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Rules relating to Fees

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Article 321
Fees, expenses and prices laid down by the President of the Office

(1) The President of the Office shall lay down the amount of the administrative fees provided for in the Implementing Regulations and, where appropriate, the amount of the fees and expenses for any services rendered by the Office other than those specified in Article 2 RFees.

(2) He shall also lay down the prices of the publications referred to in Articles 93 EPC, Article 98 EPC, Article 103 EPC and Article 129 of the Convention. 

(3) The amounts of the fees provided for in Article 2 RFees and of the fees and expenses laid down in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be published in the Official Journal and on the website of the European Patent Office.


21See decision of the President of the EPO of 17.01.2023 revising the Office's fees and expenses (OJ EPO 2023, A3) 25.01.2024 revising the Office's fees and expenses (OJ EPO 2024, A5) and decision of the President of the EPO of 02.02.2012 revising the basic fee for the European qualifying examination (OJ EPO 2012, 210).

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