ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
Decisions of the Administrative Council
Decision of the Administrative Council of 12 December 2002 adopting the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention 2000
THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION,
Having regard to the Act revising the Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 29 November 2000 (Revision Act, MR/3/00 Rev.1), and the decision of the Administrative Council of 28 June 2001 adopting the new text of the European Patent Convention (EPC 2000),
Having regard to the European Patent Convention (EPC), and in particular Article 33(1)(b) thereof,
On a proposal from the President of the European Patent Office,
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Patent Law,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Implementing Regulations to the EPC 2000 shall read as shown in the Annex to this decision.1
Article 2
This decision shall enter into force upon entry into force of the revised text of the European Patent Convention in accordance with Article 8 of the Revision Act.
Done at Munich on 12 December 2002
For the Administrative Council
The Chairman
Roland GROSSENBACHER
1 The Annex to this decision will be published in Special edition No. 1 of the OJ EPO 2003.