▁of ▁the ▁main ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁O pp osition ▁Division . ▁The ▁main ▁decision ▁however ▁only ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁oblig ation ▁on ▁the ▁party ▁or ▁parties ▁concerned ▁to ▁bear ▁costs ▁( app ort ion ment ), ▁whereas ▁the ▁actual ▁amounts ▁to ▁be ▁paid ▁by ▁one ▁party ▁to ▁another ▁are ▁de alt ▁with ▁in ▁another ▁decision , ▁namely ▁a ▁decision ▁on ▁the ▁award ▁( fix ing ) ▁of ▁costs . ▁A ▁decision ▁on ▁the ▁award ▁of ▁costs ▁is ▁taken ▁only ▁after ▁a ▁decision ▁app ort ion ing ▁the ▁costs ▁has ▁been ▁taken ▁and ▁if ▁a ▁request ▁is ▁submitted ▁to ▁that ▁effect . ▁When ▁a ▁Board ▁of ▁App e al ▁has ▁to ▁rule ▁on ▁an ▁app ort ion ment ▁of ▁costs , ▁both ▁the ▁app ort ion ment ▁of ▁costs ▁and ▁the ▁fixing ▁of ▁costs ▁to ▁be ▁app ort ioned ▁are ▁de alt ▁with ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁decision . ▁ ▁Transfer ▁of ▁oppon ent ▁status ▁ ▁The ▁oppon ent ▁status ▁cannot ▁be ▁freely ▁transferred . ▁As ▁far ▁as ▁legal ▁persons ▁are ▁concerned , ▁the ▁opposition ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁transferred ▁or ▁assigned ▁to ▁a ▁third ▁party ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁business ▁assets ▁belonging ▁to ▁a ▁company , ▁i . e . ▁its ▁economic ▁activity , ▁and ▁more ▁precisely ▁the ▁assets ▁in ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁opposition ▁was ▁file d . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁passes ▁to , ▁i . e . ▁is ▁transm itted ▁to , ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁universal ▁successor ▁in ▁law ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁a