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If the election of any Contracting State has been
effected prior to the expiration of the
19th month from the priority date, the provisions
of Article 23 shall not
apply to such State and the national Office of or
acting for that State shall not proceed, subject
to the provisions of paragraph
(2), to the examination and other processing
of the international application prior to the
expiration of the applicable time limit under Article 39.
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