EPC 1973 | EPC 2000 |
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Art. 28 | Art. 28 |
Chapter IV – The Administrative Council
Article 28 21
Board
A revised version of the European Patent Convention entered into force on 13 December 2007. The provisions of the revised Convention apply unless the transitional provisions provide for the applicability of the EPC 1973. |
(1) When there are at least eight Contracting States, the Administrative Council may set up a Board composed of five of its members.
(2) The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Administrative Council shall be members of the Board ex officio; the other three members shall be elected by the Administrative Council.
(3) The term of office of the members elected by the Administrative Council shall be three years. This term of office shall not be renewable.
(4) The Board shall perform the duties given to it by the Administrative Council in accordance with the Rules of Procedure.
21See decisions of the Administrative Council of 05.06.2003 setting up a Board of the Administrative Council (OJ EPO 2003, 333) and of 30.10.2003 concerning the operation of the Board of the Administrative Council (OJ EPO 2003, 579).