Under Article 7 of the Revision Act , the Administrative Council was empowered to take a decision on the application of the revised version of the EPC
On 28.6.2001, the Administrative Council decided on the transitional provisions:
Detailed explanatory remarks accompany the transitional arrangements adopted by the Administrative Council:
The Special edition No. 1 OJ EPO 2007 carries a comprehensive Table on the transitional provisions of the EPC
2000 .
Preparatory discussions on the transitional provisions took place in the Committee on Patent Law in May 2001, on the basis of the following documents: