Article 52

1.   Within three months after closure of the oral proceedings, the decision on the appeal shall be forwarded in writing, by any means provided for in Article 64(3), to the parties to the appeal proceedings.

2.   The decision shall be signed by the chairman of the Board of Appeal and by the rapporteur designated pursuant to Article 48(1). The decision shall contain:

(a) a statement that the decision is delivered by the Board of Appeal;

(b) the date when the decision was taken;

(c) the names of the chairman and of the other members of the Board of Appeal having taken part in the appeal proceedings;

(d) the names of the parties to the appeal proceedings and their procedural representatives;

(e) a statement of the issues to be decided;

(f) a summary of the facts;

(g) the grounds on which the decision is based;

(h) the order of the Board of Appeal, including, where necessary, a decision as to the award of costs or the refund of fees.

3.   The written decision of the Board of Appeal shall be accompanied by a statement that further appeal is possible, together with the time limit for lodging such further appeal. The parties to the appeal proceedings may not plead the omission of that statement.