Speeches will be given by Mr Pat COX, President of the European Parliament, Ms Lene ESPERSEN, Danish Minister for Justice and President of the Council, Mr Romano PRODI, President of the European Commission, and Mr Ludwig ADAMOVICH, President of the Austrian Constitutional Court, in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses The Grand-Duke and Grand-Duchess of Luxembourg, the President and Members of the Court of Justice and of the Court of First Instance, former Members of the Courts and senior judges of the Member States, of international courts and of the candidate countries and certain other countries.

A press room will be made available for television, radio and press crews. An official broadcast will be transmitted by EBS (Europe by Satellite) with interpretation into 11 languages and facilities for connection to the EBS image distribution system. A second press room equipped with telephones and modems for personal computers will also be made available.

Photography will be permitted during the arrival of guests at the entrance to the Court of Justice and prior to the formal sitting in the main court room. Photography will also be permitted after the sitting in the public area of the Court.

Accreditation must be obtained from the Press and Information Division of the Court of Justice by completing a copy of the questionnaire annexed to this notice and returning it to the Press and Information Division by no later than midday, Wednesday 27 November

Annexes :
        - programme of events
        - list of special materials available to the press to mark the anniversary of the Court
        - accreditation application form

        Speech by M^s Lene Espersen, Minister of Justice of the Kingdom of Denmark, President of the Council

        Speech by Mr Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission
    
        Speech by Mr Ludwig Adamovich, President of the Austrian Constitutional Court
    
        Speech by Mr Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias, President of the Court of Justice

12h30        Reception in the Salle des Pas Perdus

13h00        Lunch

Press and Information

.    a short film of approximately 28 minutes' duration, with shotlist (time-coding and titles in English and French) created from archived images of the Court. The film reviews the Court's activities from its inception at the Villa Vauban in 1952 to the present day, illustrating its development and some of the milestones along the way. Most of the images are without sound, some have an original soundtrack. Written information is annexed to the “images” file

.    two other short films of approximately five minutes' duration illustrating two landmark cases: “Cassis de Dijon” (20/02/79) et “Bosman” (15/12/95)


These films will be broadcast over Europe by Satellite, the European Union's television news agency, from Monday 18 November 2002. The Europe by Satellite pages on the EUROPA website (http://europa.eu.int/comm/ebs) provide useful information on the broadcasts.

.    a selection of some fifteen colour and black and white photographs in digital format, with captions, from the 1950s to the present day

Publications

.    a list of landmark decisions of the Court
.    a special 50^th anniversary FAQ (frequently asked questions) pamphlet