R.9 EPC Administrative structure of the European Patent Office

(1)[ 6 ]
The European Patent Office shall be divided administratively into Directorates-General, to which the departments specified in Article 15(a) to (e), and the services set up to deal with legal matters and the internal administration of the Office, shall be assigned.
(2)
Each Directorate-General shall be directed by a Vice-President. The assignment of a Vice-President to a Directorate-General shall be decided by the Administrative Council, after the President of the European Patent Office has been consulted. 
 
[ Art. 10 15 ]
[ 6 ]
Paragraph 1 amended by decision of the Administrative Council CA/D 6/16 of 30.06.2016 (OJ EPO 2016, A100), entered into force on 01.07.2016.

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/r9.html

Date retrieved: 24 November 2017

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