EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION: PART I - GENERAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS, Chapter V - Financial provisions, Article 41

Article 41 - Advances

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Table of Contents

Preface

European Patent Convention

Implementing Regulations

Protocol on Recognition

Protocol on Centralisation

Protocol on Privileges and Immunities

Protocol on the Staff Complement

Rules Relating to Fees

Annex I

Annex II

Alphabetical keyword index

EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION- Table of Contents

European Patent Convention

PART I - GENERAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS

Chapter V - Financial provisions

Article 41 - Advances

Article 40 - Level of fees and payments - Special financial contributions

Article 41

Advances

(1) At the request of the President of the European Patent Office, the Contracting States shall make advances to the Organisation, on account of their payments and contributions, within the limit of the amount fixed by the Administrative Council. Such advances shall be apportioned in proportion to the amounts due by the Contracting States for the accounting period in question.

(2) Article 39, paragraphs 3 and 4, shall apply mutatis mutandis to the advances.

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