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§ 89.2 Source - none Patent Cooperation Treaty

§ 89.2 Source

(a) The Administrative Instructions shall be drawn up and promulgated by the Director General after consultation with the receiving Offices and the International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authorities.

(b) They may be modified by the Director General after consultation with the Offices or Authorities which have a direct interest in the proposed modification.

(c) The Assembly may invite the Director General to modify the Administrative Instructions, and the Director General shall proceed accordingly.

§ 89.3 Publication and Entry into Force

(a) The Administrative Instructions and any modification thereof shall be published in the Gazette.

(b) Each publication shall specify the date on which the published provisions come into effect. The dates may be different for different provisions, provided that no provision may be declared effective prior to its publication in the Gazette.

Rules Concerning Several Chapters of the Treaty

Rule 89^bis
Filing, Processing and Transmission of International Applications and Other Documents in Electronic Form or by Electronic Means

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