32.2

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a)   Where the effects of the international application are extended to the successor State in accordance with Rule 32.1,

i)    the successor State shall be considered as having been designated in the international application, and

ii)   the applicable time limit under Article 22 or 39(1) in relation to that State shall be extended until the expiration of at least six months from the date of the publication of the information under Rule 32.1c).

b)   The successor State may fix a time limit which expires later than that provided in paragraph a)(ii). The International Bureau shall publish information on such time limits in the Gazette.