Judgment No. 853

• Organization: European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• Date: 10.12.1987
• Original: French
• Judges: Ducoux, Carroll, Gros Espiell
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED.

Consideration 5

Extract:

"According to the general rules of construction, all language versions of a text shall be deemed to bear the same meaning save that, where comparison reveals a point of disagreement, the construction that prevails shall be the one that, with due regard to the purpose of the law-maker, best reconciles the various versions."

Keywords

general principle; staff regulations and rules; authentic version; interpretation; language of rule; provision; purpose