Registry and Registrar
Article 5
1. The Registry is hereby established within the Agency under the auspices of the Board of Appeal. The person appointed as Registrar under paragraph 5 shall be the head of the Registry. 2. The task of the Registry shall be the receipt, transmission and custody of documents, and the effecting of other services as provided for by this Regulation. 3. A Register of appeals shall be kept in the Registry in which references to all notices of appeal and related documents are entered. 4. The staff of the Registry, including the Registrar, may not participate in any proceedings of the Agency relating to decisions which may be the subject of appeals under Article 91(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. 5. The Board of Appeal shall be assisted in the exercise of its duties by a Registrar, who shall be appointed by the Executive Director on a proposal by the Chairman. The Chairman shall have the power to give directions to the Registrar on matters relating to the exercise of the functions of the Board of Appeal. 6. The Registrar shall verify that the time limits and other formal conditions relating to the lodging of appeals are complied with. 7. General instructions to the Registrar shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 27(3).