5. Access to EPO documentation for the national patent offices 

The EPO provides the national offices of its member states with access to its electronic search documentation described in B‑IX, 2.1 to B-IX, 2.3.

Access to the EPO's other documentation may be limited if it is delivered by commercial database providers. This depends on the conditions of data delivery agreed between the EPO and the individual data provider. However, national offices may also have their own separate agreements with data providers.