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Article 42

The term of office of the members of a Board of Appeal, including the Chairperson and any alternates, shall be five years. This term shall be renewable. The members of a Board of Appeal shall be independent. In making their decisions they shall not be bound by any instructions. The members of a Board of Appeal may not perform any other duties within the Agency. The members of a Board of Appeal may work on a part-time basis. The members of a Board of Appeal may not be removed from office or from the list of qualified candidates during their term of office, unless there are serious grounds for such removal and the Commission, after obtaining the opinion of the Management Board, takes a decision to that effect.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-29 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.