1. European divisional applications (see also C‑IX, 1)
Other than for matters referred to in A‑IV, 1.1 to A-IV, 1.6, the formal examination of divisional applications is carried out as for other applications. The provisions of Rule 30 apply with regard to divisional applications relating to nucleotide or amino acid sequences filed after 1 January 1993 (see A‑IV, 5).