In its annual report, the Court presents its figures for the previous year, showing a strong increase in judicial activity. Indeed, the statistics concerning the Court's activity in 2014 reveal "unprecedented figures overall. The past year is the most productive year in the Court's history.Thus, the Court completed 719 cases in 2014 (gross figure, that is to say not taking account of the joinder of cases - the net figure being 632 cases), which amounts to an increase compared with the previous year (701 cases completed in 2013). Of those cases, 416 were dealt with by judgments and 214 gave rise to orders.
The Court had 622 new cases brought before it (without account being taken of the joinder of cases on the ground of similarity), as against 699 in 2013, which amounts to a
decrease of 11%. This relative decrease in the total number of cases brought essentially concerns appeals and references for a preliminary ruling. There were 428 references for a preliminary ruling in 2014.
So far as concerns the duration of proceedings, the statistics are very positive. In the case of references for a preliminary ruling, the average duration amounted to 15.0
months. The decrease compared with 2013 (16.3 months) confirms a clear trend since 2005. The average time taken to deal with direct actions and appeals was 20.0 months and 14.5 months respectively, again a decrease compared with 2013."
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