11.3.1 Judicial administration
The Boards of Appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal, including their registries and support services, are organized as a separate unit within the EPO. They are directed by the President of the Boards of Appeal, who is appointed by the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation. The President of the Boards of Appeal is solely responsible to the Administrative Council and exercises functions and powers delegated to them by the President of the EPO.24
The President of the Boards of Appeal is advised by the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal. The Presidium consists of the President and 12 members of the Boards of Appeal elected by other members. It also adopts a Code of Conduct for the members of the Boards of Appeal25 and, in an extended composition, the business distribution scheme.26