APPENDIX 3: ECJ STATISTICS
Source: ECJ Annual Reports
Cases before the ECJ
| Year
| Cases brought
| Cases completed1
| Judgments
| Cases pending
|
| | Total
| Of which preliminary references
(% of total workload)
| | |
|
| 1953 | 4
| - | |
* | -
| * |
| 1954 | 10
| - | |
* | 2
| * |
| 1955 | 9
| - | |
* | 4
| * |
| 1956 | 11
| - | |
* | 6
| * |
| 1957 | 19
| - | |
* | 4
| * |
| 1958 | 43
| - | |
* | 10
| * |
| 1959 | 47
| - | |
* | 13
| * |
| 1960 | 23
| - | |
* | 18
| * |
| 1961 | 26
| 1 | (3.8)
| * | 11
| * |
| 1962 | 35
| 5 | (14.3)
| * | 20
| * |
| 1963 | 105
| 6 | (5.7)
| * | 17
| * |
| 1964 | 55
| 6 | (10.9)
| * | 31
| * |
| 1965 | 62
| 7 | (11.3)
| * | 52
| * |
| 1966 | 31
| 1 | (3.2)
| * | 24
| * |
| 1967 | 37
| 23 | (62.2)
| * | 24
| * |
| 1968 | 33
| 9 | (27.2)
| * | 27
| * |
| 1969 | 77
| 17 | (22.1)
| * | 30
| * |
| 1970 | 79
| 32 | (40.5)
| * | 64
| * |
| 1971 | 96
| 37 | (38.5)
| * | 60
| * |
| 1972 | 82
| 40 | (48.8)
| * | 61
| * |
| ENLARGEMENT—3 new Member States and 3 new judges
|
| 1973 | 192
| 61 | (31.8)
| * | 80
| * |
| 1974 | 102
| 39 | (38.2)
| * | 63
| * |
| 1975 | 131
| 69 | (52.7)
| * | 78
| * |
| 1976 | 127
| 75 | (59.1)
| * | 88
| * |
| 1977 | 158
| 84 | (53.2)
| * | 100
| * |
| 1978 | 270
| 123 | (45.6)
| * | 97
| * |
| 1979 | 13242
| 106 | (8)
(65.8 excl. staff cases)
| * | 138
| * |
| 1980 | 279
| 99 | (35.5)
| 206 | 132
| 238 |
| ENLARGEMENT—1 new Member State and 1 new judge
|
| 1981 | 322
| 108 | (33.5)
| 210 | 128
| 441 |
| 1982 | 346
| 129 | (37.3)
| 329 | 185
| 465 |
| 1983 | 297
| 98 | (33)
| 275 | 151
| 489 |
| 1984 | 312
| 129 | (41.3)
| 340 | 165
| 465 |
| 1985 | 433
| 139 | (32.1)
| 331 | 211
| 574 |
| ENLARGEMENT—2 new Member States and 2 new judges
|
| 1986 | 329
| 91 | (27.7)
| 324 | 174
| 592 |
| 1987 | 395
| 144 | (36.5)
| 380 | 208
| 618 |
| 1988 | 372
| 179 | (48.1)
| 386 | 238
| 605 |
| 1989 | 383
| 139 | (36.3)
| 4893
| 188 | 501
|
| 1990 | 378
| 141 | (37.3)
| 302 | 193
| 583 |
| 1991 | 342
| 186 | (54.4)
| 289 | 204
| 639 |
| 1992 | 440
| 162 | (36.8)
| 345 | 210
| 736 |
| 1993 | 486
| 204 | (42)
| 7934
| 203 | 433
|
| 1994 | 344
| 203 | (59)
| 2935
| 188 | 494
|
| ENLARGEMENT—3 new Member States and 3 new judges
|
| 1995 | 408
| 251 | (61.5)
| 289 | 172
| 620 |
| 1996 | 416
| 256 | (61.5)
| * | 193
| * |
| 1997 | 443
| 239 | (54)
| 456 | 242
| 683 |
| 1998 | 481
| 264 | (54.9)
| 420 | 254
| 748 |
| 1999 | 541
| 255 | (47.1)
| 395 | 235
| 896 |
| 2000 | 502
| 224 | (44.6)
| 526 | 273
| 873 |
| 2001 | 503
| 237 | (47.1)
| 434 | 244
| 943 |
| 2002 | 470
| 216 | (46)
| 513 | 269
| 907 |
| 2003 | 556
| 210 | (37.8)
| 494 | 308
| 974 |
| ENLARGEMENT—10 new Member States and 10 new judges
|
| 2004 | 527
| 249 | (47.2)
| 6656
| 375 | 840
|
| 2005 | 467
| 221 | (47.3)
| 5746
| 362 | 740
|
| 2006 | *
| * | |
* | *
| * |
* Data not available.
1 This is the gross
number of completed cases and does not take into account cases
joined on grounds of similarity.
2 Includes 1163 cases
from Community officials regarding weighting (i.e. staff cases).
3 Includes 153 cases
transferred to CFI.
4 Includes 451 cases
transferred to CFI.
5 Includes 14 cases
transferred to CFI.
6 Includes 25 cases
transferred to CFI in 2004-05.
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