Document ID: 32022D0119(02)
Language: ENG

<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>19.1.2022&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>C 27/16</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 December 2021
appointing the alternate to the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office
(2022/C 27/06)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights ( 1 ) , and in particular Article 47(1) thereof,
Whereas:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>By Decision of 16&#160;June 2016&#160;<a>(<span>2</span>)</a>, the Council renewed the term of office of Ms&#160;Sari&#160;Kaarina&#160;HAUKKA as alternate to the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office (the &#8217;Office&#8217;).</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>The renewed term of office of Ms Sari Kaarina HAUKKA expired on 14&#160;October 2021.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>On 13&#160;October 2021, after obtaining the opinion of the Administrative Council of the Office, the Commission proposed to the Council a list of candidates for the alternates to the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the Office,</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. Mr Marcus NAVIN-JONES is hereby appointed as alternate to the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office (the ’Office’) for a period of five years.
2. The term of office of Mr Marcus NAVIN-JONES shall run from the date on which he takes up his duties. That date shall be agreed between the President and the Administrative Council of the Office.
Article 2
The Chairperson of the Administrative Council of the Office shall be empowered to provide for all the arrangements necessary to implement Article 1.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 2021.
For the Council
The President
A. VIZJAK
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( 1 ) OJ L 227, 1.9.1994, p. 1 .
( 2 ) Council Decision of 16 June 2016 renewing the term of office of the alternate to the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office ( OJ C 223, 21.6.2016, p. 5 ).
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