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

Chair / Deputy Chair

Chairman
M. Pascal FAURE, Directeur général, Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (INPI) (FR)

Deputy Chairman
Mr Margus VIHER, Director General, The Estonian Patent Office (EE)

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   

E-mail: council_secretary@epo.org