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Citation: OJ EPO 2010, 530
Online publication date: 31.10.2010
REPRESENTATION
Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination

Examination results

In accordance with Article 14(1) of the Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives (REE), the following candidates were successful in the European qualifying examination which took place from 2 to 4 March 2010:

Abel Martin

Aisch Sebastian

Albersmeyer Uwe

Alde' Dario

Alder Ettie-Ann

Allain Michel

Allen Matthew Emmerson

Allwardt Anke

Althaus Roland

Alvarez Alvarez Oscar

Anderson Oliver Ben

Andersson Karl Ola

Antonucci Emanuele

Apeldoorn-Rassow Stefanie

Arbousse Bastide Olivier

Arch Peter Jonathan Sanders

Aromaa Sami Rainer

Arrowsmith Peter Michael Edmund

Ayoub Nabil

Bach Alexander

Badel Xavier Claude Yves

Baget Astrid

Baker Philip John

Baker Thomas Edward

Bakhtyari Arash

Balliel-Zakowicz Stephan

Bancroft David Robert

Bankamp Achim

Barbaro Gaetano

Barnes Philip Michael

Bates Simon Andrew

Baudler Ron

Baur Roland

Bender Albert

Benedetto Marco

Bentall Mark James

Berbinau Pierre Jean-Marie

Berg Katja

Berg Kristina

Bertucco Alberto

Bettridge Paul Sebastian

Beyermann Jochen

Birdi Sandeep

Birkeland Morten

Birtle Zoe Elizabeth

Björk Frida Magdalena

Blecha Andreas

Blidefalk Jenny Cecilia

Bonacker Eckart Steffen

Bonatto Marco

Bond Christopher William

Bornier Raynald

Boßmeyer Jens

Botzenhardt Sandra

Bou Faisal Roger

Boubal Denis

Bouillet Jean-Jacques

Boydens Kris

Brack Hans-Peter

Brand Normen

Braneci Mohamed

Brannen Joseph Waclaw

Braun Hartmut

Briscoe Paul Brian

Brunner Yingkun

Bruns Olaf

Brzank Andreas

Buchholz Thomas

Bücker Hendrik

Burauer Stefan

Burkhardt Matthias

Butruille Jean-Rémi Pierre Marie

Calvez Olivia

Calvo Ramón Pablo

Camenisch Andrew Richard

Camier Benjamin Gregory

Cardon Nicolas

Carlsen Bjarne

Cassie Matthew David

Chambers Neil Edward

Champion Claire

Chantereau Thomas

Chenevarin Stéphane Maurice

Chettle John Edward

Christensen Suzanne Kjaer

Ciceri Fabio

Claassen Maarten Pieter

Clark Andrew Peter

Coda Sandrine

Coehn Markus

Contessini Pier Carlo

Cooke Richard Spencer

Coombes Catherine Ann

Cooney Daniel Thomas

Corominas Macias Nestor

Cottam David William

Coulon Ludivine

Crawford Andrew

Daas Manfred Martin

Dagès Olivier Pierre Arthur

Dall'Olio Christian

Daniel Charles René Hans

Dantz Dirk

Davies Dominic

de la Colina Montero Maria Rosa

de Maré Fredrick Baltzar

Decker Gabriele Theresia

Dehner Alexander

Del Nero Susanna

Delaporte Allison

Deleuze Anne-Laure

Deriu Daniela

Dern Martin

Desbordes Guillaume Robert Louis

Descazeaux Charles Henri Jacques

Despalle Pierre-Aimé

Dierkes Thorsten

Dorion Catherine Jeanne Marie

Dos Santos Sonia

Drescher Christian

Drohmann Christian

Dufay Nicolas Henri

Dumont Alban Bernard Gilles

Duncombe Richard James

Durieux Frédérique Marie Françoise Renée

Dutreix Hugues Ours

Duyver Jurgen Martha Herman

Eade Serena Jean

Eibl Christian

Eisenbarth Daniel Augustinus

Eisenführ Alexander David Wilhelm

Ekeberg Lars

Ellis Lyle John

Ellspermann Ina

Engel Egbert

Enomoto Kei

Ercolani Simone Pietro

Ernby Thomas

Estermeier Michael

Ettinger Holger Jens

Etuaho Kirsikka Elina

Fassio Valeria

Fehrenbacher Eckhard

Fenwick Rosalind Katherine

Fernandez-Arizpe Almudena

Ferns Anthony Robert

Field Marianne Alice Louise

Filips Christian

Fischer Achim

Fischer Ernst

Fischer Michael Maria

Fischer-Krummer Susanne Petra

Fisher John William

Flaherty Annette Esther

Fletcher Stella Justine

Flora Francesco

Flossmann Michael

Folwell Elizabeth Helen

Fonrobert Benno Johannes

Ford Esther Mary

Forsyth Neil

Foulkes Laura Helen

Fox Tobias

Fredriksson Anders

Freeke Arnold

Friedrich Andreas

Friedrich Uwe

Frischknecht Harry Ralph

Fritz Martin Richard

Fromen-Romano Cécile

Fyfe Fiona Allison Watson

Gabarda Ortega Ana Esther

Gagliardi Tatiana

Galander Marcus

Galdeano Sophie Marie

Gall Ignaz

Gascón Irene

Gatzert Claudia Denise

Gebert Jörn

Gee Rachel Sarah

Geiger Patric Kurt

Geissler Andreas

Geling Andrea

Ghibaudo David Marc

Giannini Manuela

Giaroni Paola

Gilio Michel

Gill-Carey Michael Paul

Giugni Diego

Glaeske Holger

González Eduardo

Grainger David Fraser

Graßmann Alexander

Green Katherine

Greiner Elisabeth

Grimm Stephan Michael

Gris Sébastien

Grob Thomas Stephan

Gruber Aude Elisabeth

Gulklett Mikkjal

Gyaja Christoph Benjamin

Gygi Andreas

Gyi Jeffrey Ivan

Haas Michel

Haley Roger David

Hall Christopher David

Hammarsjö Joakim

Härdi Rudolf

Harji Rakesh

Harman Paul North

Haseley Simon Richard

Haslinger Dieter Roland

Haßlbeck Michael

Haucke Kerstin

Häyrinen Ville Tapani

Helbig Nicole

Henderson Helen Lee

Henneböhle Ulrike

Henrich Christel Marie Marguerite

Herbreteau Olivier Charles

Herr Jochen

Herrmann Johanna

Heuser Tanja

Hillier Mark

Hillis Katherine

Hoffmanns Ulrich

Höfl Sarah Daniela Maria

Hofmaier Rolf

Hohendorf Carsten

Holland David Christopher

Holmes Michael Anthony

Houle Timothy James

Huang Chongguang

Hutchinson Claire Louise

Hutter Michael

Imam Nashim

Instone Alicia Claire

Ireland Jacqueline Frances

Jacobs Bart

Jacquin Laurence

Jalink Cornelis Jojakim

Jansen Bart Antonius Johannes

Janssen Francis-Paul Elise Maria

Jeannequin Pierre

Jendricke Susann

Jenkins Paul David

Jensen Jacob

Jensen Kent Winther

Jensen Olaf Sven

Jeschke Alexander

Jewell Catherine Mary

Johansson Maria Kristina

Johnson Emma Elizabeth

Jones David Alan

Jongste Johan Frank

Joos Uta Susanne

Jöstingmeier Martin

Joyce-Menekse Miranda Elizabeth

Kahlen Olaf

Kallus Stefan

Kampers Stefan

Kanved Hans Nicolai Nørgaard

Kappes Stefan

Karfopoulos Alexis Theo

Kargl Verena Sabine

Kauth Christoph Oliver

Kennedy Richard

Kerneur Youen

Kershaw Alison Lesley

Keydel Lutz

Kielmann Rolf Tobias

Kildesø Jan

Kinder Edith

King Vanessa Rachel

Kingolo Alain

Kirchner Christian

Kistler Werner Michael

Kitous Simon

Kiviluoma Markku Juhani

Kleinhenz Sven

Klemm Martina

Kling Edouard

Knöner Gregor

Koch Jakob

Kohlhof Stephan

Kolb Pamela

Koller Tobias Kilian

Konrad Michael

Kornum Martin Kirkegaard

Koschnitzki Thomas

Kramer Matthias

Krämer Dana

Kranenburg - van Dijk Saskia Ingeborg

Krank Wolfgang

Kreitschmann Mirko

Kroeze Jessica Ellen

Kuegele Matthias

Kugler Manfred

Kühn Michaela

Kuhstrebe Jochen

Kulajta Carmen Jennifer

Labatte Laurent Frank

Labaune Anne-Lise Nathalie Claire

Lambert Thomas John

Lambourne David

Lange Sven

Larsson Ludvig Tobias

Latham Stuart Alexander

Law Fiona

Lawal Abdulmalik Adinoyi

Lawrence Else

Le Goff Robin

Le Mauff Frédéric Francis Joseph

Le Noane Karine Elsa

Ledl Andreas

Lee Manuel

Legrand Olivier

Lenney James Patrick

Leonard Thomas Charles

Leoncini Alberto

Leoni Richard Pietro

Le-Sattler Alicia Thanh Truc

Lidén Camilla Christina

Lienard Céline

Lindfeld Linus Matthias

Lindsay Jonas Daniel

Linnander Obermayer Anna Catharina

Lippert Markus Alfons

López Díaz Mónica

López Lozano Ana Pilar

Lorenz Klaus

Lübbe Nils

Lücke-Gail Robert

Maier Thomas

Maitland Matthew

Maitrejean Esther

Maller Simon Charles

Malmquist David Emanuel

Mannerlöf Tenning Marie Eva

Marden David Ian

Markfort Iris-Anne Lucie

Markus Alexander

Marro Nicolas

Martin Franck-Olivier Nicolas

Mathies Sebastian Valentin

McDougall Robert Campbell

McHugh Paul Edward

Mears Andrew

Medau Jörn

Mehler Philipp

Mellet Valérie Martine

Mercer Daniel John

Meyer zu Bexten Elmar

Milcent Guillaume

Mildner Volker

Molitor Julia

Möller Christoph

Molnar Ferenc

Monlouis Patrick Hervé Gérard

Moore Nicholas

Morrall Jonathan Ian McLachlan

Morters Elizabeth Mary

Mouney Jérôme

Moyaerts Laurent

Mozzi Matteo

Mulhern Declan

Müller Barbara

Müller Dirk

Müller Hans Peter

Müller Silke

Müller-Afraz Simona

Mumbru Forn Jose

Murphy David John

Myers Jonathan David

Navarro Fernandez Maria Isabel

Newman Alastair James Morley

Ney Catherine Anne Marie Paule

Nicholls James Ronald

Nickel André

Nilsson Lars-Magnus

Nissen Julia

Noronha Catherine Louise

Nowacka Ewa Barbara

O'Gara Margaret Mary

Oger Cyril Pierre

Olofsson Jonas Tor

Olsson Jerry Jan Anders

Oppermann Tim

Örtenblad Johan Tore

Ossmann Jens

Oswald Oliver

Owald Micael

Paetzke Uwe Axel

Page Marie-Hélène

Pandolfi Paolo

Parta Ari Petri

Pavan Andrea

Pears Michael Russell

Perronace Andrea

Perrot Sébastien

Pfeffer Michael

Piening Niklas

Pieper Fabian Gerald

Pigasse Caroline Lorraine

Pio Federico

Plaggenborg Menko Bernard

Plaggenborg Rainer

Plamann Tobias

Platzer Klaus Alexander

Pomeranc Didier

Poncet Amandine Frédérique Marie

Portch Daniel

Pradera Angulo Iñigo

Price Phillip

Prichard Leslie Stephen

Provost Antoine Georges Marcel

Puggioli Tommaso

Pugsley Victoria Antonietta

Purschke Frank

Quellari Mylène Audrey Séverine

Racine Sophie Christiane Carol

Radkov Stoyan Atanasson

Rai Monika

Ran Handong

Rasch Teija Kaarina

Rausa Mario Alberto Manlio

Reboussin Yohann Mickaël Noël

Recoules Hector

Rehm Marion Juliane

Reichert Sabine

Reitwießner Kerstin

Retter Jocelyn Anna

Rifflart David Franck

Rittermann Marco

Robertson James Stuart

Rogers Ivan Mark

Rohlfs Julia Ellen

Romeral Cabeza Angel

Roos Rikard

Roser Galard Roberto

Roussy Delphine

Rubio Sierra Javier

Ruebner Anja

Rule John Eric

Rüther Holger

Rzepecki Petra

Sabisch Winfried

Sahlin Jonna Elizabeth

Salfer Reinhard Peter

Sambo Anne-Véronique

Sanger Phillip Simon

Santamaria Gamez Antoni

Sasse Stefan

Saturio Carrasco Pedro Javier

Saulais Vincent Cédric

Savarin Aline Sophie

Schacht Benny

Scharping Marion

Scharrenberg Christian

Schauinger Sébastien

Schiller Harald Albrecht

Schlürscheid Manfred

Schmid Michael

Schmid Michael

Schnarr Andreas

Schönherr Dietmar

Schubert Peter

Schuchter Karl-Joachim

Schulte Thomas

Schust Jochen

Schwarz Jochen

Schwarz Knut Magnus

Scullion Juliet Patricia

Seibert Franz

Seitz Holger

Seliger Knut

Sewell Adrian David

Sharman Thomas Alexander

Short James Austin

Sielewiesiuk Jakub

Simon Alexandre Bruno Henri José

Simonsson Klas Johnny

Singer Wolfgang Reinhard

Sinigaglia Stefano

Smith Matthew Kenton Edwin

Sokolowski Fabian Heinz Stephan

Soldatini Andrea

Sollerhed Hans Mikael

Sollmann Michael

Sommer Michael

Søndergård Mette Weigelt

Spevak Michael

Spillmann Hannes

Spina Alessandro

Staab Eugen

Stäbler Roman

Ståhlberg Johan Erik Einar

Stan Sorel Silvestru

Steiner Tobias

Stentiford Andrew Charles

Stevens Brian Joseph

Stevenson-Hill Jack Patrick

Stromberg Christian

Stuttle James

Sverrisdottir Audur

Takahashi Kimio

Talbot Alexandre Antoine Alain

Tanguy Yannick

Tarkpea Pia

Tautscher Peter

Teasdale Andrew James

Tegethoff Sebastian

Telega Pawel Lukasz

Theumert Gerhard Josef

Thiel Linda

Thimm Martin

Tiburzi Andrea

Tillmann Volker

Töpert Florian Joachim Christian Frank

Töpert Verena Clarita

Treinzen Ute

Trichard Louis Gordon François

Tschinder Thomas

Tuffreau Charles Loic Pierre César

Tweedlie Diane Harkness

Urbillac Chantal Corinne Annie

Väänänen Janne Kalervo

Valenza Silvia

Van Bladel Marc

van Coppenolle Frank

van den Boeck Wim

van den Broeck Kristel Alice Oswald

van der Sterren-Mol Josephine Elisabeth Maria

van Loon Alexander

van Woudenberg Roel

Vanden Wyngaert Hilbrand

Vanderstede Els

Veinante Aude

Velker Jörg

Verbeure Birgit Maria Frans

Verhoeven Johannus Theodorus Maria

Vetter Dagmar Svenja

Vieillevigne Sébastien Nicolas Bernard

Vilalta Juvanteny Luis

Voges Dieter

Völger Karl Wolfgang

Volkmann Thorsten

Wacker Jost

Wadskov-Hansen Steen Lyders Lerche

Walker Simon Robert

Wallentin Lars

Waloch Christoph Andreas

Walsh Elizabeth Anne

Walshe Triona Mary

Wanner Bettina

Ward Eimear

Wästerlid Gunnel Maria Christina

Weber Alexander Johannes

Weickmann Hans Jakob Marinus

Weintz Christian

Weiser Philipp Heribert

Wenzel Oliver

West Heloise Joan McEnery

Westenberger Daniel Martin

Weston Daniel Roger

Weyand Tim

Widdowson Nicholas Edward

Wienhausen Jan

Wihstutz Kolja

Wilding James Roger

Wilson Timothy James

Wimmer Bernhard Gerd Josef

Winwood Joanna Louise

Withers Howard Keith

Wohlfahrt Jan Günther

Wollny Inga Marie

Wotherspoon Jennifer Mary

Wright Nicholas Donald

Würmser Julian

Xu Min

Yeomans Victoria Jane Anora

Ylitalo Matti Juhani

Zaccaro Elisabetta

Zachcial Andreas

Zakrisson Ulrika

Zamprogno Bruno

Zander Jakobsson Sofia Ellinor

Zapf Michael Wolfram

Zehetner Andrea

Zeitler Michael Alexander

Zhao Jie

Zillies Jan Carl

Zimpel Zbigniew

Zuideveld Mihaela

 


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