Any Contracting State may at any time denounce this Convention. Denunciation shall be notified to the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany. It shall take effect one year after the date of receipt of such notification. [ Art. 175 176 178 ]Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/ar174.htmlDate retrieved: 17 May 20214 references found. Click X to load a reference inside the current page, click on the title to open in a new page.EPC ArticlesX Part XII Final provisionsLoading...XA.175 EPC Preservation of acquired rightsLoading...XA.176 EPC Financial rights and obligations of former Contracting StatesLoading...XA.178 EPC Transmission and notificationsLoading...