Article 44
Commissioning of experts 1. The Office shall decide in what form the report made by an expert whom it appoints shall be submitted. 2. The terms of reference of the expert shall include: (a) a precise description of his/her task; (b) the time limit laid down for the submission of the expert's report; (c) the names of the parties to the proceedings; (d) particulars of the claims which the expert may invoke pursuant to Article 45(2), (3) and (4). 3. A copy of any written report shall be submitted to the parties. 4. The parties may object to an expert on grounds of incompetence or on the same grounds as those on which objection may be made to an examiner or to a member of a Division or Board of Appeal pursuant to Article 132(1) and (3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94(3). The department of the Office concerned shall rule on the objection.