(2) The Authority shall act as International Preliminary Examining Authority for any international application filed with the receiving Office of, or acting for, any Contracting State specified in Annex A to this Agreement, provided that the receiving Office specifies the Authority for that purpose, that such application, or a translation thereof furnished for the purposes of international preliminary examination, is in the language or one of the languages specified in Annex A to this Agreement and, where applicable, that the Authority has been chosen by the applicant. (3) Where an international application is filed with the International Bureau as receiving Office under Rule 19.1(a)(iii), paragraphs (1) and (2) apply as if that application had been filed with a receiving Office which would have been competent under Rule 19.1(a)(i) or (ii), (b) or (c) or Rule 19.2(i).
Article premier Termes et expressions 1) Aux fins du présent accord, on entend par a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) "traité" le Traité de coopération en matière de brevets; "règlement d’exécution" le règlement d’exécution du traité; "instructions administratives" les instructions administratives du traité; "article" un article du traité (sauf quand il est fait expressément référence à un article du présent accord); "règle" une règle du règlement d’exécution; "État contractant" un État partie au traité; "Administration" l’Office suédois des brevets et de l’enregistrement; "Bureau international" le Bureau international de l’Organisation Mondiale de la Propriété Intellectuelle.