Budget and Finance Committee

Composition

The Budget and Finance Committee of the Administrative Council is set up under Article 3 of the Financial Regulations of the European Patent Organisation.

It is composed of the Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Secretary, member states of the EPC, the European Patent Office and observers, as follows

Chairman / Deputy Chairman

Chairman
M. Lex KAUFHOLD, Conseiller de direction 1ère classe, Chargé de direction, Office de la propriété intellectuelle, Ministère de l’Economie et du Commerce extérieur (LU)

Deputy Chairman
Mr Gerard BARRETT, Controller, Irish Patents Office (IE)

Participants

1. Representatives of the member states
2. President of the Office supported by EPO staff

Observers

1. Board of Auditors
2. Staff Committee
3. epi
4. BUSINESSEUROPE 

Secretary   

Yves GRANDJEAN, Directeur, Secrétariat du Conseil d’administration
E-mail: council_secretary@epo.org