Article 96
(1) The applicant requests a search on the condition of paying the fee together with the application or without the need to notify within twelve months as of the application date. Failing that shall result in considering the application to be withdrawn.
(2) In the case of the applicant requesting for a search in accordance with the provision of paragraph 5, if it is realized that the application is consistent with formal conditions or the deficiencies are corrected within required period, the search report shall be prepared, the applicant shall be notified and it shall be published on the Bulletin. The search report shall be published separately in the case that the application is published in accordance with Article 97; if not, it shall be published on the Bulletin together with the application.
(3) If it is concluded that the subject of the application is included in the extent of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 82; or if the description or all the claims not being clear enough prevents the report being prepared, the search report shall not be prepared. The applicant shall be asked to submit his objections regarding this issue or his changes in the application within three months as of the notification date. The application shall be refused in case of failing to submit the objections within this period; or the objection or the changes made not being accepted by the Office. In case the objection or the changes made, if any, are accepted, the search report is prepared, the applicant shall be notified and it shall be published on the Bulletin.
(4) The Council of Ministers shall be authorized to reduce by half the twelve-month time period of search demand that is mentioned in paragraph 1.
(5) Procedure and rules regarding search request and preparation of the search report shall be determined by a regulation.