2.1.2 Basis for processing in the European phase

The documents on which the proceedings in the European phase are to be based can best be indicated in section 6 of EPO Form 1200; further details may be provided on an additional sheet. The applicant must make sure that the indications in section 6 and/or on the additional sheet correspond to any indications given in the table for section 6 provided for the calculation of the additional (page) fee to be paid for applications comprising more than 35 pages (see A‑III, 13.2). If the applicant has filed test reports (e.g. comparative examples in support of inventive step) with the EPO as IPEA and the applicant has used the standard form for entry into the European phase before the EPO as elected Office, i.e. EPO Form 1200, it is assumed that the EPO may also use them in the European grant proceedings (for further information, see E‑IX, 4.3.1).

If the applicant does not specify the application documents on which the European grant procedure is to be based, the international application as published as well as any amendments made in the international phase are considered to form part of the procedure. The additional fee to be paid for an application comprising more than thirty-five pages will be calculated on the basis of the international application as published; any amendment pages not specified as replacing the corresponding pages of the international publication will be taken as additional pages (see A‑III, 13.2).