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| (1) The Administrative Council shall be competent to adopt and amend provisions governing: | - CBA V.3 |
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| a) the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office, hereinafter referred to as the Institute; | - See Regulation on the establishment of an Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (OJ EPO 1997, 350) and the changes of 07.06.2002 (OJ EPO 2002, 429 ff) and of 17.06.2004 (OJ EPO 2004, 361). |
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| b) the qualifications and training required of a person for admission to the European qualifying examination and the conduct of such examination; | - See Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives before the European Patent Office as of 24.10.2002 (OJ EPO 1994, 7 ff; 2000, 320 ff; 2002, 565 ff), the implementing provisions as of 24.10.2002 (OJ EPO 1998, 364 ff; 2003, 25 f) and the Instructions concerning the qualifications required for enrolment for the European qualifying examination (OJ EPO 1994, 599). A revision of those texts is under preparation. |
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| c) the disciplinary power exercised by the Institute or the European Patent Office in respect of professional representatives; | - J 8/10 - See Regulation on discipline for professional representatives of 21.10.1977 (OJ EPO 1978, 91 ff; amendment see OJ EPO 2008, 14), the Additional Rules of Procedure of the three Disciplinary Bodies of 06.06.1980 (OJ EPO 1980, 176 ff; amendments see OJ EPO 2007, 552 and 548) and die code of Conduct of the Institute of Professional representatives before the EPO (OJ EPO 2003, 523 ff). |
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| d) the obligation of confidentiality on the professional representative and the privilege from disclosure in proceedings before the European Patent Office in respect of communications between a professional representative and his client or any other person. |
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| (2) Any person entered on the list of professional representatives referred to in Article 134, paragraph 1, shall be a member of the Institute. |
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