Article 1
The Vice-President of the Court shall take the place of the President of the Court in the performance of the judicial duties referred to in the first paragraph of Article 39 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union and in Article 57 thereof and in Articles 160 to 166 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice.
If the Vice-President of the Court should be prevented from acting, the functions referred to in the previous paragraph shall be exercised by one of the Presidents of the Chambers of five Judges or, failing that, by one of the Presidents of the Chambers of three Judges or, failing that, by one of the other Judges, according to the order of seniority laid down in Article 7.