THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION,

Having regard to the European Patent Convention (hereinafter referred to as "EPC") and in particular Article 33(1)(c) thereof,

On a proposal from the President of the European Patent Office,

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Patent Law,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Paragraph 1 of Rule 126 of the Implementing Regulations to the EPC shall be amended as follows:

"(1) All notifications by postal services shall be by registered letter."

Article 2

This decision shall enter into force on 1 November 2019.

Done at Munich, 28 March 2019

For the Administrative Council

The Chairman

Josef KRATOCHVÍL