2.2.1 Governing provisions

Under Art. 5(2) and 7(2) RFees the EPO makes deposit accounts available for paying fees to the EPO (not, however, for the fees according to Art. 17 REE, Supplementary publication 2, OJ 2019 – see D 9/17). They are governed by the ADA and their annexes. For the current version and accompanying notice, see Supplementary publication 2, OJ 2024 and decision of the President of the EPO dated 25 September 2024, OJ 2024, A81. Payments from a deposit account are made by debit order, and most fees are paid by this method.