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Article 1
General

Guidelines

The following shall be levied in accordance with the provisions contained in these Rules:

a) fees due to be paid to the European Patent Office (hereinafter referred to as the Office) as provided for in the Convention and in the Implementing Regulations and the fees and expenses which the President of the Office lays down pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 1,

b) fees and expenses pursuant to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (hereinafter referred to as the PCT), the amounts of which may be fixed by the Office.

-          Notice from the European Patent Office dated 26 January 2009 concerning the 2009 fee structure, OJ 2/2009, 118

-          Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices applicable as from 1 April 2009, OJ 2/2009, 129

-          OJ 3/2009, supplement

-          OJ 4/2009, 238

-          Supplement to Official Journal 2/2009 Schedule of fees and expenses applicable as from 1 April 2009 (PDF, 233 KB)

-          Supplement to Official Journal 3/2009 ARRANGEMENTS FOR DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS (ADA) AND THEIR ANNEXES (valid as from 1 April 2009)