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1999

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Supplement to OJ 1/1999
Supplement to OJ 2/1999
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    Official Journal February 1999

    Online publication date: 24.2.1999

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    ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL

    Reports on meetings of the Administrative Council
    Report on the 73rd meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation in Munich (8 to 10 December 1998)57-66

    BOARDS OF APPEAL

    Decisions of the Technical Boards of Appeal
    Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.2 dated 5 February 1998 – T 450/97 (Language of the proceedings)67-79

    INFORMATION FROM THE EPO

    Decisions of the President of the EPO
    Decision of the President of the EPO dated 22 December 1998 on the filing of priority documents80-81
    Information from the EPO
    Notice concerning the composition for 1999 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal81-82
    Notice concerning closure of EPO cash offices81
    Notice concerning the composition of the Enlarged Board of Appeal and the boards of appeal of the European Patent Office in the 1999 working year82-90
    Publication of the annex to the European search report90-91
    Case Law of the Boards of Appeal of the EPO90
    EASY in Sweden91

    REPRESENTATION

    Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination
    Decision of the Examination Board of 23 September 1998 amending the Instructions concerning the qualifications required for enrolment for the European qualifying examination92-93
    European qualifying examination
    Instructions to candidates for preparing their answers93-94
    Instructions to candidates concerning the conduct of the examination93
    List of references to landmark decisions94-95
    List of professional representatives before the EPO
    List of professional representatives before the EPO95-100

    INTERNATIONAL TREATIES

    European Union
    Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions101-119
    PCT
    Accession by South Africa (ZA)119
    Accession by the United Arab Emirates (AE)119

    FEES

    Introduction of the euro and amendment of the Rules relating to Fees120-121
    Important notice concerning the revised version of the Arrangements for deposit accounts121

    Supplement

    Supplement to OJ 2/1999
    Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA)
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    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 21 January 1999 concerning the publication of a revised version of the Arrangements for deposit accounts and their annexes1-2
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 21 January 1999 concerning the publication of a revised version of the Arrangements for deposit accounts and their annexes3-4
    Transitional provisions , valid until 31 December 2001, relating to the Arrangements for deposit accounts and their annexes5-6
    Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA)7-12
    Annex A.1 to the ADA Arrangements for the automatic debiting procedure (AAD)13-20
    Annex A.2 to the ADA Information from the EPO concerning the automatic debiting procedure21-37
    Annex B to the ADA Arrangements for debiting deposit accounts by diskette38-40
    Appendix 1 to Annex B Data carrier specifications for payment of fees using diskettes41-44
    Appendix 2 to Annex B Particulars to be supplied in the batch debit order45
    Annex C.1 to the ADA Administrative Agreement dated 5 April 1993 between the EPO and the epi46-48
    Annex C.2 to the ADA Notice re debiting of epi annual subscriptions from deposit accounts held with the EPO49-50

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