2.27 What fees are due when filing an international application?
2.27.2.Amounts of fees
2.27.008The amounts of the transmittal and international search fee are set by the EPO and laid down in the EPO's current Schedule of fees and expenses published in the Official Journal and on the EPO website.40
Art. 2(1).2 RFees, Art. 2(1).18 RFees
WIPO PCT Guide, Annex C(EP)
2.27.009The conditions for a reduction in the international search fee are set out in points 3.1.024 ff.
2.27.010The amount of the international filing fee, including the page fee, is set by WIPO in Swiss francs and is specified in the Schedule of Fees which is annexed to the PCT Regulations (PCT Schedule of Fees) and forms an integral part thereof. If this fee is paid to the EPO as RO, it must be paid in euros. Due to changes in the exchange rate between the euro and the Swiss franc, the equivalent amount is changed from time to time. This is announced by WIPO in its PCT Newsletter and by the EPO in its Official Journal. The latest information about amounts can be found on both the EPO website41 and the WIPO website.42 The amounts payable in respect of the international filing fee, the search fee and the transmittal fee are those applicable on the date of receipt of the international application.
R. 15.3 PCT, R. 16.1(f) PCT,
R. 14.1(c) PCT, R. 96.1 PCT
PCT Schedule of Fees
WIPO PCT Guide, Annex C(EP)
2.27.011The conditions for a reduction in the international filing fee are set out in points 2.27.020 ff.