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EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION - Table of Contents
Rules relating to Fees Transitional provisions / AC decisions under Art. 7 / Revision Act 2000 Annex I: Index of published decisions/opinions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal
Article 1 - General   Article 2 - Fees provided for in the Convention and in the Implementing Regulations

Article 1
General


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.



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