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| (1) In respect of an international application under Article 153, the applicant shall perform the following acts within thirty-one months from the date of filing of the application or, if priority has been claimed, from the priority date: | - Art. 121: OK - Art. 122: NO | |||||
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| a) supply, where applicable, the translation of the international application required under Article 153, paragraph 4 ; |
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| e) pay the search fee, where a supplementary European search report has to be drawn up ; |
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| f) file the request for examination provided for in Article 94, if the period under Rule 70, paragraph 1, has expired earlier; |
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| g) pay the renewal fee in respect of the third year provided for in Article 86, paragraph 1, if the fee has fallen due earlier under Rule 51, paragraph 1 ; | - R. 51(2)
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| h) file, where applicable, the certificate of exhibition referred to in Article 55, paragraph 2, and Rule 25. |
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| (2) The Examining Division shall be competent to take decisions of the European Patent Office under Article 25, paragraph 2(a) PCT.
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