EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION - Table of Contents Rules relating to Fees Article 5 - Payment of fees

Article 56
Payment of fees

(1) The fees due to the Office shall be paid in euro by payment or transfer to a bank account held by the Office.

(2)7 The President of the Office may allow other methods of paying fees than those set out in paragraph 1.

6  Amended by decision of the Administrative Council of 25.10.2007 which entered into force on 01.04.2008 (OJ EPO 2007, 533).

7 See the Arrangements for deposit accounts (Supp. to OJ EPO 10/2007).