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41 | II Série A - Número: 023S1 | 27 de Outubro de 2014

(3) Where immunity has been waived and criminal proceedings are instituted against a judge, that judge shall be tried, in any of the Contracting Member States, only by the court competent to judge the members of the highest national judiciary.
(4) The Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Union shall apply to the judges of the Court, without prejudice to the provisions relating to immunity from legal proceedings of judges which are set out in this Statute.

ARTICLE 9 End of duties

(1) Apart from replacement after expiry of a judge's term pursuant to Article 4, or death, the duties of a judge shall end when that judge resigns.
(2) Where a judge resigns, the letter of resignation shall be addressed to the President of the Court of Appeal or, in the case of judges of the Court of First Instance, the President of the Court of First Instance for transmission to the Chairman of the Administrative Committee.
(3) Save where Article 10 applies, a judge shall continue to hold office until that judge's successor takes up his or her duties.
(4) Any vacancy shall by filled by the appointment of a new judge for the remainder of his or her predecessor's term.

ARTICLE 10 Removal from office

(1) A judge may be deprived of his or her office or of other benefits only if the Presidium decides that that judge no longer fulfils the requisite conditions or meets the obligations arising from his or her office. The judge concerned shall be heard but shall not take part in the deliberations.
(2) The Registrar of the Court shall communicate this decision to the Chairman of the Administrative Committee.
(3) In the case of a decision depriving a judge of his or her office, a vacancy shall arise upon that notification.

ARTICLE 11 Training

(1) Appropriate and regular training of judges shall be provided for within the training framework set up under Article 19 of the Agreement. The Presidium shall adopt Training Regulations ensuring the implementation and overall coherence of the training framework.
(2) The training framework shall provide a platform for the exchange of expertise and a forum for discussion, in particular by: (a) organising courses, conferences, seminars, workshops and symposia; (b) cooperating with international organisations and education institutes in the field of intellectual property; and (c) promoting and supporting further vocational training.

(3) An annual work programme and training guidelines shall be drawn up, which shall include for each judge an annual training plan identifying that judge's main training needs in accordance with the Training Regulations.
(4) The training framework shall in addition: (a) ensure appropriate training for candidate-judges and newly appointed judges of the Court; (b) support projects aimed at facilitating cooperation between representatives, patent attorneys and the Court.