# Council Regulation (EU) No 1260/2012 of 17 December 2012 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection with regard to the applicable translation arrangements, Article 3: Translation arrangements for the European patent with unitary effect

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Without prejudice to Articles 4 and 6 of this Regulation, where the specification of a European patent, which benefits from unitary effect has been published in accordance with Article 14(6) of the EPC, no further translations shall be required.
2. A request for unitary effect as referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 shall be submitted in the language of the proceedings.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/1260/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-1260/article-3
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