Statement by the Kingdom of Belgium on the provisional application of certain provisions of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPC):
'On 6 June 2014 the Kingdom of Belgium deposited its instrument of ratification of the above Agreement with the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, which is the depositary for the Agreement, in accordance with Article 84 thereof.
Pending entry into force of the Agreement pursuant to Article 89 thereof, the Kingdom of Belgium states that it undertakes to apply provisionally from 15 May 2017
- Articles 1-2, 4-5, 6(1), 7, 10-19, 35(1,3 and 4), 36-41 and 71(3) of the Agreement,
- Articles 1-7(1), 7(5), 9-18, 20(1), 22-28, 30, 32 and 33 of Annex I to the Agreement (Statute of the Unified Patent Court).'