The copy of the priority application which is required for the request according to Rule 56(3) does not need to be certified. However, if the applicant does provide a certified copy in the context of his request according to Rule 56(3), he will not need to provide it again in the context of his priority claim according to Rule 53(1).

Where a copy of the claimed priority is already available to the EPO under Rule 53(2) in accordance with the conditions laid down by the President, the applicant does not need to file it at all. Currently, this applies where the claimed priority is one of the following (see the Decision of the President of the EPO dated 12 July 2007, Special edition No. 3, OJ EPO 2007, B.1):