Statement of grounds
Article 4
1. A written statement setting out the grounds of appeal referred to in the Article 33(4), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 shall contain a clear and unambiguous identification of the following: (a) the appeal proceedings to which it refers by indicating either the corresponding appeal number or the decision subject to appeal in accordance with the requirements laid down in Article 3 of this Regulation; (b) the grounds of appeal on which the annulment of the contested decision is requested; (c) the facts, evidence and arguments in support of the grounds invoked. 2. The statement of grounds shall be filed in the same language as the notice of appeal. 3. As soon as the notice of appeal has been found admissible, the Board of Appeal shall notify the statement of grounds to the defendant, to the competent authorities or single points of contact of the Member States where the defendant and the appellant reside or are established, in the official language as filed by the appellant, together with a verified machine translation of it, into the relevant official Union language of the respective Member States. In case the defendant resides or is established in a third country, the Board of Appeal shall notify the statement of grounds to the defendant or to the competent authority of the third country, as applicable, in the official language as filed, together with a verified machine translation of it, into the official Union language in which the first procedural step in the relevant proceedings before the Office was filed by the defendant.