By a regular national filing is meant any filing that is sufficient to establish the date on which the application was filed, whatever may be the outcome of the application.
Is é a chiallaíonn gnáthchomhdú náisiúnta aon chomhdú ar leor é chun an dáta ar comhdaíodh an t-iarratas a bhunú, beag beann ar an toradh atá ar an iarratas.