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Articles 3 to 7 of the contested regulation provide: ‘Article 3 Translation arrangements for [the EPUE] 1. Without prejudice to Articles 4 and 6 of this Regulation, where the specification of a European patent, which benefits from unitary effect has been published in accordance with Article 14(6) of the EPC, no further translations shall be required. 2. A request for unitary effect as referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 shall be submitted in the language of the proceedings. Article 4 Translation in the event of a dispute 1. In the event of a dispute relating to an alleged infringement of an [EPUE], the patent proprietor shall provide at the request and the choice of an alleged infringer, a full translation of the [EPUE] into an official language of either the participating Member State in which the alleged infringement took place or the Member State in which the alleged infringer is domiciled. 2. In the event of a dispute relating to an [EPUE], the patent proprietor shall provide in the course of legal proceedings, at the request of a court competent in the participating Member States for disputes concerning [EPUEs], a full translation of the patent into the language used in the proceedings of that court. 3. The cost of the translations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be borne by the patent proprietor. 4. In the event of a dispute concerning a claim for damages, the court hearing the dispute shall assess and take into consideration, in particular where the alleged infringer is a SME, a natural person or a non-profit organisation, a university or a public research organisation, whether the alleged infringer acted without knowing or without reasonable grounds for knowing, that he was infringing an [EPUE] before having been provided with the translation referred to in paragraph 1. Article 5 Administration of a compensation scheme 1. Given the fact that European patent applications may be filed in any language under Article 14(2) of the EPC, the participating Member States shall in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012, give, within the meaning of Article 143 of the EPC, the EPO the task of administering a compensation scheme for the reimbursement of all translation costs up to a ceiling, for applicants filing patent applications at the EPO in one of the official languages of the Union that is not an official language of the EPO. 2. The compensation scheme referred to in paragraph 1 shall be funded through the fees referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 and shall be available only for SMEs, natural persons, non-profit organisations, universities and public research organisations having their residence or principal place of business within a Member State. Article 6 Transitional measures 1. During a transitional period starting on the date of application of this Regulation a request for unitary effect as referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 shall be submitted together with the following: (a) where the language of the proceedings is French or German, a full translation of the specification of the European patent into English; or (b) where the language of the proceedings is English, a full translation of the specification of the European patent into any other official language of the Union. 2. In accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012, the participating Member States shall give, within the meaning of Article 143 of the EPC, the EPO the task of publishing the translations referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article as soon as possible after the date of the submission of a request for unitary effect as referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012. The text of such translations shall have no legal effect and shall be for information purposes only. 3. Six years after the date of application of this Regulation and every two years thereafter, an independent expert committee shall carry out an objective evaluation of the availability of high quality machine translations of patent applications and specifications into all the official languages of the Union as developed by the EPO. This expert committee shall be established by the participating Member States in the framework of the European Patent Organisation and shall be composed of representatives of the EPO and of the non-governmental organisations representing users of the European patent system invited by the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation as observers in accordance with Article 30(3) of the EPC. 4. On the basis of the first of the evaluations referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article and every two years thereafter on the basis of the subsequent evaluations, the Commission shall present a report to the Council and, if appropriate, make proposals for terminating the transitional period. 5. If the transitional period is not terminated on the basis of a proposal of the Commission, it shall lapse 12 years from the date of application of this Regulation. Article 7 Entry into force 1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. 2. It shall apply from 1 January 2014 or the date of entry into force of [the UPC Agreement], whichever is the later.’