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Board of Appeal rapporteur

H. Salmi

Decision-lead on 130 Board of Appeal cases · 20182026.

Decisions

130

Appeals dismissed

71

Appeals upheld

15

Reversal rate

17.4%

This rapporteur overturns first-instance decisions 17.4% of the time on substantive appeals, versus a Board-wide average of 24.4% 7pp more likely to affirm.

This rapporteur
17.4%

Dotted line = 24.4% Board average. Based on 86 substantive appeals.

Outcome mix

Appeal dismissed
71
Discontinued / withdrawn
20
Appeal upheld (reversal)
13
Invalidated (total)
12
Appeal inadmissible
7
Other
5
Appeal partially upheld
2

Caseload mix

Invalidity appeals
112
Other appeals
18
Restitutio in integrum
0
CDR (pre-2025)
129
EUDR (from 2025)
0

Most-seen grounds

  • Article 25(1)(b)100
  • Article 7(1)59
  • Article 539
  • Article 638
  • Article 4(1)36
  • Article 6(1)27

Recent decisions led

DateCaseAppellantOutcome
2026-04-29R1575/2025-3applicantAppeal dismissed
2026-03-30R1855/2025-3holderAppeal dismissed
2026-02-19R1067/2025-3holderAppeal dismissed
2026-02-19R1027/2025-3applicantAppeal upheld (reversal)
2026-02-19R0898/2025-3holderAppeal dismissed
2025-10-01R1856/2024-3holderAppeal dismissed
2025-07-08R0914/2024-3holderAppeal dismissed
2025-07-08R0922/2024-3applicantInvalidated (total)
2025-06-16R1703/2024-3holderAppeal dismissed
2025-06-16R1702/2024-3holderAppeal dismissed
2025-06-04R0204/2024-3applicantAppeal dismissed
2025-05-08R0908/2024-3holderAppeal dismissed
2025-02-03R1080/2024-3holderAppeal dismissed
2024-12-10R1124/2021-3holderAppeal dismissed