The international application shall be drawn up in the French language.
If it is not filed in electronic form, the application shall be filed in three copies, together with each of the documents mentioned in the schedule referred to in Rule 3, paragraph 3, letter a (ii) of the Regulations under the Patent Cooperation Treaty. However, the request referred to in the aforementioned Rule 3, paragraph 1, and the documents justifying the fees payable shall be filed in a single copy.
If the provisions of the previous paragraph are not complied with, the missing copies shall be prepared ex officio by the National Institute of Industrial Property.