2 LETELLIER v. FRANCE JUDGMENT §§ 3 and 4 (art. 5-3, art. 5-4) as regards the requirements of reasonable time and speediness. 2. In response to the enquiry made in accordance with Rule 33 § 3 (d) of the Rules of Court, the applicant stated that she wished to take part in the proceedings and designated the lawyer who would represent her (Rule 30). 3. The Chamber to be constituted included ex officio Mr L.-E. Pettiti, the elected judge of French nationality (Article 43 of the Convention) (art. 43), and Mr R. Ryssdal, the President of the Court (Rule 21 § 3 (b)). On 24 May 1990, in the presence of the Registrar, the President drew by lot the names of the other seven members, namely Mr Thór Vilhjálmsson, Mr F. Matscher, Mr J. Pinheiro Farinha, Mr R. Bernhardt, Mr A. Spielmann, Mr J. De Meyer and Mr S.K. Martens (Article 43 in fine of the Convention and Rule 21 § 4) (art. 43). Subsequently Mr R. Macdonald, substitute judge, replaced Mr Pinheiro Farinha, who was unable to take part in the further consideration of the case (Rules 22 § 1 and 24 § 1). 4. Mr Ryssdal assumed the office of President of the Chamber (Rule 21 § 5) and, through the Registrar, consulted the Agent of the French Government ("the Government"), the Delegate of the Commission and the applicant’s representative on the need for a written procedure (Rule 37 § 1). In accordance with the order made in consequence, the Registrar received the applicant’s claims under Article 50 (art. 50) of the Convention on 28 June 1990 and the Government’s memorial on 19 October. By a letter of 9 November the Deputy Secretary to the Commission informed the Registrar that the Delegate would submit his observations at the hearing. 5. Having consulted, through the Registrar, those who would be appearing before the Court, the President directed on 16 November 1990 that the oral proceedings should open on 23 January 1991 (Rule 38). 6. The hearing took place in public in the Human Rights Building, Strasbourg, on the appointed day. The Court had held a preparatory meeting beforehand. There appeared before the Court: - for the Government Mrs E. BELLIARD, Deputy Director of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Agent, Mr B. GAIN, Assistant Director of Human Rights, Legal Affairs Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Miss M. PICARD, magistrat, seconded to the Legal Affairs Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mrs M. INGALL-MONTAGNIER, magistrat, seconded to the Criminal Affairs and Pardons Directorate, Ministry of Justice, Counsel; - for the Commission Mr A. WEITZEL, Delegate; - for the applicant