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Official Journal February 1999

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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)57-66PDFHTML
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)67-79PDFHTML
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 documents80-81PDFHTML
Information from the EPO
Notice concerning closure of EPO cash offices81PDFHTML
Notice concerning the composition for 1999 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal81-82PDFHTML
Notice concerning the composition of the Enlarged Board of Appeal and the boards of appeal of the European Patent Office in the 1999 working year82-90PDFHTML
Case Law of the Boards of Appeal of the EPO90PDFHTML
Publication of the annex to the European search report90-91PDFHTML
EASY in Sweden91PDFHTML
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 examination92-93PDFHTML
European qualifying examination
Instructions to candidates concerning the conduct of the examination93PDFHTML
Instructions to candidates for preparing their answers93-94PDFHTML
List of references to landmark decisions94-95PDFHTML
List of professional representatives before the EPO
List of professional representatives before the EPO95-100PDFHTML
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 inventions101-119PDFHTML
PCT
Accession by the United Arab Emirates (AE)119PDFHTML
Accession by South Africa (ZA)119PDFHTML
FEES
Introduction of the euro and amendment of the Rules relating to Fees120-121PDFHTML
Important notice concerning the revised version of the Arrangements for deposit accounts121PDFHTML

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 annexes1-2PDFHTML
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 annexes3-4PDFHTML
Transitional provisions , valid until 31 December 2001, relating to the Arrangements for deposit accounts and their annexes5-6PDFHTML
Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA)7-12PDFHTML
Annex A.1 to the ADA Arrangements for the automatic debiting procedure (AAD)13-20PDFHTML
Annex A.2 to the ADA Information from the EPO concerning the automatic debiting procedure21-37PDFHTML
Annex B to the ADA Arrangements for debiting deposit accounts by diskette38-40PDFHTML
Appendix 1 to Annex B Data carrier specifications for payment of fees using diskettes41-44PDFHTML
Appendix 2 to Annex B Particulars to be supplied in the batch debit order45PDFHTML
Annex C.1 to the ADA Administrative Agreement dated 5 April 1993 between the EPO and the epi46-48PDFHTML
Annex C.2 to the ADA Notice re debiting of epi annual subscriptions from deposit accounts held with the EPO49-50PDFHTML
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