WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
24 November 2005 
 (05-5575) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
  anglais/   inglés 
 
  
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND 
REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
BELIZE 
  
 The present document reproduces the text
1 of the Patents (General Procedures) 
Administrative Instructions, A.I. No. 2 of 2005, as notified by Belize under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document IP/N/1/BLZ/3). 
 
 Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce  
 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA 
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE 
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
 
BELIZE 
   Le présent document contient le texte
1 des instructions administratives (Procédures générales) 
relatives aux brevets, A.I. n° 2 de 2005, notifiées pa r le Belize au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord 
(voir le document IP/N/1/BLZ/3). 
 
 Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio  
 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA PROPIEDAD 
INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD DEL PÁRRAFO 2 
DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
 
BELICE 
 
  En el presente documento se reproduce el texto
1 de las Instrucciones Administrativas sobre 
Patentes (Procedimientos generales), I.A. Nº 2 de 2005, que Belice ha notificado en virtud del 
párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/BLZ/3). 
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
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 Patents 
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BELIZE:  
ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS 
No. 2 of 2005 
 
________ 
  
 ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS  made by the Regist rar of Intellectual 
Property in exercise of the powers c onferred upon him by section 69 of the 
Patents Act, Chapter 253 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000. 
 
PART I
 
PRELIMINARY  
 
Short title.  1.  These Administrative Instructions may be cited as the 
PATENTS (GENERAL PROCE DURES) ADMINISTRATIVE 
INSTRUCTIONS, 2005. 
 
PART II  
RESTORATION  
 
Restoration. 2.(1) An application for the restoration of a patent which has lapsed through 
non-payment of renewal fees shall be made  by way of a petition to the Registrar 
in the form set out as Form No. 11.  
    (2) If the Registrar is satisfied that a prima facie  case has been made out, he 
shall restore the patent and advertis e the patent once in the Journal. 
 
    (3) At any time within two months of  the date of the advertisement of the 
application, any person may oppose the rest oration of the patent by submitting a 
notice of opposition in Form No. 12, together with the prescribed fee, and the 
notice must indicate the grounds  on which the opponent relies. 
 
    (4) The patentee’s answer to a notice of opposition under sub-paragraph (3) 
must be submitted in Form No. 13, togeth er with the prescribed fee, and the 
answer must indicate the grounds on wh ich the patentee relies and any facts 
alleged in the notice of opposition that the patentee admits.  
PART III
 
OPPOSITION  
 
Evidence in 
support of 
opposition. 3.  Upon receipt of an answer to opposition and duplicate, the Registrar 
shall forthwith send the duplicate to the opponent and within one month from  IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
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 the receipt of the duplicate the opponent shall leave with the Registrar such 
evidence by way of affidavit as he ma y desire to adduce in support of his 
opposition and shall deliver to the pate ntee a copy of the affidavit. 
 
Evidence in 
support of 
restoration or 
surrender. 4.  If an opponent leaves no evidence,  he shall, unless the Registrar 
otherwise directs, be deemed to have  abandoned his opposition but, if he does 
leave evidence, then, within one month from the receipt of the copy of the 
affidavit the patentee shall leave with the Registrar such evidence by way of 
affidavit as he desires to adduce in s upport of the restoration or surrender and 
shall deliver to the opponent  a copy of the affidavit. 
 
Evidence in 
reply by 
opponent. 5.  Within one month from the receipt  by the opponent of the copy of the 
patentee’s affidavit, the opponent may leave with the Registrar evidence by 
affidavit in reply, and shall deliver to th e patentee a copy of the affidavit. This 
evidence shall be confined to matters strictly in reply.  
Further 
evidence. 6.  No further evidence shall be left on either side but, in any proceedings 
before the Registrar, he may at any time if  he thinks fit give leave to either the 
patentee or the opponent to leave any evid ence upon such terms as to costs or 
otherwise as he may think fit.  
Exhibits. 7.(1) Where there are exhibits to affida vits filed in an opposition, copies or 
impressions of such exhibits shall be sent  to the other party on  his request and at 
his expense, or, if such copies or im pressions cannot conveniently be furnished, 
the originals shall be left with the Registrar in order that they may be open to inspection.  
    (2) The original exhibits shall be produced at the heari ng unless the Registrar 
otherwise directs.  
Hearings. 8.(1) Upon completion of the evidence, th e Registrar shall gi ve notice to the 
parties of a date when he will hear the arguments in the case.  
    (2) Such appointment shall be for a date  at least fourteen days after the date of 
the notice, unless the parties consent to a shorter notice. 
 
    (3) Within seven days from the rece ipt of the notice any party who intends to 
appear shall so notify the Registrar on Form No. 14. 
 
    (4) A party who receives notice as mentioned above and who does not, within 
seven days from the receipt of such no tice, so notify the Re gistrar on Form No. 
14, may be treated as not desiring to be heard and the Registrar may act 
accordingly.  
Extension of 
time. 9.  Where in opposition proceedings any extension of time is granted to any 
party, the Registrar may thereafter, if he thinks fit, without giving the said party 
a hearing, grant any reasonable extension of  time to any other party in which to 
take any subsequent step. IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
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Security for 
costs. 10.  Where an opponent giving notice of  opposition or a patentee sending an 
answer to opposition after receipt of a copy of such notice neither resides nor 
carries on business in Belize, the Registra r may require him to give security, in 
such form as the Registrar may deem suffi cient, for the costs of the proceedings 
before the Registrar, for such amount as the Registrar may deem fit, and at any 
stage in the proceedings may require furt her security to be given at any time 
before giving his decision in the case.  
Costs in un- 
contested 
case. 11.  In the event of an opposition being uncontested by the patentee, the 
Registrar in deciding whether costs s hould be awarded to the opponent shall 
consider whether proceedings might have  been avoided if reasonable notice had 
been given by the opponent to the pate ntee before the notice of opposition was 
lodged.  
PART IV
 
FEES AND FORMS  
 
Fees and 
payment. 
Schedule I. 
 12.  The fees to be paid in relation to  the relevant app lications are those 
prescribed in Schedule I.  
Forms 
required. 
Schedule II. 13.  The forms required for the relevant applications are those prescribed in 
Schedule II.    
 MADE by the Registrar of Intellectual Pr operty this 7th day of March, 2005. 
 
(ELSON KASEKE) 
Registrar of Intellectual Property 
 
  IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
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 SCHEDULE I 
 
FEES 
   
       $ 
 For all other publications .............................................................................. 100.00 For restoration of a patent.............................................................................. 600.00 
(plus any outstanding annuities and late fees) 
On submitting a notice of oppositio n to an application for 
restoration of a patent ................................................................................... 100.00 On submitting an answer to a notice of opposition....................................... 100.00 For recording a change of name or address in the Register ..........................100.00 
For recording any other cha nge in the Register ............................................100.00 
Rebate on withdrawal of application ............................................................relevant 
registration/recordal fee (plus publication fee if application is unpublished) 
For cancellation of a licence-contract............................................................ 200.00 For recording a sub-licence-contract ............................................................ 200.00 For cancellation of a sub- licence-contr act .................................................... 200.00 
For recording the transfer of a sub-licence-contract ..................................... 200.00 For a replacement of a pa tent certificate .......................................................   50.00 
For transferring application for a patent .......................................................    50.00 On application for approval of the transfer of an application  for a patent ....................................................................................................    50.00 For an electronic search of the Register .......................................................    20.00 IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
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 SCHEDULE II 
 
FORM NO. 2A 
 
APPLICATION FOR AN ADDRESS FOR SERVICE 
   
I/WE
1 ………………………………………………………………………. 
 ………………………………………………………………………………  the patentee/licensee(s) of Patent No.
2 ……………………………………. 
 hereby apply for an entry of the followi ng as my/our address for service in 
 Belize
3. 
 ……………………………………………………………………………….  ……………………………………………………………………………….  ……………………………………………………………………………….   DATED this ……………..day of …………………………………, 20…… 
 
 
                  4 ……………………………. 
   The Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE ___________________________________________________ 
1. Name of patentee or  registered licensee(s). 
2. Identify Patent. 
3. State address. 
4. Signature.  IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
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 FORM No. 2B 
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY 
   
I (We)    (Name and address)    do hereby authorize    to represent me(us) as applicant(s)  in all proceedings related to the processing   
of all my(our) patent applications 
  
of international application No. 
  (check the applicable box)   before the Belize Intellectual Property Office and to make or receive payments on my(our) 
 behalf.    Place:      Date:  
 
 Signature: IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
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 FORM No. 2C 
 
WITHDRAWAL 
   
   I/We
1…………………………………………………………………………………… 
 the owner(s) of the Patent Applicatio n No.………..hereby withdraws such application. 
     Dated this …………………………… day of …………………………. 20….. 
    
    2………………………………………………………………………………… 
   The Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE. __________________________________________________________________ 
1. Name of applicant. 
2. Signature.  IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
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 FORM No. 2D 
 
APPLICATION TO AMEND APPLICATION 
FOR REGISTRATION OF A PATENT 
  
      I/We
1 …………………………………………………………………………. 
 ……………………………………………………………………………………..  the owner of the Patent Applicati on No. ………………. hereby apply to have the 
 following change made to this application:2 ………………………………………  ………………………………………………………………………………………         Dated this ………………………. day of …………………………… , 20 ….. 
 
 
           3 ……………………………………. 
   The Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE. ____________________________________ 
1. Name of applicant. 
2. State amendment. 
3.Signature. IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
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 FORM No. 6A 
 
APPLICATION TO CANCEL RECORD IN REGISTER 
OF A LICENCE-CONTRACT 
   
       I/We
1 ………………………………………………………………………... 
 ……………………………………………………………………………………  hereby apply for cancellation of the record in the register of the particulars of
2 
 ……………………………………………………………………………………  ……………………………………………………………………………………  Evidence is hereto attached that the Licence-Contract has terminated. 
        Dated this ………………………… day of ………………………… 20 …. 
 
          3 …………………………………. 
   To the Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE. ________________________________________________________________ 
1. Name of patentee or lic ensee under a Licence-Contract. 
2. Name of licensee under Licence-Contract the reco rd on the register of which is to be cancelled. 
3. Signature.  IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
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 FORM No. 6B 
 
APPLICATION TO RECORD TRANSFER OF 
LICENCE-CONTRACT 
   
         I/We
1 ……………………………………………………………………… 
 …………………………………………………………………………………...  a    registered    licensee   in   respect   of   the   Patent   registered   under   No. 
 …………………………………… hereby apply to transf er the Licence-Contract 
 to
2………………………………………………………………………………… 
 by virtue of the authority vested in me pursuant to
3 ……………………….....…. 
 …………………………………………………………………………………....  and to have such person entered in the r ecord in the registration in my/our stead. 
          Dated this …………………… day of ……………………………. 20 ….. 
 
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…………………………………………… 
   _______________________________________________________________ 
1. Name of licensee recorded in the register. 
2. Name and address of person to whom Licence-Contra ct transferred and if he resides outside Belize, an 
address for service within Belize. 
3. Here identify authority. 
4. Signature. IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
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 FORM No. 6C 
 
APPLICATION TO RECORD A 
SUB-LICENCE – CONTRACT 
   
   I/We
1 ……………………………………………………………………………… 
 …………………………………………………………….…………………………  being the registered lice nsee(s) of Patent No.
2 ………………………. hereby 
 apply to register a sub- licence-contra ct, (a copy of which is attached). 
  Jointly submitted by the parties to th e said sub-licence-contract, being 
 ……………………………………. of …………………………………… and  ……………………………………. of ………………………………………..  Dated this ……………………… day of …………………………. 20 ……….  
       ..................................................... 
   The Registrar Intellectual Property Office  _______________________________________________ 
1. Name of registered licensee. 
2. Identify Patent.  IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
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 FORM No. 6D 
 
APPLICATION TO CANCEL RECORD IN REGISTER 
OF A SUB-LICENCE-CONTRACT 
   
       I/We
1 …………………………………………………………………………... 
 ………………………………………………………………………………………  hereby apply for cancellation of the record in the register of the particulars of
2 
 ………………………………………………………………………………………  ………………………………………………………………………………………  Evidence is hereto attached that th e Sub-Licence-Contract has terminated. 
      Dated this …………………………… day of ………………………… 20 …. 
 
       3 
……………………………………. 
   To the Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE.   __________________________________________________________________ 
1. Name of registered licensee or sub-licensee under a Sub-Licence-Contract. 
2. Name of sub-licensee under Sub-Licence-Contract the record on the register of which is to be cancelled. 
3. Signature. IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
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 FORM No. 6E 
 
APPLICATION TO RECORD TRANSFER OF 
SUB-LICENCE-CONTRACT 
   
     I/We
1 …………………………………………………………………………......... 
 ……………………………………………………………………………………........  a     registered    sub-licensee    in   respect    of    the    Patent   registered    under   No. 
 …………………………………… hereby apply to transfer  the Sub-Licence-Contract 
 to
2………………………………………………………………………........................ 
 by virtue of the authority vested in me pursuant to
3 ……………………………......... 
 ……………………………………………………………………………………......  and to have such person entered in the r ecord in the registration in my/our stead. 
      Dated this ……………………… day of ……………………………. 20 …..   
4…………………………………………… 
   To the Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE.   _________________________________________________________________ 
1. Name of sub-licensee recorded in the register. 
2. Name and address of person to whom S ub-Licence-Contract transferred and if he  resides outside Belize, an address for 
service within Belize. 
3. Here identify authority. 
4. Signature.  IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
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 FORM No. 7A 
 
NOTICE OF OPPPOSITION TO APPLICATION 
FOR SURRENDER OF A PATENT 
 
(To be submitted in duplicate) 
 
  
IN THE MATTER OF an opposition by ………………………………………  ………………………to Application for Su rrender of Patent No……………... 
 of ………………………………………………………………………………         I/We
1 ………………………………………………………………. hereby 
 give notice of my/our opposition to the Surre nder advertised under the above number in 
 the Journal of the……………………day of ……………., 20……  The grounds of opposition are as follows:  …………………………………………………………………………………  …………………………………………………………………………………   Address for service in Belize in these proceedings:  …………………………………………………………………………………  …………………………………………………………………………………         DATED the …………..day of ……………………………, 20………….. 
 
 
               2……………………………… 
 
 
To the Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE.   _________________________________________________________________  
1. Here state full name and address of the person w ho opposes the application. 
2. Signature. IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
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 FORM No. 7B 
 
FORM OF ANSWER TO OPPOSITION 
(SURRENDER OF PATENT) 
 
(To be submitted in duplicate) 
 
  
IN THE MATTER of an opposition by ……………………………………………  To the Surrender of Patent No. …………………………………       I/We …………………………………………………………………………….  the owner of the above Patent, hereby give notice that the following are the 
 grounds on which I/we rely in an swer to the above opposition: 
 ……………………………………………………………………………………..  …………………………………………………………………………………….  …………………………………………………………………………………….       I/We admit the following allegations in the Notice of Opposition:  ……………………………………………………………………………………  ……………………………………………………………………………………       Address for service in  Belize in these proceedings: 
 …………………………………………………………………………………..  …………………………………………………………………………………..        Dated this …………………..day of ………………………….., 20……….   
Signature ……………………………… 
   To the Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE.  IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
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 FORM No. 9 
 
APPLICATION TO RECORD CHANGE 
IN REGISTER 
   
I/We
1……………………………………………………………………………..… 
 ………………………………………………………………………………………  the patentee/licensee(s) of the patent entitled
2…………………………….……….. 
 registered under No.(s) ………… hereby appl y to record the following change in 
 the register in respect of such registration(s)
3…………………………..………….. 
 ……………………………………………………………………………….………        Dated this ……………………………… day of ………………………. 20….. 
 
  
            4
……………………………………. 
   The Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE. __________________________________________________________________ 
1.Name of patentee or registered licensee. 
2.Insert title of patent. 
3. State change in patentee’s na me, address or his address for service in Belize, or other change. 
4. Signature. 
 
 Note: In change of name, evidence of the change should be attached hereto. IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
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 FORM No. 10 
 
APPLICATION TO RECORD  TRANSFER OF PATENT 
   
    I/We
1…………………………………………………………………………… 
 of
2………………………………………………………………………… hereby 
 apply to have my/our ………………………………………………… recorded in  the register as the registered ow ner of Patent No. ............................ by virtue of 
 
        3……………………………………………………………………………… 
 ……………………………………………………………………………………  a copy of which is enclosed.       The address for service in resp ect of this Patent is as follows: 
 
4…………………………………………………………………………………… 
 ……………………………………………………………………………………         Dated this …………………………… day of ………………………. 20 …. 
 
   
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………………………………………….. 
 The Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE. _________________________________________________________________ 
1. Name of transferee. 
2. Full trade or business address of transferee. 
3. Full particulars of documents  by which Patent transferred. 
4. This paragraph should be completed by providing th e address for service in Belize, if the trade or 
business address of the transferee is outside Belize. 
5. Signature.  IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
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 FORM No. 11 
 
PETITION FOR RESTORATION OF PATENT 
   
IN THE MATTER OF an application by ………………………………………….  For restoration of Patent No.……………………   The restoration of a patent is requested for the above patent.   The grounds for restoration are as follows:  ……………………………………………………………………………………..  ……………………………………………………………………………………..  ……………………………………………………………………………….   Address for service in Belize in these proceedings:  ………………………………………………………………………………………  ………………………………………………………………………………………         Dated the ……………………….. day of …………………………., 20 ……..   
  *………………………………………………… 
   To the Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE.  
 
________________________________________________________________ 
* Signature. IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
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 FORM No. 12 
 
NOTICE OF OPPOSITION TO PETITION 
FOR RESTORATION OF A PATENT 
 
(To be submitted in duplicate) 
 
  
IN THE MATTER OF an opposition by …………………………………………. 
 ……………………… to the Petition for Rest oration of Patent No. ……………... 
 of …………………………………………………………………………………..          I/We
1 ………………………………………………………………… hereby 
 give notice of my/our opposition to the Restor ation advertised under the above number in 
 the Journal of the ………………….day of ………………..…………, 20 ……          The grounds of opposition are as follows:  ……………………………………………………………………………………..  ……………………………………………………………………………………..          Address for service in Belize in these proceedings: 
 ………………………………………………………………………………………  ………………………………………………………………………………………         Dated the ……………………….. day of …………………………., 20 ……..    
2 …………………………………… 
  To the Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE. ________________________________________________________________ 
1. Here state full name and address of the person who opposes the restoration. 
2. Signature.  IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
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 FORM No. 13 
 
FORM OF ANSWER TO OPPOSITION 
(RESTORATION OF PATENT) 
 
(To be submitted in duplicate) 
 
 
IN THE MATTER OF an opposition by …………………………………………  To the Restoration of Patent No. …………………..           I/We ………………………………………………………………………….  the owner of the above Patent, hereby give  notice that the following are the grounds  
 on which I/we rely in answer to the above opposition:  …………………………………………………………………………………….  ……………………………………………………………………………………  ……………………………………………………………………………………           I/We admit the following allegations in the Notice of Opposition:  ……………………………………………………………………………..…….  …………………………………………………………………………….……..           Address for servi ce in Belize in these proceedings: 
 …………………………………………………………....………..……………..  ……………………………………………………………...……………………..          Dated this ………………………… day of ………………………… 20 …. 
 
  
           Signature ……………………….. 
 To the Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE. IP/N/1/BLZ/P/7 
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 FORM No. 14 
 
NOTICE TO THE REGISTRAR OF  ATTENDANCE OF HEARING 
   
       I/We
1 …………………………………of ………………………………………. 
 …………………………………hereby give notice that the Hearing of the arguments in  the matter of …………………………………………………………..  …………………………………………………….. ………………………………..  Which, by the Registrar’s Notice to  me (or us) dated the ……………………..day 
 of………………………., 20……. is fixed for ……………a.m. or p.m. at the Registrar’s 
 Office on the ……..………..day of ……………….……., 20……, will be attended  by me 
 (or us) or by some person on my ( or our) behalf. 
         DATED this …......………….day of….................……………….., 20……..    
2………………………...........…………………… 
   To the Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE.   ________________________________________________________________ 
1. Here insert name and address. 
2. Signature. 
 
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