14 March 2023
The Board of Appeal adopts revised Practice Directions

On 14 March 2023, the Board of Appeal adopted revised Practice directions to parties to appeal proceedings.
The Practice directions provide practical guidance to those involved in appeal proceedings before the Board of Appeal. Certain changes to the existing Practice directions, adopted in 2017, were necessary to take into account experience gained in processing appeals and aim to streamline the procedure before the Board of Appeal.

The main changes can be summarised as follows:

• Use of a dedicated webform for submissions in appeal proceedings which is available on the Board of Appeal’s section of the Agency’s website;
• Revised guidance on the organisational aspects of hearings before the Board of Appeal, in particular related to remotely held hearings.

The Practice Directions entered into force on 15 March 2023 and are available on the Board of Appeal’s section of ECHA’s website - https://echa.europa.eu/regulations/appeals