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29.10.1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 311 A/3

**NOTICE OF A VACANCY FOR A CHAIRMAN OF A BOARD OF APPEAL OF THE OFFICE OF**
**HARMONISATION IN THE INTERNAL MARKET**

**(trade marks and designs)**

**(99/129/A/CHR)**

(1999/C 311 A/02)

**DESCRIPTION OF THE OFFICE** **APPOINTMENT**

Chairmen of the Boards of Appeal are appointed, for a period
The Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (trade
of five years, by the Council of the European Union acting on
marks and designs), hereinafter referred to as the ‘Office’,
a proposal from the Administrative Board of the Office.
was established by Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of
20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ L 11,
14.01.1994). Candidates must be nationals of one of the Member States of
the European Union and have been born after 1 March 1941.

The Office, which has legal personality and is independent as
regards technical, administrative and financial matters, is Candidates must not have been convicted or found guilty of
responsible for issuing and administering the Community any criminal offence.
trade mark, to which uniform protection is given and which
produces its effects throughout the whole of the European
Candidates must have a thorough knowledge of one ComUnion. munity language and a satisfactory knowledge of a second
Community language. One of these languages must be one of
the five languages of the Office, namely Spanish, German,
In the future, it will also administer Community designs.
English, French and Italian.

In the year 2000, the Office’s budget will amount to approximately EUR 100 million and the number of posts will be in **MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS**
the region of 600.
— a law-related university degree.

— a minimum of 15 years’ professional experience, at least
**LOCATION OF THE OFFICE**
five of which must have been spent in the area of
intellectual property, and in particular in the area of trade
marks and designs.
Alicante, Spain.

**OTHER QUALIFICATIONS**
**THE BOARDS OF APPEAL**

Judicial or quasi-judicial experience in the field of intellectual
The Office currently has several Boards of Appeal. property would be an advantage.

Management experience preferably acquired in a national,
The Boards of Appeal are responsible for deciding on appeals
Community or international public body would be an advanfrom decisions of the examiners, the opposition division, the
tage.
administration of trade marks and legal division and the
cancellation division of the Office.

**CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT**
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 130 of the Community
trade mark Regulation, each Board of Appeal consists of three
A five-year temporary contract pursuant to point (a) of
members, one of whom is the chairman. The chairmen of the
Article 2 of the Conditions of Employment of other servants
Boards of Appeal of the office are responsible, under the
of the European Communities, in category A, grade 3. This
provisions of the Community trade mark Regulation and all
contract is renewable. The basic monthly salary will be at least
the detailed implementing rules arising from it, and in EUR 8 054,88.
particular the provisions adopted by the President of the Office
implementing the aforementioned Regulation, for managing a
Board of Appeal and exercising the powers vested in it. Employment shall be terminated either on the date established
in the contract or at the request of the temporary agent in
question, on the conclusion of three months’ notice, without
The Office is publishing this notice with a view to appointing prejudice to the relevant provisions of the above mentioned
a Chairman for one of the Boards of Appeal. Conditions of Employment.

C 311 A/4 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29.10.1999

**SELECTION PROCEDURE** Applications must be sent by registered post. The envelope
and all correspondence should bear the following reference:
Selection will be conducted subject to the control of the 99/129/A/CHR.
Administrative Board.

**SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS** The envelope must be marked as follows: ‘Not to be opened
by the mail service’.
If you are interested, please submit your application by sending
a detailed curriculum vitae together with all the relevant
Further information may be obtained from:
supporting documents concerning qualifications and evidence
of professional experience (originals or certified copies of
degrees/diplomas and statements of employment), within six
Director of the Administrative and Technical Services Departweeks of publication of the present notice in the _Official Journal_ ment
_of the European Communities_ (the postmark will serve as proof Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
of the date of dispatch). Applications should be sent to the
(trade marks and designs)
following adress:
Office A-4/10
Chairman of the Administrative Board Avenida de Aguilera, no 20
Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market E-03080 Alicante
(trade marks and designs) Tel. (34) 965 139 146
Avenida de Aguilera, no 20 Fax (34) 965 139 143
E-03080 Alicante E-mail: William.COPINE@oami.eu.int