The Supervisory Board,

Having regard to the Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives which entered into force on 1 January 2009 (Supplementary publication 2, OJ EPO 2014), and in particular Article 3, paragraph 2, thereof,

has decided as follows:

Article 1

Rule 28 of the Implementing provision to the Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives shall be replaced by the following text:

(1) In accordance with Article 11(1) REE, candidates intending to enrol for the European qualifying examination for the first time shall register once they have started the professional activities or are employed as defined in Article 11(2) REE.

(2) The fee for registration shall become applicable as from a date to be determined by the Supervisory Board.

Article 2

This decision shall enter into force with immediate effect.

Done at Munich, 13 February 2017

For the Supervisory Board

The Chairman

Raimund LUTZ