Rules on the organisation of design contests and the selection of participants and the jury
93.—(1) When organising a design contest, a utility must apply procedures which are adapted to the provisions of Part 1 and this Chapter.
(2) The utility must not limit admission of participants to a design contest by reference to the territory or part of the territory of a member State.
(3) Where a design contest is restricted to a limited number of participants, the utility must—
(a)lay down clear and non-discriminatory selection criteria; and
(b)ensure that the number of candidates invited to participate is sufficient to ensure genuine competition in so far as there are enough qualified candidates.
(4) A utility must appoint a jury which must be composed exclusively of natural persons who are independent participants in the contest.
(5) Where a particular professional qualification is required of participants in a contest at least a third of the jury members must have that qualification or an equivalent qualification.