CELEX: 32016D0621(02)
Language: en
Date: 2016-06-16 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 16 June 2016 renewing the term of office of the President of the Community Plant Variety Office

21.6.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 223/6
            
         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 16 June 2016
   renewing the term of office of the President of the Community Plant Variety Office
   (2016/C 223/07)
   THE COUNCIL 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 43(2) thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               By Decision of 12 July 2011 (2), the Council appointed Mr Martin EKVAD as President of the Community Plant Variety Office (the ‘Office’).
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               The term of office of Mr Martin EKVAD is to expire on 31 August 2016.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               On 4 May 2016, after obtaining the favourable opinion of the Administrative Council of the Office, the Commission proposed that the term of office of Mr Martin EKVAD be renewed,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The term of office of Mr Martin EKVAD as President of the Community Plant Variety Office is hereby renewed for a period of five years with effect from 1 September 2016.
   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 Luxembourg, 16 June 2016.
      
         
            For the Council
         
         
            The President
         
         L.F. ASSCHER
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 227, 1.9.1994, p. 1.
   
      (2)  Council Decision of 12 July 2011 appointing the President of the Community Plant Variety Office (OJ C 209, 15.7.2011, p. 18).