THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION,
Having regard to the European Patent Convention and in particular Article 153, paragraph 7, EPC thereof,
On a proposal from the President of the European Patent Office,
Having regard to the opinion of the Budget and Finance Committee,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
The fee for the supplementary European search on an international application governed by the Administrative Council decision CA/D 41/07 of 25 October 2007 shall be reduced by EUR 890.
This decision shall enter into force on 1 April 2008. The new amount under Article 1 of this decision shall apply where the fee for a supplementary European search is paid on or after 1 April 2008.
Done at Munich, 14 December 2007
For the Administrative Council
The Chairman
Roland GROSSENBACHER