It constitutes a first element of a wider sequence of measures to better balance the OHIM budget in future, on which Member States agreed at a joint meeting of the Administrative Board and Budget Committee of OHIM in September 2008.
See on esimene meede pikemas reas, mille eesmärk on OHIMi eelarvet tulevikus paremini tasakaalustada ning milles liikmesriigid leppisid kokku OHIMi haldusnõukogu ja eelarvekomitee ühisel koosolekul 2008. aasta septembris.