On 12 May 2009, pending the entry into force of Protocol No 14 amending the control system of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted Protocol No 14 bis to the Convention at its ministerial session in Madrid. The aim of Protocol No 14 bis was to increase the Court’s case-processing capacity as rapidly as possible. It was opened for signature on 27 May 2009 in Strasbourg and came into force on 1 October 2009. It ceased to be in force or applied on a provisional basis as from 1 June 2010, the date on which Protocol No 14 to the Convention came into force.