EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE
Representation
Council of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office
The new epi Council's term of office started on 3 May 2023 and will end with the epi Council meeting in spring 2026.
The following list (as at June 2023) sets out the names of the new epi Board members and epi Council members (full members and substitutes).
epi BOARD MEMBERS
President | Thomsen Peter (CH) |
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Vice-Presidents | Reijns Tiem (NL) | Hartvichova Katerina (CZ) |
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Secretary General | Augustyniak Magdalena Anna (PL) |
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Treasurer | Szentpéteri Zsolt (HU) |
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Deputy Secretary General | De Clercq Ann G.Y. (BE) |
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Deputy Treasurer | Winter Andreas (DE) |
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epi COUNCIL MEMBERS
AL | Albania |
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Full members |
Nika Vladimir |
Shomo Vjollca |
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Substitute members |
Dodbiba Eno |
Panidha Ela |
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AT |
Austria |
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Private practice |
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Full members |
Harrer-Redl Dagmar |
Poth Wolfgang |
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Substitute members |
Forsthuber Martin |
Weinzinger Philipp |
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Other capacity |
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Full members |
Hedenetz Alexander Gernot |
Prehofer Boris André |
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Substitute members |
Haneman Otto |
Meusburger Johannes |
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BE |
Belgium |
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Full members |
Clerix André |
De Clercq Ann G.Y. |
Leyder Francis |
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Van Minnebruggen Ewan Benito Agnes |
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Substitute members |
Outten Juliet Leigh |
Quintelier Claude |
Van den Boeck Wim |
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Van Malderen Joëlle |
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BG |
Bulgaria |
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Full members |
Benatov Samuil Gabriel |
Sirakova Olga Rousseva |
Tahtadjiev Konstantin |
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Tsvetkov Atanas Lyubomirov |
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Substitute members |
Georgieva-Tabakova Milena Lubenova |
Pakidanska Ivanka Slavcheva |
Kosseva Radislava Andreeva |
CH |
Switzerland |
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Private practice |
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Full members |
Kapic Tarik |
Latscha Silvan |
Liebetanz Michael |
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Substitute members |
Hentschel Sarah |
Longchamp Jean-Nicolas |
Wirth Christian Martin |
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Other capacity |
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Full members |
Cogniat Eric Jean Marie |
Favre Nicolas |
Thomsen Peter René |
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Substitute members |
Blöchle Hans |
Kley Hansjörg |
Hoffmann Jürgen Gerhard |
CY |
Cyprus |
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Full members |
Theodoulou Christos A. |
Rousounidou Vasiliki A. |
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Substitute members |
Curley Donnacha John |
Demetriades Achilleas L. |
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CZ |
Czech Republic |
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Full members |
Fousková Petra |
Hartvichova Katerina |
Holasová Hana |
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Malušek Jirí |
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Substitute members |
Benda Tomas |
Guttmann Michal |
Matysová Jitka |
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Ošmerová Soňa |
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DE |
Germany |
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Private practice |
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Full members |
Schober Christoph D. |
Stork Martina |
Vogelsang-Wenke Heike |
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Substitute members |
Hartig Michael |
Hössle Markus |
Tanner Andreas |
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Other capacity |
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Full members |
Dürr Arndt Christian |
Kremer Véronique Marie Joséphine |
Winter Andreas |
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Substitute members |
Marx Thomas |
Mohr Christian A. |
Tüngler Eberhard |
DK |
Denmark |
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Full members |
Hegner Anette |
Kanved Nicolai |
Koefoed Peter |
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Struve Casper |
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Substitute members |
Carlsson Eva |
Faria Viola Gonçales Vera Lúcia |
Höeg Hassing Jessica Marie |
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Markvardsen Peter |
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EE |
Estonia |
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Full members |
Sarap Margus |
Toome Jürgen |
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Substitute members |
Kauler Urmas |
Koitel Raivo |
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ES |
Spain |
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Full members |
Arias Sanz Juan |
Igartua Ismael |
Jordá Petersen Santiago |
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Sánchez Ruth |
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Substitute members |
Corominas Macias Nèstor |
Stiebe Lars Magnus |
Vázquez Vázquez Nieves |
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Vega Rocha Susana |
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FI |
Finland |
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Full members |
Häyrinen Ville Tapani |
Konkonen Tomi-Matti Juhani |
Sahlin Jonna Elisabeth |
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Vattulainen Erkkilä Anniina |
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Substitute members |
Boije af Gennäs Per Gustav |
Etuaho Kirsikka Elina |
Kärkkäinen Veli-Matti |
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Virolainen Nina Erika |
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FR |
France |
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Private practice |
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Full members |
Nevant Marc |
Nuss Laurent |
Martin-Charbonneau Virginie |
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Substitute members |
Gaillarde Frédéric F. Ch. |
Lebkiri Alexandre |
Moutard Pascal Jean |
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Other capacity |
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Full members |
Kling Simone |
Senninger Thierry |
Taravella Brigitte |
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Substitute members |
Ajdari Emmanuel |
Gendraud Pierre |
Rousseau Pierick Edouard |
GB |
United Kingdom |
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Full members |
Asquith Julian Peter |
Boff James Charles |
Instone Alicia Claire |
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Mercer Christopher Paul |
Sardharwala Fatema Elyasali |
Wright Simon Mark |
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Substitute members |
Brown John D. |
Dunn Paul Edward |
Gray John James |
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Gwilt Julia Louise |
Hilton Andrew Steven |
Radkov Stoyan Atanassov |
GR |
Greece |
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Full members |
Bakatselou Vassiliki |
Kouzelis Dimitrios |
Yazitzoglou Evagelia S. |
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Zografos Georgios |
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Substitute members |
Kosti Vasiliki |
Lioumbis Alexandros |
Samuelides Emmanuel |
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Vavekis Konstantinos |
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HR |
Croatia |
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Full members |
Hadzija Tomislav |
Vukina Sanja |
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Substitute members |
Marsic Natasa |
Tomsic Skoda Slavica |
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HU |
Hungary |
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Full members |
Lengyel Zsolt |
Pethő Árpád |
Szentpéteri Zsolt |
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Török Ferenc |
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Substitute members |
Gróf Pálma |
Győrffy Béla |
Horváth Bertalan |
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Kereszty Marcell |
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IE |
Ireland |
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Full members |
Boyce Conor |
Casey Lindsay Joseph |
McCarthy Denis Alexis |
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Skrba Sinéad |
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Substitute members |
Kelly Donal Morgan |
Roche Dermot |
Walshe Triona Mary |
IS |
Iceland |
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Full members |
Gudmundsdóttir Anna Valborg |
Jonsson Thorlakur |
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Substitute members |
Fridriksson Einar Karl |
Hardarson Gunnar Örn |
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IT |
Italy |
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Private practice |
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Full members |
Checcacci Giorgio |
Modiano Micaela Nadia |
Rambelli Paolo |
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Substitute members |
Gislon Gabriele |
Mauro Marina Eliana |
Santi Filippo |
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Other capacity |
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Full members |
Colucci Giuseppe |
Macchetta Francesco |
Sulcis Roberta |
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Substitute members |
Baracco Stefano |
Paglia Pietro |
Rossetti Elena |
LI |
Liechtenstein |
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Full members |
Harmann Bernd-Günther |
Pischetsrieder Tobias M. |
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Substitute members |
Holzheu Christian |
Gyaja Christoph Benjamin |
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LT |
Lithuania |
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Full members |
Pakeniene Ausra |
Petniunaite Jurga |
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Substitute members |
Armalyte Elena |
Gerasimovic Liudmila |
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LU |
Luxembourg |
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Private practice |
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Full members |
Bruck Mathis |
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Substitute members |
Mellet Valérie Martine |
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Other capacity |
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Full members |
Kutsch Bernd |
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Substitute members |
Lampe Sigmar |
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LV |
Latvia |
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Full members |
Fortuna Jevgenijs |
Osmans Voldemars |
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Substitute members |
Kromanis Artis |
Smirnov Alexander |
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MC |
Monaco |
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Full members |
Schmalz Günther |
Thach Tum |
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Substitute members |
Amira Sami |
Hautier Nicolas |
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MK |
North Macedonia |
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Full members |
Damjanski Vanco |
Ilievski Bogoljub |
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Substitute members |
Filipov Gjorgji |
Pepeljugoski Valentin |
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MT |
Malta |
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Full members |
Finke Steffi |
Sansone Luigi |
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Substitute members |
Gerbino Angelo |
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NL |
Netherlands |
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Full members |
Dekker Henrike Cornelie Christine |
De Lang Robbert-Jan |
Reijns Tiemen Geert Pieter |
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Tangena Antonius Gerardus |
Van Woudenberg Roel |
van der Wijk Thea |
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Substitute members |
Blokland Arie Hogenbirk Marijke |
Maas Huub Pieter André |
Mulder Cornelis A.M. |
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Niesing Willem |
Shi Huaizhou |
Van Wezenbeek Lambertus A.C.M. |
NO |
Norway |
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Full members |
Berg André |
Hjelsvold Bodil Merete Sollie |
Reitan Katja |
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Rekdal Kristine |
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Substitute members |
Tafjord Harald |
Thorvaldsen Knut |
Thrane Dag |
PL |
Poland |
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Full members |
Augustyniak Magdalena Anna |
Kawczynska Marta Joanna |
Pawlowski Adam |
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Rogozinska Alicja |
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Substitute members |
Godlewski Piotr |
Lewicka Katarzyna Dorota |
Przyluski Michal Wiktor |
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Sielewiesiuk Jakub |
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PT |
Portugal |
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Full members |
Alves Moreira Pedro |
Carvalho Franco Isabel |
Ferreira Magno Fernando Antonio |
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Pereira da Cruz João |
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Substitute members |
Corte-Real Cruz António |
Cruz Nuno |
de Sampaio José Eduardo |
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Dias Machado Antonio J. |
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RO |
Romania |
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Full members |
Boncea Oana-Laura |
Enescu Miruna |
Fierascu Cosmina-Catrinel |
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Teodorescu Mihaela |
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Substitute members |
Nicolaescu Daniella Olga |
Puscasu Dan |
Vasilescu Raluca |
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Tuluca F. Doina |
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RS |
Serbia |
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Full members |
Bogdanovic Dejan |
Jankovic Mara |
Tomic Marija |
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Travica Katarina |
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Substitute members |
Brkic Željka |
Petosevic Slobodan |
Plavsa Uros |
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Zatezalo Mihajlo |
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SE |
Sweden |
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Full members |
Löwenadler Jenny |
Martinsson Peter |
Sjögren Paulsson Stina |
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Ydreskog Margareta |
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Substitute members |
Bjerndell Per Ingvar |
Engström Christer |
Franks Barry Gerard |
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Thörnborg Anders Uno |
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SI |
Slovenia |
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Full members |
Borstar Dusan |
Golmajer Zima Marjanca |
Macek Gregor |
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Osolnik Renata |
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Substitute members |
Bencina Mojca |
Kunic Tesovic Barbara |
Sveticic Andrej |
SK |
Slovakia |
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Full members |
Bad'urová Katarina |
Majlingová Zuzana |
Meskova Viera |
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Neuschl Vladimir |
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Substitute members |
Cechvala Radovan |
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SM |
San Marino |
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Full members |
Agazzani Giampaolo |
Baldi Stefano |
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Substitute members |
Maroscia Antonio |
Petraz Davide Luigi |
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TR |
Türkiye |
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Full members |
Atalay Baris |
Cayli Hülya |
Hamamcioglu Volkan |
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Mutlu Aydin |
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Substitute members |
Bakirci Utkan Bahri |
Sevinç Erkan |
Taş Emrah |
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Yalvaç Oya |
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