EPC 1973 | EPC 2000 |
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R. REV42 | R. REV42 |
Chapter V – Financial provisions
A revised version of the European Patent Convention entered into force on 13 December 2007. The provisions of the revised Convention apply unless the transitional provisions provide for the applicability of the EPC 1973. |
(1) Income and expenditure of the Organisation shall form the subject of estimates in respect of each accounting period and shall be shown in the budget. If necessary, there may be amending or supplementary budgets.
(2) The budget shall be balanced as between income and expenditure.
(3) The budget shall be drawn up in the unit of account fixed in the Financial Regulations.]