NEW Call for expression of interest for the post of Member of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office
The CPVO is setting up a new list of 30 Board of Appeal members for the next five years as from 23 February 2026.
The successful candidates will be appointed by the Administrative Council of the CPVO.
They will not be employed by the CPVO but will - as per needed in appeal cases - be selected by the Chairman of the CPVO Board of Appeal.
Please note: remuneration is on assignment. EU servants in active service are not remunerated on the basis of an outside activity; when selected, they need to file a mission request with their EUIs employer.
Individuals cannot apply if they are party to proceedings before the CPVO or procedural representative of parties to proceedings before the CPVO.
Current Board of Appeal members can request renewal but it is not automatically granted.
Any interested and suitably qualified individuals from all Member States are encouraged to apply by 20 October 2025 at appealproceedings [at] cpvo.europa.eu (appealproceedings[at]cpvo[dot]europa[dot]eu)
For full information on the tasks and on how to apply, please open the Call published in 23 languages in Official Journal OJ C/2025/4926 of 10 September 2025 (below is the English version only).