CHAPTER I Organisation of the Board of Appeal

Section 2 The Registry

Article 5 Registry and Registrar
1 The Registry is hereby established within the Agency under the auspices of the Board of Appeal. The person appointed as Registrar under paragraph 5 shall be the head of the Registry.
2 The task of the Registry shall be the receipt, transmission and custody of documents, and the effecting of other services as provided for by this Regulation.
3 A Register of appeals shall be kept in the Registry in which references to all notices of appeal and related documents are entered.
4 The staff of the Registry, including the Registrar, shall not participate in any proceedings of the Agency relating to decisions which may be the subject of appeals under Article 91(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 or under Article 77(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/823 of 25 May 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 771/2008 laying down the rules of organisation and procedure of the Board of Appeal of the European Chemicals Agency (Text with EEA relevance).
Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1).
5 The Board of Appeal shall be assisted in the exercise of its duties by a Registrar, who shall be appointed by the Chairman.
The Chairman shall have managerial and organisational powers to give directions to the Registrar on matters relating to the exercise of the functions of the Board of Appeal.
6 The Registrar shall verify that the time limits and other formal conditions relating to the lodging of appeals are complied with.
7 General instructions to the Registrar shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 27(3).