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European Patent Convention (EPC 1973)

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.
EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION 1973 - Table of Contents
CONVENTION Preface Implementing Regulations
PART I - GENERAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS PREAMBLE PART II - SUBSTANTIVE PATENT LAW
Chapter IV - The Administrative Council Chapter III - The European Patent Office Chapter V - Financial provisions
Article 34 - Voting rights Article 33 - Competence of the Administrative Council in certain cases Article 35 - Voting rules


Article 34

Voting rights


(1) The right to vote in the Administrative Council shall be restricted to the Contracting States.


(2) Each Contracting State shall have one vote, subject to the application of the provisions of Article 36.



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