COUNCIL DECISION

of 12 December 2005

appointing the President of the Boards of Appeal of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

(2005/C 327/05)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark(1), and in particular Articles 120 and 131 thereof,

Having regard to the candidates put forward by the Administrative Board of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) on 23 November 2005,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr Paul MAIER, born in Strasbourg (France) on 4 May 1958, is hereby appointed President of the Boards of Appeal of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) for a period of five years.

Article 2

The date on which the five-year period referred to in Article 1 starts shall be determined by the Administrative Board of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs).

Done at Brussels, 12 December 2005

For the Council

The President

STRAW

(1)

OJ L 11, 14.1.1994

, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 422/2004 (

OJ L 70, 9.3.2004, p. 1