15/09/2010 (Agence Europe) - To replace Mr Arjen W. H. Meij, who has demitted office, the representatives of the governments of the member states, on 13 September, appointed Mr Marc van der Woude judge at the General Court of the European Union for the period from 1 September 2010 to 31 August 2016. At the same time, the terms of office as judges at the General Court were renewed for Mr Marc Jaeger, Mr Josef Azizi, Ms Eugénia Martins de Nazaré Ribeiro, Mr Ottó Czúcz, Ms Irena Wiszniewska-Bia³ecka, Mr Franklin Dehousse, Ms Küllike Jürimäe, Mr Savvas S. Papasavvas, Mr Sten Frimodt Nielsen, Mr Heikki Kanninen and Mr Juraj Schwarcz. After the formal sitting of the Court of Justice, marking the taking of the oath and entry into office of Judge van der Woude, Marc Jaeger was confirmed as the president of the General Court, a position he has held since 17 September 2007, until 31 August 2013. (F.G./transl.rt)