Designation of an Examination Office referred to in Article 55(2) of the basic Regulation
Article 14
1. Where the Office intends to entrust agencies with responsibility for the technical examination of varieties in accordance with Article 55(2) of the basic Regulation, it shall transmit an explanatory statement on the technical suitability of such agencies as an Examination Office to the Administrative Council for consent. 2. Where the Office intends to establish its own sub-office for the technical examination of varieties in accordance with Article 55(2) of the basic Regulation, it shall transmit an explanatory statement on the technical and economic appropriateness of establishing such a sub-office for that purpose and on the siting of such sub-office to the Administrative Council for consent. 3. When the Administrative Council gives its consent to the explanatory statements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the President of the Office may notify such designation to the agencies referred to in paragraph 1, or may publish the designation of a sub-office as referred to in paragraph 2 in the Official Journal of the European Union . It may be cancelled only with the consent of the Administrative Council. Article 13(2) and (3) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the members of the staff of the agency referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.