4. Every Judge taking part in the deliberations shall state his opinion and the reasons for it. 5. Any Judge may require that any questions be formulated in the language of his choice and communicated in writing to the Court before being put to the vote. 6. The conclusions reached by the majority of the Judges after final discussion shall determine the decision of the Court. Votes shall be cast in reverse order to the order of precedence laid down in Article 5 of these Rules. 7. In case of divergent opinions the subject in order of question or interpretation shall be decided by votes. 8. Where the deliberations of the Court concern questions of its own administration, it shall be put to vote. The Chief Registrar shall be present, unless the Court decides to the contrary. Article 24 1. Subject to any special decision of the Court, its vacations shall be as follows: a) from 18 December to 10 January, b) 4days before Easter to 4 days after Easter, c) From 15 July to 15 September. 2. The holidays of the Court shall include Sallah holidays, public holidays and ECOWAS public holiday. 3. During the vacations, the functions of the President shall be exercised at the Place where the Court has its seat by the President himself or the Vice President or any other Judge designated in that respect. 4. Where necessary, the President may convene the Judges during the vacations. 5. The Court shall observe the official holidays of the place where it has its seat. 6. The Court may, in proper circumstances, grant leave of absence to any Judge CHAPTER V LANGUAGES Article 25 1. The official languages of the Court shall be the languages of the Community in accordance with Article 87 (2) of the Treaty.