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Board of Appeal rapporteur

S. Rizzo

Decision-lead on 100 Board of Appeal cases · 20212026.

Decisions

100

Appeals dismissed

44

Appeals upheld

15

Reversal rate

25.4%

This rapporteur overturns first-instance decisions 25.4% of the time on substantive appeals, versus a Board-wide average of 24.4% 1pp more appellant-friendly.

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25.4%

Dotted line = 24.4% Board average. Based on 59 substantive appeals.

Outcome mix

Appeal dismissed
44
Restitutio refused
14
Appeal upheld (reversal)
14
Discontinued / withdrawn
12
Other
10
Appeal inadmissible
3
Invalidated (total)
2
Appeal partially upheld
1

Caseload mix

Invalidity appeals
79
Other appeals
7
Restitutio in integrum
14
CDR (pre-2025)
90
EUDR (from 2025)
4

Most-seen grounds

  • Article 25(1)(b)69
  • Article 7(1)36
  • Article 4(1)32
  • Article 6(1)(b)24
  • Article 620
  • Article 5(1)(b)16

Recent decisions led

DateCaseAppellantOutcome
2026-05-18R0093/2025-3holderAppeal dismissed
2026-04-27R1800/2025-3applicantAppeal partially upheld
2026-04-22R1826/2025-3applicantAppeal dismissed
2026-04-13R1239/2025-3applicantDiscontinued / withdrawn
2026-04-07R0947/2025-3applicantAppeal dismissed
2026-04-07R0975/2025-3applicantAppeal upheld (reversal)
2026-04-07R0975/2025-3applicantAppeal upheld (reversal)
2026-04-07R0974/2025-3applicantAppeal upheld (reversal)
2026-04-07R0975/2025-3applicantAppeal upheld (reversal)
2026-04-07R0974/2025-3applicantAppeal upheld (reversal)
2026-02-19R1082/2025-3applicantAppeal dismissed
2026-01-21R0577/2025-3holderAppeal upheld (reversal)
2026-01-13R0613/2025-3holderAppeal dismissed
2026-01-13R0626/2025-3holderAppeal dismissed