Chapter V – Financial provisions
Article 46
Preparation and adoption of the budget
A revised version of the European Patent Convention entered into force on 13 December 2007. The provisions of the revised Convention apply unless the transitional provisions provide for the applicability of the EPC 1973. |
(1) The President of the European Patent Office shall lay the draft budget before the Administrative Council not later than the date prescribed in the Financial Regulations.
(2) The budget and any amending or supplementary budget shall be adopted by the Administrative Council.