ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
DECISION of the Administrative Council of 6 July 1978 on substitution for the President of the European Patent Office under Article 10, paragraph 3, second sentence, of the European Patent Convention
THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION,
HAVING REGARD to the European Patent Convention, and in particular Article 10, paragraph 3, second sentence,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The President of the European Patent Office shall designate the Vice-President for Vice-Presidents who is/are to replace him in individual matters or series of matters while he is absent or indisposed.
As a general rule, the President shall designate each Vice-President for matters which fall within the sphere of operations of the latter.
Article 2
This decision shall enter into force on 6 July 1978. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Patent Office.
Done at Bordeaux, 6 July 1978.
For the Administrative Council
The Chairman
G. Vianès