Article 66 Beginning of national phase

The prescribed period for the purposes of section 89A(3)(a) and (5)(a) is thirty one months F1beginning immediately after—

But where the applicant has been notified under rule 69(5), the period prescribed for the purposes of section 89A(3)(a) and (5)(a) is three months F2beginning immediately after the date of the notification.

Where an international application for a patent (UK) has begun the national phase, a request for permission to make a late declaration may be made under section 5(2B) before the end of the period of one month F3beginning immediately after the date the national phase of the application begins.