Presidium of the Boards of Appeal

The Presidium is responsible for the rules and organisation of the Boards of Appeal, including the allocation of Members to the specific Boards and allocation of cases to the Boards.

The Presidium is chaired by the President of the Boards of Appeal. The Chairpersons of the Boards of Appeal also attend along with elected Board Members elected annually from all the Members of the Boards (excluding the president and the Chairpersons of the Boards of Appeal).

Decisions concerning the organisation of the Boards of Appeal

Decisions in force concerning the organization of the Boards of Appeal
Description	Date	Concerning	Number
Decision 2023-05 of 19 May 2023 of the presidium of the boards of appeal on the organisation of the boards	19/05/2023	Organization	2023-05
Decision 2022-15 of 7 December 2022 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the Calendar Year Scheme for 2023	07/12/2022	Organization	2022-15
Decision 2022-8 of 5 july 2022 of the presidium of the boards of appeal amending decision 2021-17 of 2 december 2021 on the calendar year scheme for 2022	05/07/2022	Organization	2022-08
Decision 2021-10 of 6 july 2021 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal concerning the amendment of the rules of procedure before the Boards of Appeal	06/07/2021	Instructions	2021-10
Decision 2021-4 of 19 february 2021 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal concerning the amendment of the rules of procedure before the Boards of Appeal	19/02/2021	Instructions	2021-4
Decision 2020-11 of 6 november 2020 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal concerning the amendment of the rules of procedure before the Boards of Appeal	06/11/2020	Instructions	2020-11
Decision 2021-17 of 2 December 2021 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the Calendar Year Scheme for 2022	02/12/2021	Organization	2021-17
Decision 2020-12 of 03/12/2020 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the Calendar Year Scheme 2021 as consolidated on 02/12/2021	02/12/2021	Organization	2020-12
Decision 2021-6 of 24 March 2021 of the Presidium on the reallocation of a case to the Grand Board	24/03/2021	Organization	2021-6
Decision 2020-1 of 27 February 2020 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the rules of procedure before the Boards of Appeal as amended on 6 November 2020	06/11/2020	Instructions	2020-1 ameded
Decision 2020-9 of 6 November 2020 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal concerning representatives from the United Kingdom before the Boards of Appeal in ongoing proceedings within the meaning of article 97 of the Withdrawal Agreement	06/11/2020	Instructions	2020-9
Decision 2020-8 of 6 November 2020 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal concerning market surveys as evidence before the Boards of Appeal	06/11/2020	Instructions	2020-8
Decision 2020-6 of 2 July 2020 of the Presidium on reallocation of a case to the Grand Board	02/07/2020	Instructions	2020-6
Decision No 2014-2 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal of 31 January 2014 on the friendly settlement of disputes by the competent Board as amended on 1 July 2020	01/07/2020	Decision on Conciliation	2014-2
Decision 2020-5 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal of 1 July 2020 on Experts and Facilitators	01/07/2020	Experts and Facilitators	2020-5
Decision 2020-4 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal of 17 June 2020 on Assisted Negotiation	17/06/2020	Instructions	2020-4
Decision 2020-3 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal of 9 June 2020 on Expert Determination	09/06/2020	Instructions	2020-3
Decision 2020-2 of 22 April 2020 of the Presidium concerning oral proceedings by videoconference before the Boards of Appeal	22/04/2020	Instructions	2020-2
Decision 2019-2 of 29 March 2019 of the Presidium on the referral of a case to the Grand Board	29/03/2019	Instructions	2019-2
Decision 2018-7 of 12 July 2018 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal laying down the internal rules of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal	12/07/2018	Instructions	2018-7
Decision No 2018-5 of 7 June 2018 of the Presidium on the referral of a case to the Grand Board	07/06/2018	Organization	2018-5
Decision 2018-3 of 6 December 2017 of the Presidium on referral of a case to the Grand Board	06/12/2017	Organization	2018-3
Decision 2018-2 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on reallocation of cases to the Grand Board	06/12/2017	Organization	2018-2
Decision No 2013-3 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal of 5 July 2013 on the amicable settlement of disputes ("Decision on Mediation")	05/07/2013	Mediation	2013-3
Rules on mediation	05/07/2013	Mediation	2013-3
Decision 2009-3 of 10 december 2009 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal concerning instructions to the registry of the Boards of Appeal	10/12/2009	Instructions	2009-3

Archive of decisions concerning the organization of the Boards of Appeal
Description	Date	Concerning	Number
Decision 2020-7 of 21 July 2020 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the Organisation of the Boards	21/07/2020	Organization	2020-7
Decision 2022-17 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal of 7 December 2022 on Mediators	07/12/2022	Mediation	2022-17
Decision 2022-11 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal of 5 July 2022 on Mediators	05/07/2022	Organization	2022-11
Decision 2021-18 of 2 December 2021 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on Mediators	02/12/2021	Organization	2021-18
Decision 2021-14 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal of 30 September 2021 on Mediators	30/09/2021	Organization	2021-14
Decision 2021-5 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal of 19 February 2021 on Mediators	19/02/2021	Organization	2021-5
Decision 2020-12 of 03/12/2020 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the Calendar Year Scheme 2021 as consolidated on 30/09/2021	30/09/2021	Organization	2020-12
Decision 2020-12 of 3 December 2020 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the calendar year scheme for 2021 as amended on 24 March 2021	24/03/2021	Organization	2020-12
Decision 2020-12 of 3 December 2020 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the Calendar Year Scheme for 2021	03/12/2020	Organization	2020-12
Decision 2020-1 of 27 February 2020 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the rules of procedure before the Boards of Appeal	27/02/2020	Instructions	2020-1
Decision 2019-3 of 10 December 2019 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the Calendar Year Scheme for 2020	10/12/2019	Organization	2019-3
Decision 2009-1 of 16 june 2009 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal regarding instructions to parties in proceedings before the Boards of Appeal	16/06/2009	Instructions	2009-1
Decision 2018-10 of 17 december 2018 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the calendar year scheme for the year 2019	17/12/2018	Organization	2018-10
Decision 2018-9 of 12 November 2018 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the organisation of the Boards	12/11/2018	Organization	2018-9
Decision 2018-8 of 11 september 2018 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on calendar year scheme for the year 2018	11/09/2018	Organization	2018-8
Decision 2018-6 of 12 july 2018 of the presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the organisation of the boards	12/07/2018	Organization	2018-6
Decision 2018-1 of 18 December 2017 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the organization of the Boards for the year 2018	18/12/2017	Organization	2018-1
Decision 2017-3 of 30 june 2017 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the organization of the boards for the year 2017	30/06/2017	Organization	2017-3
Decision 2017-2 of 23 May 2017 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the organization of the boards for the year 2017	23/05/2017	Organization	2017-2
Decision 2017-1 of 09 January 2017 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the organization of the boards for the year 2017	09/01/2017	Organization	2017-1
Decision 2016-2 of 22 July 2016 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the organization of the boards for the year 2016	22/07/2016	Organization	2016-2
Decision 2015-4 of 9 November 2015 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the organisation of the boards for the year 2016	09/11/2015	Organization	2015-4
Decision 2015-3 of 23 june 2015 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the organization of the boards for the year 2015	23/06/2015	Organization	2015-3
Decision 2015-2 of 23 march 2015 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the organization of the boards for the year 2015	23/03/2015	Organization	2015-2
Decision 2015-1 of 30 january 2015 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the organization of the boards for the year 2015	30/01/2015	Organization	2015-1
On the organization of the boards, the grand board and the devolution of cases to a single member for the year 2014/2015	07/11/2014	Organization	2014-5
On the organization of the Boards, the grand board and the devolution of cases to a single member for the year 2014	16/09/2014	Organization	2014-4
Decision 2014-3 of 26 may 2014 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on the devolution to a single member of cases on appeal against decisions of the examiners taken according to article 7 CTMR	26/05/2014	Instructions	2014-3
Decision 2013-4 of 5 december 2013 of the presidium of the boards of appeal on the organization of the boards, the grand board and the devolution of cases to a single member for the year 2014	01/01/2014	Organization	2013-4
Decision No 2014-2 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal of 31 January 2014 on the friendly settlement of disputes by the competent Board	31/01/2014	Decision on Conciliation	2014-2
The Boards, the grand board and the devolution of cases to a single member for the year 2013	12/07/2013	Organization	2013-2
The Boards, the grand board and the devolution of cases to a single member for the year 2013	15/03/2013	Organization	2013-1
The Boards, the grand board and the devolution of cases to a single member for the year 2013	20/11/2012	Organization	2012-2
Boards, the grand board and the devolution of cases to a single member for the year 2012	16/02/2012	Organization	2012-1
The Boards for the year 2012	19/12/2011	Organization	2011-2
Amicable settlement of disputes	14/04/2011	Mediation	2011-1
Rules on mediation	14/04/2011	Mediation
The Boards, the grand board and the devolution of cases to a single member for the year 2011	25/11/2010	Organization	2010-3
Amending the Decision 2009-2	22/06/2010	Organization	2010-1
The Boards, the Grand Board and the devolution of cases to a single member for the year 2010	10/12/2009	Organization	2009-2
The Boards, the Grand Board and the devolution of cases to a single member for the year 2009	16/12/2008	Organization	2008-1
The Boards, the Grand Board and the devolution of cases to a single member for the year 2008	18/12/2007	Organization	2007-3
Creation of the fifth Board of Appeal	18/09/2007	Organization	2007-2
Assignment of members and allocation of cases as from 1 September 2007	01/09/2007	Organization	2007-1
The Boards, the Grand Board and the devolution of cases to a Single Member	12/12/2006	Organization	2006-2
Registry of the boards of appeal	17/10/2006	Instructions	2006-1
Designation of a Member regarding changes with respect of the composition of the Third Board of Appeal	07/03/2006	Organization	2006-3
Assignment of Members and Allocation of Cases	12/07/2005	Organization	2005-1
The Boards, the Grand Board and the devolution of cases to a Single Member	20/04/2005	Organization	2005-2
Modifying the composition of the First, Second and Fourth Boards of Appeal and the criteria for the allocation of cases to individual Boards of Appeal	26/07/2004	Organization	2004-1
Designating the members of the Boards of Appeal and their alternates and establishing criteria for the allocation of cases to the individual Boards of Appeal for the year 2004	12/12/2003	Organization	2003-3
Designating the members of the Third and Fourth Boards of Appeal and alternates for members of the Boards of Appeal for the period from 1 October 2003 to 31 December 2003	01/10/2003	Organization	2003-2
Designating the members of the Boards of Appeal and their alternates and establishing procedures for the allocation of cases to the Boards of Appeal for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2003	15/05/2003	Organization	2003-1
Designating the members of the First, Second, Third and Fourth Boards of Appeal and their alternates and establishing procedures for the allocation of cases to the individual Boards of Appeal for the working year 2002	21/12/2001	Organization	2001-2
Designating the members of the First, Second, Third and Fourth Boards of Appeal and their alternates and establishing procedures for the allocation of cases to the individual Boards of Appeal for the working year 2001	30/03/2001	Organization	2001-1
Designating the members of the First, Second, Third and Fourth Boards of Appeal and their alternates and establishing procedures for the allocation of cases to the individual Boards of Appeal	26/10/2000	Organization	2000-1
Designating the members of the First, Second and Third Boards of Appeal and their alternates and establishing procedures for the allocation of cases to the individual Boards of Appeal for the working year 2000	15/12/1999	Organization	99-3
Amending the Decision 98-1	29/06/1999	Organization	99-2
Amending the Decision 98-1	23/02/1999	Organization	99-1
Designating the members of the First, Second and Third Boards of Appeal and their alternates and laying down objective criteria for the allocation of cases to the individual Boards of Appeal for the working year 1999	03/11/1998	Organization	98-1
Designating the members of the First, Second and Third Boards of Appeal and their alternates and laying down objective criteria for the allocation of cases to the individual Boards of Appeal for the working year 1988	16/12/1997	Organization	97-4
Designating the members of the First, Second and Third Boards of Appeal and their alternates	26/09/1997	Organization	97-3
Allocation of cases to the individual Boards of Appeal to the individual Boards of Appeal	14/05/1997	Organization	97-2
Designating the members of the First and the Second Boards of Appeal and their alternates	02/04/1997	Organization	97-1

Communications of the President of the Boards of Appeal
Description	Date	Number
Concerning the submission of observations in oral hearings held by videoconference before the Boards	02/07/2020	2020-1

In the archive you will find the decisions of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal, with respect to the composition of the Boards and the criteria for the allocation of cases to individual Boards which are no longer in force.

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