【正文】 he European patent applicationTechnical preparations for publication 48Form of the publication of European patent applications and European search reports 49Information about publication 50Chapter IV: Examination by the Examining DivisionExamination procedure 51Grant of the European patent to different applicants 52Chapter V: The European patent specificationTechnical preparations for publication and form of the specification of the European patent 53Certificate for a European patent 54Part V: Implementing Regulations to Part V of the ConventionContent of the notice of opposition 55Rejection of the notice of opposition as inadmissible 56Preparation of the examination of the opposition 57Amendment of the European patent 57aExamination of opposition 58Requests for documents 59Continuation of the opposition proceedings by the European Patent Office of its own motion 60Transfer of the European patent 61Documents in opposition proceedings 61aForm of the new specification of the European patent in opposition proceedings 62New certificate for a European patent 62aCosts 63Part VI: Implementing Regulations to Part VI of the ConventionContent of the notice of appeal 64Rejection of the appeal as inadmissible 65Examination of appeals 66Reimbursement of appeal fees 67Part VII: Implementing Regulations to Part VII of the ConventionChapter I: Decisions and munications of the European Patent OfficeForm of decisions 68Noting of loss of rights 69Signature, name, seal 70Chapter II: Oral proceedings and taking of evidenceSummons to oral proceedings 71Preparation of oral proceedings 71aTaking of evidence by the European Patent Office 72Commissioning of experts 73Costs of taking of evidence 74Conservation of evidence 75Minutes of oral proceedings and of taking of evidence 76Chapter III: NotificationsGeneral provisions on notifications 77Notification by post 78Notification by delivery by hand 79Public notification 80Notification to representatives 81Irregularities in the notification 82Chapter IV: Time limitsCalculation of time limits 83Duration of time limits 84Late receipt of documents 84aExtension of time limits 85Period of grace for payment of fees 85aPeriod of grace for the filing of the request for examination 85bChapter V: Amendments and correctionsAmendment of the European patent application 86Different claims, description and drawings for different States 87Correction of errors in documents filed with the European Patent Office 88Correction of errors in decisions 89Chapter VI: Interruption of proceedingsInterruption of proceedings 90Chapter VII: Waiving of enforced recovery proceduresWaiving of enforced recovery procedures 91Chapter VIII: Information to the publicEntries in the Register of European Patents 92Parts of the file not for inspection 93Procedures for the inspection of files 94Communication of information contained in the files 95Constitution, maintenance and preservation of files 95aAdditional publications by the European Patent Office 96Chapter IX: Legal and administrative cooperationCommunications between the European Patent Office and the authorities of the Contracting States 97Inspection of files by or via courts or authorities of the Contracting States 98Procedure for letters rogatory 99Chapter X: RepresentationAppointment of a mon representative 100Authorisations 101Amendment of the list of professional representatives 102Part VIII: Implementing Regulations to Part VIII of the ConventionInformation to the public in the event of conversion 103Part IX: Implementing Regulations to Part X of the ConventionThe European Patent Office as a receiving Office 104The European Patent Office as an International Searching Authority or International Preliminary Examining Authority 105The national fee 106The European Patent Office as a designated or elected Office — Requirements for entry into the European phase 107Consequences of nonfulfilment of certain requirements 108Amendment of the application 109Claims incurring feesConsequence of nonpayment 110Examination of certain formal requirements by the European Patent Office 111Consideration of unity by the European Patent Office 112PART IIMPLEMENTING REGULATIONSTO PART I OF THE CONVENTIONChapter ILanguages of the European Patent Office第一章　歐洲專利局的正式語(yǔ)言Rule 1Derogations from the provisions concerning the languageof the proceedings in written proceedings第一條　在書(shū)面程序中不使用語(yǔ)言的規(guī)定(1) In written proceedings before the European Patent Office any party may use any official language of the European Patent Office. The translation referred to in Article 14, paragraph 4,1 may be filed in any official language of the European Patent Office.（１）提出異議者和參加異議程序的第三者都可使用歐洲專利局一種正式語(yǔ)言制定的文件。每方同樣可以用一締約國(guó)的一種正式語(yǔ)言，條件是負(fù)責(zé)譯為口頭程序語(yǔ)言。 the European Patent Office may, however, authorise interpretation into one of its other official languages.（３）在審理程序中，出庭的任何一方、證人或?qū)＜?，如不熟練掌握歐洲專利局或一締約國(guó)的正式語(yǔ)言，可用其他語(yǔ)言。(5) The European Patent Office shall, if necessary, make provision at its own expense for interpretation into the language of the proceedings, or, where appropriate, into its other official languages, unless this interpretation is the responsibility of one of the parties to the proceedings.（５）除參加程序的一方應(yīng)負(fù)責(zé)翻譯工作外，如果需要，歐洲專利局應(yīng)當(dāng)承擔(dān)用程序中所用語(yǔ)言或用專利局一種其他正式語(yǔ)言進(jìn)行翻譯的翻譯費(fèi)。Rule 3(deleted)Rule 4Language of a European divisional application第四條　歐洲專利分案申請(qǐng)的語(yǔ)言European divisional applications or, in the case referred to in Article 14, paragraph 2, the translations thereof, must be filed in the language of the proceedings for the earlier European patent application.每件歐洲專利分案申請(qǐng)或在第十四條第二款的情況下，該申請(qǐng)的譯文應(yīng)用在先歐洲專利申請(qǐng)的程序中最初用語(yǔ)言提出。Rule 6Time