(a) in triplicate; (b) in English; and (c) accompanied by the prescribed fees for transmitting the application. 30. Entry of international application to national phase. (1) An international application in which Uganda is designated shall, on request, be treated as an application under the Act if the conditions set out in Article 22 or 39 of the Patent Co-operation Treaty and the applicable rules under that Treaty are satisfied. (2) A request under subregulation (1) shall be in Form 13. 31. Conversion of refused international application. (1) An international application in which Uganda is designated shall, on request, be treated as an application under the Act if a refusal, declaration or finding described in Article 25 of the Patent Co-operation Treaty was made and the refusal, declaration or finding was the result of an error or omission on the part of the receiving Office or the International Bureau. (2) A request under subregulation (1) shall be in Form 14 and shall be accompanied by a statement of the facts upon which the applicant relies. (3) The date of filing, for the purposes of the treatment of an international application as a national application, shall be the date of filing of the international application under the Patent Co- operation Treaty. 32. Conversion of refused regional application. (1) A regional application in which Uganda is designated and that has been refused by the Secretariat of ARIPO shall, on request, be treated as an application under the Act if the Secretariat of ARIPO transmits to the registrar— 223

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