If I may, I would like to add the notion that ratifying those treaties is adding safety nets for the applicants. By doing that, we minimize the risk of applicants, including, of course, small and medium-sized businesses, to lose rights if, for example, they don't comply fully with the filing requirements. For example, the PLT allows applicants to get a filing date even if the filing fee is not paid. It can be paid later and they can secure a date. Actually you can find another example under clause 137. It's a new notification system for advising the applicants where a fee or an action has to be taken. Instead of saying, “Okay, you should have known,” now there's a notification system. By doing so— of course, there are other potential examples—we are making sure that applicants are aware, and it adds certainty for them and also for third parties.
On November 6th, 2014. See this statement in context.