Guide for applicants, Part 2: PCT procedure before the EPO (Euro-PCT Guide)

If any document making up the international application has been prepared by conversion from a different electronic document format (pre-conversion format), the applicant may be allowed to submit the document in that format together with a statement that the international application in electronic form is a complete and accurate copy of the document in pre-conversion format. Each pre-conversion document must be in a format that fulfils the requirements stipulated in the Decision of the President of 12 July 2007. Furthermore, it is recommended that pre-conversion documents be submitted as ZIP files.