The Budget Committee is one of the three governing bodies of the UPC next to the Administrative Committee and the Advisory Committee. The main tasks of the Budget Committee are in particular, to adopt the budget of the Court as proposed by the Presidium;to approve the annual accounts and the annual report of the Court as submitted by the Presidium.The Budget Committee comprises representatives from each state in which the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) is in force as well as observers. It is also possible for the Budget Committee to invite experts to its meetings. A list of all the representatives can be found below.Each state that is a member of the Committee has one vote. The Budget Committee adopts its decisions by a simple majority. However, a majority of three-quarters is needed for the adoption of the budget.The Budget Committee elects a chairperson from amongst the members for a renewable term of three years. The Chairperson of the Budget Committee is currently Mr Bruno Leboullenger (FR), and the Deputy Chaiperson is Theis Bødker Jensen (DK).The Budget Committee has its own Rules of Procedure. COMPOSITION OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE Chairperson/ Deputy Chairperson Chairperson:Mr Bruno Leboullenger (FR)Deputy Chairperson:Mr Theis Bødker Jensen (DK) Representatives of Contracting Member States AT: AustriaMember:Mr Andrea ScheichlAlternate member:Mr Gerard PilzBE: BelgiumMember:Mr Denis MailleuxBG: BulgariaMember:Ms Vladia BorissovaAlternate member:Ms Iveta IstiliyanovaDK: DenmarkMember:Mr Theis Bødker JensenAlternate member:Mr Flemming Kønig MejlEE: EstoniaMember:Ms Aasa SüldFI: FinlandMember:[active]FR: FranceMember:Mr Max BrunnerDE: GermanyMember:Mr Christian WichardAlternate member:Mr Johannes KarcherIT: ItalyMember:Mr Raffaele FarellaAlternate member:Mr Vincenzo RosaLU: LuxembourgMember:Mr Jean OlingerAlternate member:Mr Nicola SchreinerNL: NetherlandsMember:Mr Thijs van den HeuvelAlternate member:Mr Paul van BeukeringSI: SloveniaMember:Ms Jana LovšinAlternate member:Ms Tina TeržanSE: SwedenMember:Ms Sofia SäterskogAlternate memberMr Peter Bringle Observers Member States Czech Republic (CZ)Hungary (HU)Ireland (IE)Latvia (LV)Lithuania (LT)Poland (PL)Portugal (PT)Romania (RO)Slovakia (SK)Spain (ES) Other participants Unified Patent Court:President of the Court of Appeal and President of the Court of First Instance, assisted by other members of the Presidium and by officials and staff of the Unified Patent Court.Chairperson of the Administrative Committee: Mr Johannes Karcher (DE)Chairperson of the Advisory Committee: Mr Willem Hoyng Observer intergovernmental organisations European Commission;European Patent Office – also acting as experts in the Budget Committee ;
The Budget Committee is one of the three governing bodies of the UPC next to the Administrative Committee and the Advisory Committee. The main tasks of the Budget Committee are in particular, to adopt the budget of the Court as proposed by the Presidium;to approve the annual accounts and the annual report of the Court as submitted by the Presidium.The Budget Committee comprises representatives from each state in which the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) is in force as well as observers. It is also possible for the Budget Committee to invite experts to its meetings. A list of all the representatives can be found below.Each state that is a member of the Committee has one vote. The Budget Committee adopts its decisions by a simple majority. However, a majority of three-quarters is needed for the adoption of the budget.The Budget Committee elects a chairperson from amongst the members for a renewable term of three years. The Chairperson of the Budget Committee is currently Mr Bruno Leboullenger (FR), and the Deputy Chaiperson is Theis Bødker Jensen (DK).The Budget Committee has its own Rules of Procedure. COMPOSITION OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE Chairperson/ Deputy Chairperson Chairperson:Mr Bruno Leboullenger (FR)Deputy Chairperson:Mr Theis Bødker Jensen (DK) Representatives of Contracting Member States AT: AustriaMember:Mr Andrea ScheichlAlternate member:Mr Gerard PilzBE: BelgiumMember:Mr Denis MailleuxBG: BulgariaMember:Ms Vladia BorissovaAlternate member:Ms Iveta IstiliyanovaDK: DenmarkMember:Mr Theis Bødker JensenAlternate member:Mr Flemming Kønig MejlEE: EstoniaMember:Ms Aasa SüldFI: FinlandMember:[active]FR: FranceMember:Mr Max BrunnerDE: GermanyMember:Mr Christian WichardAlternate member:Mr Johannes KarcherIT: ItalyMember:Mr Raffaele FarellaAlternate member:Mr Vincenzo RosaLU: LuxembourgMember:Mr Jean OlingerAlternate member:Mr Nicola SchreinerNL: NetherlandsMember:Mr Thijs van den HeuvelAlternate member:Mr Paul van BeukeringSI: SloveniaMember:Ms Jana LovšinAlternate member:Ms Tina TeržanSE: SwedenMember:Ms Sofia SäterskogAlternate memberMr Peter Bringle Observers Member States Czech Republic (CZ)Hungary (HU)Ireland (IE)Latvia (LV)Lithuania (LT)Poland (PL)Portugal (PT)Romania (RO)Slovakia (SK)Spain (ES) Other participants Unified Patent Court:President of the Court of Appeal and President of the Court of First Instance, assisted by other members of the Presidium and by officials and staff of the Unified Patent Court.Chairperson of the Administrative Committee: Mr Johannes Karcher (DE)Chairperson of the Advisory Committee: Mr Willem Hoyng Observer intergovernmental organisations European Commission;European Patent Office – also acting as experts in the Budget Committee ;
The Budget Committee is one of the three governing bodies of the UPC next to the Administrative Committee and the Advisory Committee. The main tasks of the Budget Committee are in particular, to adopt the budget of the Court as proposed by the Presidium;to approve the annual accounts and the annual report of the Court as submitted by the Presidium.The Budget Committee comprises representatives from each state in which the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) is in force as well as observers. It is also possible for the Budget Committee to invite experts to its meetings. A list of all the representatives can be found below.Each state that is a member of the Committee has one vote. The Budget Committee adopts its decisions by a simple majority. However, a majority of three-quarters is needed for the adoption of the budget.The Budget Committee elects a chairperson from amongst the members for a renewable term of three years. The Chairperson of the Budget Committee is currently Mr Bruno Leboullenger (FR), and the Deputy Chaiperson is Theis Bødker Jensen (DK).The Budget Committee has its own Rules of Procedure.