1. Decision on the 11th item on the agenda: Matters relating to the Administrative Tribunal of the ILO Update on discussions with the European Patent Organisation on possible future action to improve the Tribunal’s caseload

Record of decisions | 15 March 2017

Decision on the 11th item on the agenda: Matters relating to the Administrative Tribunal of the ILO

Update on discussions with the European Patent Organisation on possible future action to improve the Tribunal’s caseload

The Governing Body took note of the ongoing discussions on ways to reduce the Tribunal’s workload generated by complaints filed against the European Patent Organisation and requested the Director-General to continue to explore, in consultation with the Tribunal, all possible means for ensuring its effective and unhindered operation in the interest of all international organizations that had recognized its jurisdiction.

(Document GB.329/PFA/11/1, paragraph 8.)