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Citation: OJ EPO 2012, 548
Online publication date: 31.10.2013
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 6 to 8 March 2012:

Ackermann Jan

Adams James Anthony

Agrikola Jürgen

Albe Pierre Joseph Marie

Albiez Heiner

Aldridge Christopher Simon

Ambrosini Stéphane Dominique Fernand

Andersson Niklas Yngve

Andersson Per Jonas

Augais Benjamin

Aveline Béatrice

Baier Martin

Bakka Joan

Banfi Gaia

Bansal Saurabh

Bar Grégory Louis Joseph

Barske Christian Benjamin

Baumann Rüdiger

Bayot Daisy Annie Rolande

Beham Evelin

Bennett Nicholas

Bennett Richard Lawrence Harald

Berg Thorsten

Bergmeister Matthias

Bertaux Charles-Henri

Best Bastian

Betz Gunter

Bibus Claudia Regula

Bienert Harald

Bieri Simona Roxana

Bishton Amy Virginia

Bitter Mario

Black Diego

Blackwell Ean David

Blake Stephen James

Blanch Pablo

Blanchard Claire Amandine Sophie

Blond Jean-Luc Jacques

Blonski Pawel

Bloor Sam

Bödecker Mirko

Bodesheim Marcus

Bodi Martin

Boncea Oana Laura

Boniberger Bernhard Alexander

Boubel Thomas Léon Georges

Bouchenak Réda

Bourdat Laurent

Bourgeois Christian

Breitenstein Klaus

Bretherton Jeremy Laurence

Breuninger Fritz Marcus

Brownlie Craig

Bruin Marion Evelyne

Buchanan Luke Noel

Büttner Claudia

Byrne Declan

Byskov Anne-Mette

Cahill Susanne

Callaghan Dayle Anne

Cama Mireia

Campbell Tania

Candito Rocco

Capewell Adam Daniel

Carling David Andrew

Catana Gabriela

Cecchi Emmanuelle Pascale Nadia

Celona Antonio

Chandrahasen Gerard Francis

Chelton William

Chielens Kristof

Claughton Hannah Jane

Coffey Samantha Jane

Connell Mark Anthony

Cork Robert Francis

Cornuejols Georges

Cougard Jean-Marie Thomas

Cucarull González Joan Ramon

Cueto Priede Sénida

Cummings Ross Martin

Cunliffe Caroline Jane

Curcio Mario

Czulewycz Cécile

Dahlquist Andreas Carl-Peter

de Bortoli Tiziano

De Clercq Krista Hector Alina

de Diesbach Belleroche Philippe Alain

de la Vega Velázquez Laura

de Nantes Olivier Marie Maxime Tanguy

De Pauw Elmar Sebastian David

Deb Roona

Decrock Patrick

Delacour Sophie

Delaval Guillaume Laurent

Demaure Pierre-Yves

Dempster Charles Thomas

Derix Nocky Marienna

Derumigny Marion

Di Stasio Maurizio

Diamant Barbara Susan

Dietz Christopher Friedrich

Dobler Nils Emil David

Dokter Michiel Daniël

Douysset Laurence Sophie

Doyle Elspeth Grace

Dressel Stefan

Drywood Rosalind Aerona

Duffield Stephen Jonathan

Duflos Bertrand Guillaume

Dufraigne Christine

Dupont Jean-Baptiste

Duprez Richard Jean-Pierre Bernard

Duschner Sabrina Anna Elisabeth

Dutto Pierrick

Ebbinghaus Johan Olof

Ebneth Marcus

Eccarius Michael

Eeckhaoudt Sabine Maria Albert

Ehrnström Tony Christian

Eisenmann Ulrike Barbara

Eitelwein Philipp

Eklund Pia

Ellyatt William Alexander Thomas

Elmore Tamara

Eltzer Thomas

Emig Ralf

Emmi Mario

Eschenwecker Silvia Christine

Essler Frank

Eugster Monika Katharina

Evans Gary Stanley

Facco Alessia

Faehndrich Peter Michael

Farieta Kerstin

Fehninger Henrik

Feira Edoardo

Fernandes Sérgio

Ferrara Simone

Ferrer Goy Joaquín

Fettes Gabriela Jana

Fiorentino Luca

Fischbach Robert Josef

Fischer Jens Peter

Fischer Michael Alexander

Formanuik Kathryn

Foster Christopher Michael

Francastel Anne Muriel

Frank Christian

Frare Paolo

Frick Robert

Frommberger Moritz

Früh Johanna

Fugl Charlotte Valentin

Fukala Georg

Furstoss Olivia Aline

Gaarde Peter Borg

Garcia Prieto Maria

Garcia-Martin Margarita

Gastner Thomas

Gerhardt Axel Nicolas

Gestermann Eva Brigitte

Gilbey Vincent Richard

Girodo Marco

Gittins Alex Michael

Glansdorp Freija Gwendolyn

Goedmakers Jan-Willem

Gojkovic Pernille Winding

Gonny Florent Olivier

González Blázquez Juan José

Gonzalez Peces Gustavo Adolfo

Göpfert Matthias

Grabenstein Jens Philip

Graeber Jens Kristian

Graf von Ballestrem Felix

Graf von Keyserlingk Nikolai

Graham Mark James Walker

Graham Timothy Abbey

Gravert Maike

Gray Jennifer Claire

Gregson Anna Louise

Grenz Mario

Grosbois Mathilde

Grüning-von Schwerin Ulrike

Guérin Alexis

Gustafsson Tomas Hans

Gwilliam David

Haar Sven

Haefele Racin Thomas

Hafner Christian

Haft Ralf

Hämäläinen Jaana Hannele

Hamann Christian

Hamel Armin

Hammes Pierre

Hammond David Matthew

Hampshire Annabel

Hansen Lars Hallander

Hansen Theis Peter

Harbach Carl Ulrich Bruno

Harding Thomas Daniel

Harlacher Philipp Johannes

Hartvichová Katerina

Haug Ralf

Hawtree John

Hecht Christoph Joachim

Heddergott Ralf

Hedlund Claes

Hege Frédéric

Heinecke Janna

Heinemeyer Karsten

Helin William Albert

Hennix Lars Henrik Mats

Henry Neil Bernard

Henze Lasse

Herard Elise

Herrmann Gero

Hettstedt Stephan

Hewel Christoph Benedikt

Hiort Jan

Hjelmencrantz Anders Eric

Hoffmann Jürgen Gerhard

Hofmann Dirk

Hollos Andrew James

Holmes Rosalind Mary

Höpfner Sebastian

Horler Philip John

Hoyles Matthew

Hülsen Björn

Hunt-Grubbe Henry Walter Wyndham

Husband Benjamin

Jalowy Thorsten Arno

Jan Gaëlle

Jansson Marie Elisabeth

Jansson Hjerdt Emma Anna-Karin

Jauch Andreas

Johnson Matthew Russell

Johnson William Benjamin

Jones Mark Alexander Goddard

Juncosa Miro Jaime

Junge Melanie

Kajlert Erik Göran

Kämpf Holger

Katzka Catherine Pravinee Louise

Kaufmann Stephan

Kaufmann Tobias

Keane David Colman

Keferstein Lutz

Kendal Helen Louise

Kernebeck Thomas

Kiehne Ulf

Kilpeläinen Seppo Henrik

Kim Byong-Hak

Kimblin Nicola Claire

Kimpan Attila Ferenc

Kirsch Ralf Dietrich

Kistner Thomas Alexander

Klein Christian

Kloker Markus

Klopprogge Corinna

Kobiako von Gamm Iouri

Köhler Susanne

Koivisto Harri Kristian

Koller Florian

Korhonen Jukka Sakari

Kortesmaa Jarkko Mikael

Korukottu Jegannath

Koskelainen Petri Kalevi

Kötter Thomas Günther

Krarup Marie-Astrid

Kratz Robert Alexander

Kreuels Justus

Krobath Gernot

Kröhnert Michael

Kronberger Thomas

Krügel Annette

Kuhn Oliver

Kutzer Michael Jörg

Labasque Jacques

Labelle Lilian

Ladrière Natalie

Lagneau Nadège Monique Michelle

Lamy Florent Alain André

Lange Robert

Lauer Vincent Pierre Martial

Laurén Hanna Riikka

Laurin Magnus

Le Goaller Christoph François Hervé

Le Texier Laurence Marie Noël

Leanse Thomas Gordon Hamilton

Lederer Elisabeth

Ledrut Patricia Anne-Marie

Lehner Martin

Lewis Richard Marc

Li Boxi

Lienard Benoit

Liljeroos Ari-Pekka

Lilliehorn Tobias

Lindberg Dahlin Katrin

Lindner Adrian Konstantin Wolfgang

Lischka Kerstin

Llamas González Tomás

Lohnert Bernhard

Longland Emma Louise

Lopes Aguiar Vítor Jorge

Lorimer Clare Alison

Löser Ralf Ernst

Ludsteck Volker Hans

Ludwig Holger

Ludwig Ingo

Lunz Manfred

Lutz Katharina

Lyden Joacim Björn Anders

Macleod Ian Roger

Maeda Tomoko

Mäkelä Katja Marita

Malm Åsa Johanna

Malmqvist Inger Maria

Mann Claudia Johanna

Manola Andrea

Månsson Anna Kerstin

Marçal Marion-Laurie

Marchini Stefano

Margue Robert Germain

Markieta Jaroslaw Franciszek

Marti Christiane

Martin Lionel

Marxer Amon

Matzdorf Thorsten

Maudrin-Ludewig Jeanne Michèle

McDougall James

Meier Kerstin Maria

Meier Stephan Michael

Meilinger Claudia Sabine

Meliani Hamdoun Houda

Mendelevitch Ludmila

Menville Laure

Miebach Valerie Corinne

Miedl Stefan

Milet Isabelle Suzanne Yvonne

Mills Elizabeth Rose

Milon Marie-Anne

Moerkbak Nils Jakob

Mohr Bénédicte

Molinari Marinella

Möller Susanne

Møller Nielsen Jane

Monni Richard

Moreno Sares Rafael

Morgan Thomas James

Mötsch Andreas

Moulin Benedicte Justine Agathe

Moulin Christelle

Mügge Simon

Müller Marion Kerstin

Müller Stefan

Munderloh Malte

Mutlu Aydin

Nahon Denise Francisca

Naudé Dawn

Nevett Duncan Stanley Derek

Newell Richard James

Nguyen Thi-Loan

Niedlich Thorsten

Nielsen Malene Dorthea

Niesing Willem

Noel Luminita

Norton Ian Andrew

Nottrott Stephanie Mechthild

O'Connor Dominic David

Oetke Cornelia

Ohmer Benjamin

Olbrich Thomas

Olesen Jens Raabjerg

Olsen Lotte

Olsson Jessica Maria Magdalena

Ortlieb Alexander

Östlund Ingrid Johanna

Otharam Prabhuram

Ott Alexander

Otten Alexander

Owen Christopher

Özer Alp Deniz

Palacios Sureda Fernando

Palinsky Kathrin

Palmer Benjamin Jeffrey

Palmer Nicholas James

Palomera Audrey Sandra

Panina Natalia

Patel Birju

Pecha Manfred

Pedley Michael Ewan

Perian Priscilla Ludivine

Pertays Karine

Pestalozzi Deborah

Peters Gerhard

Pflughoefft Malte

Pfund Andreas

Philippaerts Yannick Thomas Sidon

Pichon Julien

Pickford James Lawrence

Picó Ramos Anna

Pierru Bénédicte

Pinney Matthew David

Piqué Maria

Pjanovic Ilija

Poindron Cyrille

Portavoce Megan Kathleen Smith

Poupardin Mathieu Henri Jean

Poxleitner Simon Andreas

Preissner Tanja Stephanie

Proctor Anthony James

Quinlan Angela Elizabeth

Ramkisoensing Kevita

Ramrath Lukas Peter Ulrich

Rau Jenspeter Wolfgang

Reichelt Gerald

Reichert Christian

Reichold Rudolf

Reimers Jakob Leffland

Rein Michael

Reindl Armin

Reiß Pär-Jakob

Reitan Katja

Remde Axel Jens

Reuter Andreas

Rezoagli Eleonora

Ribeil Alexandre Marcel

Ridderbusch Oswin

Ridray Annabelle

Rieck Markus

Ringhofer Lasse

Ripp Christiane

Ritschel Robert

Riviere François Armand

Roberts Angela Louise

Robin Yann

Röhlk Christian

Roider Stephan Michael Albert

Roth Sebastian

Rudge Sewkian

Rutz Andrea Kaspar

Sanchez Vallve Xavier

Sattler de Sousa e Brito Clara Irene

Sauer Piet Christian

Schabath Heidi

Schaffner Jean

Schaper Sven

Scharff Monika Sigrun Hildegard

Scheffler Götz

Scherlitz-Hofmann Ina

Schlögl Martin Anton

Schlosser Martin

Schmid Andreas

Schmid Ulrike

Schmitz Joseph

Schmitz Julia

Schniedermeyer Markus

Schollweck-Ott Susanne Christine Theresia

Scholz Nikolaus

Schönacher Monika Maria

Schorr Peter Karl

Schröder Anette

Schultes Stephan Markus

Schulz Markus

Schumm Marcel

Schuster Simon Georg

Schütz Matthias

Schwarz Monika Elisabeth Maria

Schweizer Christiane Sibylle

Schwendemann Alexander

Seidel Gerlinde Ulrike

Seidel Robert

Selby David Sean

Silvestre de Almeida Ferreira Luís Humberto

Simu Urban

Sinn Christian Vincent

Sjöberg Nils Folke

Smallman Clint Guy

Smith Adeline-Fleur

Smith Richard Paul

Somazawa Nami

Sonesson Carl Andreas William

Spalla Pietro

Stahlberg Wilhelm Christian

Stehl Astrid

Stenger Lysiane

Stephen Susanna Catherine

Stepney Gregory John

Sternemann Henning

Storm Jan Peter

Stott Michael John

Ströber Andreas Markus

Strobl Johannes Leopold

Stumvoll Alexander Karl Christoph

Suarez Aurélie Agnès Marthe

Supper Marc

Sweetman Jeffrey Brian

Takeuchi Maya

Tanner Andreas

Theiler Thomas

Thiele Thomas

Thienemann Henning

Thot Norman Benjamin

Timmerbeil Björn

Tollari Emanuele

Townsend Carolin

Trabé Patrick

Tran Eugénie

Trillat Anne-Cécile

Trunk Michael Josef Friedrich

Ttofi Evangelia Kyriacou

Tuckett William John

Turner Stephen George

Tycho Andreas

Urban Beate

Valvoda Jakob

van Dam Dirkjan Bernhard

van de Leur Roland Henri Marie

van der Heijden Henricus Wilhelm Peter

Vandeputte Carol Nelly

Vanypre Thomas

Völlm Alexander

von Behren Jens

Wagner Jean-Paul

Wahl Markus

Wang Tze-Hua

Wanke Markus Dirk

Warner Stuart Andrew

Weeks Adam

Weik Steffen

Weist Stefan

Wells Lisa Estelle

Welter Bettina Elisabeth Antonia

Wennberg Malin

Wenzel-Schäfer Melanie

Wéry François Marie Jacques

Wesslén Sara Marianne

Westhoff Markus

Whetton Lucy Jane

Wiesmann Stephan

Willekens Jeroen Pieter Frank

Wirges Christian

Wittmann Wolfgang Christian

Wolf Gerhard

Wolff Matthias Rudolf

Yates Adam

Zhou Shiyu

Zolin Conde Alfredo


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