15. In Schedule 2—
(a)the word “Where,” at the beginning of paragraph 3(1) shall be replaced with—
“Subject to sub-paragraph (2A) below, where,”;
(b)the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted after sub-paragraph (2)—
“(2A) Where, for the purpose set out in sub-paragraph (1) above, an applicant for an international application for a patent (UK) gives notice in writing to the International Bureau under rule 13bis.3 of the Regulations under the Patent Cooperation Treaty before the technical preparations for international publication of the application are complete of his intention that a sample of the micro-organism should be made available only to an expert, he shall be treated by the comptroller for the purposes of this paragraph as having complied with the conditions in sub-paragraph (1) above and sub-paragraph (2)(a) above shall not apply.”.