the rules governing his  service.

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