Role of the Office
Article 48
1. The body of the Office referred to in Article 70(1) of the basic Regulation and the chairman of the Board of Appeal shall ensure by internal preparatory measures that the Board of Appeal can examine the case immediately after its remittal; the chairman shall in particular select the two other members in accordance with Article 46(2) of that Regulation and shall designate a rapporteur, prior to the remittal of the case. 2. Prior to the remittal of the case, the body of the Office referred to in Article 70(1) of the basic Regulation shall promptly transmit a copy of the documents received by a party to the appeal proceedings to the other parties to the appeal proceedings. 3. The President of the Office shall provide for the publication of the information referred to in Article 89, prior to the remittal of the case.