Presidency

Following an open competition, the Council of the EU decided on 6 June 2017, on the basis of a proposal from the European Commission drawn up after obtaining the opinion of the Administration Council of the CPVO, to appoint Mr. Francesco MATTINA, as Vice-President of the CPVO for a period of five years.  His term will start on a date that must be agreed upon between the President and the Administrative Council of the CPVO.

Francesco Mattina, of Italian nationality, is currently the Head of the Legal

The European Parliament organised a workshop on 4 May 2017 in order to discuss the oversight and resources of fully self-financed agencies. The CPVO presented their views and recommendations for the committee.

The CPVO, as one of the few fully self-financed European Agencies has a tailor-made governance structure taking account of its role,  in which the Administrative Council, in the presence of breeders organisations, approves the budget and human resource allocations and provides the so-called ‘discharge’ of the President.

The meeting of the