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a complete specification.
acceptance means:
 (a) in relation to a patent request and complete specification relating to an application for a standard patent—acceptance of the patent request and complete specification under section 49 of the Act; and
 (b) in relation to a patent request and complete specification relating to an application for an innovation patent—acceptance of the patent request and complete specification under section 52 of the Act.
approved digital library means a library or other facility that the Commissioner specifies as a digital library, for this definition, in the Official Journal.
Example: The library administered by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization, known as the "Digital Access Service for Priority Documents" or "DAS".
ART means the Administrative Review Tribunal.
basic documents means documents filed in a Convention country in respect of a basic application.
certificate of verification means a statement:
 (a) that a document to which the statement relates is a true and complete translation of the relevant document to the best of the knowledge of the person who signs the statement; and
 (b) that is dated and signed.
Code of Conduct means the standard of practice titled "Code of Conduct for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys" that is established by the Board from time to time.
competent authority, in relation to a Convention country, means a person who, under the laws of the country or the arrangements in place in the country, is authorised to certify copies of specifications of patents for the country.
Council for TRIPS means the Council for Trade‑Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights established under Article IV of the WTO Agreement.
Disciplinary Tribunal means the Trans‑Tasman IP Attorneys Disciplinary Tribunal established by regulation 20.61.
eligible importing country: see regulation 1.4A.
expedited dispatch means a means of supplying documents that can reasonably be expected usually to be faster than ordinary post.
first examination report date, in relation to an application for a standard patent, means the day that the Commissioner first reports, under section 45 of the Act, in relation to an examination of a patent request and complete specification relating to the application.
former attorneys Regulations means the Patent Attorneys Regulations as in force under the 1952 Act immediately before 30 April 1991.
International Bureau means the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
least developed country means a country included in the list of least developed countries maintained by the United Nations, as in force from time to time.
Note: The list of least developed countries could in 2015 be viewed on the United Nations' website (http://www.un.org).
New Zealand has the meaning given by section 29 of the Interpretation Act 1999 of New Zealand, as in force at the