Article 40

A chairperson shall preside over a Board of Appeal and shall have the following duties:

(a) designate a member of the Board of Appeal, or himself or herself, as rapporteur for each case allocated to that Board of Appeal in accordance with Article 35(2);

(b) designate, on behalf of the Board of Appeal, the rapporteur as single member pursuant to Article 165(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001;

(c) request the Board of Appeal to decide on the admissibility of the appeal in accordance with Article 23(2) of this Regulation;

(d) direct the preparatory examination of the case carried out by the rapporteur in accordance with Article 41 of this Regulation;

(e) preside over, and sign the minutes of, oral hearings and the taking of evidence.