24.1       [Deleted]

24.2       Notification of Receipt of the Record Copy

(a)  The International Bureau shall promptly notify:

(i)  the applicant,

(ii)  the receiving Office, and

23.1       Procedure

(a)  Where no translation of the international application is required under Rule 12.3(a), the search copy shall be transmitted by the receiving Office to the International Searching Authority at the latest on the same day as the record copy is transmitted to the International Bureau unless no search fee has been paid. In the latter case, it shall be transmitted promptly after payment of the search fee.

21.1       Responsibility of the Receiving Office

(a)  Where the international application is required to be filed in one copy, the receiving Office shall be responsible for preparing the home copy and the search copy required under Article 12(1).

19.1       Where to File

(a)  Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b), the international application shall be filed, at the option of the applicant,

(i)  with the national Office of or acting for the Contracting State of which the applicant is a resident,

17.1       Obligation to Submit Copy of Earlier National or International Application