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European searches are carried out by the Search Divisions of the EPO and may also be entrusted to the central industrial property offices of certain Contracting States. Searches in documents in languages other than the official languages of the EPO may be entrusted to certain of these offices. These guidelines apply to European searches carried out in all these places.
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Art. 17
Prot. Centr. I(1), Prot. Centr. I(3),
Prot. Centr. IV(2), Prot. Centr. V
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
2. Search Division
4. The Extended European Search Report (EESR)
