Rules relating to Fees

of 20 October 1977

as adopted by decision of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation of 7 December 2006 and as last amended by decision of the Administrative Council of 14 December 2021 2022¹

Art. 1General

Art. 2Fees provided for in the Convention and in the Implementing Regulations

Art. 3Fees, expenses and prices laid down by the President of the Office

Art. 4Due date for fees

Art. 5Payment of fees

Art. 6Particulars concerning payments

Art. 7Date to be considered as the date on which payment is made

Art. 8Insufficiency of the amount paid

Art. 9Refund of search fees

Art. 10Refund of the fee for a technical opinion

Art. 11Refund of examination fee

Art. 12Refund of insignificant amounts

Art. 13Termination of financial obligations

Art. 14Reduction of fees

Art. 15Entry into force

THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION,

HAVING REGARD to the European Patent Convention and in particular Article 33, paragraph 2(d) EPC, thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RULES RELATING TO FEES: