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 recognised com petence; they shall be appointed by common accord of the Govern ments of the Member States for a term of six years.
Roghnófar na Breithiúna agus na hAbhcóidí Ginearálta ó dhaoine nach bhfuil a neamhspleáchas inchurtha in amhras agus a bhfuil acu na cailíochtaí is gá chun a gceaptha do na hoifigí breithiúnacha is airde ina dtíortha faoi seach nó is dli-eolaithe a n-aithnitear a n-inniúlacht; ceapfaidh Rialtais an Chomhphobail iad de thoil a chéile ar feadh téarma sé bliana.