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If reference has been made in the
request, in the form provided for in Rule 4.11, to an
international-type search carried out under the
conditions set out in Article 15(5)
or to a search other than an international or
international-type search, the International
Searching Authority shall, to the extent
possible, use the results of the said search in
establishing the international search report on
the international application. The
International Searching Authority shall refund
the search fee, to the extent and under the
conditions provided for in the agreement under
Article
16(3)(b) or in a communication addressed to
and published in the Gazette by the
International Bureau, if the international
search report could wholly or partly be based
on the results of the said search.
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