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National legal bases

A comprehensive list of legal bases relating to validation requirements in the EPC contracting states is available in the EPO's publication "National law relating to the EPC".

Croatia 

• Article 108o of the Patents Act (OG 173/03, 87/05 and 76/07)

Denmark

• Section 77.1 of the Patents Act as amended by Act No. 451 of 10.6.2003

France

• Article 10 de la Loi sur la lutte contre la contrefaçon du 17.10.2007, modifiant l'article L. 614-7 du code de la propriété intellectuelle

Germany 

• http://www.bgblportal.de/BGBL/bgbl1f/bgbl103s2470.pdf 
• http://www.deutsches-patentamt.de/service/aktuelles/londonerprotokoll/index.html#a2

Iceland

• Section 77.1 of Patents Act No. 17/1991 as amended by Act No. 53 of 2004 

Latvia

• Article 71.2 of the Patents Act of 15.2.2007

Slovenia

• Article 27.2 of the Industrial Property Act of 23.5.2001

Switzerland/Liechtenstein 

• Bundesbeschluss/Arrêté fédéral of 16.12.2005

United Kingdom 

• http://www.ipo.gov.uk/policy/policy-notices/policy-notices-londonagreement.htm