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In T 142/96 the practice of re-opening examination after rectification was held to be contrary to the principle of procedural economy underlying Art. 109 EPC 1973 and so constituted a substantial procedural violation.
As to the EPO's obligation to issue a warning in relation to the grace period of R. 85a EPC 1973 (this provision was deleted in the EPC 2000), and the question of whether or not this warning constituted a "courtesy service", see J 17/04 and J 32/97.