37 CFR §1.833

1. (a)The “Sequence Listing XML” as required by § 1.831(a) must be presented as a single file in XML 1.0 encoded using Unicode UTF-8, where the character set complies with paragraphs 40 and 41 and Annex IV of WIPO Standard ST.26 (incorporated by reference, see § 1.839).
2. (b)The “Sequence Listing XML” presented in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section must further:
   1. (1)Be valid according to the Document Type Definition (DTD) as presented in WIPO Standard ST.26, Annex II.
   2. (2)Comply with the requirements of WIPO Standard ST.26 to include:
      1. (i)An XML declaration as defined in paragraph 39(a) of WIPO Standard ST.26;
      2. (ii)A document type (DOCTYPE) declaration as defined in paragraph 39(b) of WIPO Standard ST.26;
      3. (iii)A root element as defined in paragraph 43 of WIPO Standard ST.26;
      4. (iv)A general information part that complies with the requirements of paragraphs 45, 47, and 48, as applicable, of WIPO Standard ST.26; and
      5. (v)A sequence data part that complies with the requirements of paragraphs 50-55, 57, 58, 60-69, 71-78, 80-87, 89-98, and 100, as applicable, of WIPO Standard ST.26 representing the nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences according to § 1.832.
   3. (3)Include an INSDQualifier__value element with a value in English for any language-dependent free text qualifier as defined by paragraphs 76 and 85-87 of WIPO Standard ST.26, and as required by § 1.52(b)(1)(ii).