Annex C.2 to the ADA: Notice re debiting of epi annual subscriptions from deposit accounts held with the EPO
Following a decision of the President of the EPO amending the Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA)1and under the terms of the Administrative Agreement between the EPO and the epi 2, annual subscriptions payable by professional representatives to the epi may be debited direct.
Professional representatives wishing to use this simple payment method can issue a direct debiting mandate3 to the epi (not the EPO) by 15 February of each year. This must be signed by the holder of the deposit account to be debited.
The epi combines several subscriptions to be debited from the same account into one overall sum, for which it then issues the EPO with a debit order. The EPO debits the account with effect from 25 February of each year (date of debit).
If, after priority payment of fees or costs in respect of EPO publications or services, the credit balance of a deposit account is not sufficient to cover the epi debit order, the latter is not carried out and is returned to the epi. The epi member is informed. Then, if the annual subscription is not credited to the epi account through the standard banking procedure and at no expense to the epi by 30 April, an attempt is made to debit the higher annual subscription on 25 June. Should this attempt also prove unsuccessful, the higher annual subscription must be paid to the epi through the standard banking procedure.
Subscriptions of epi members who did not issue a direct debiting mandate by the previous debiting date may also be debited with effect from 25 June. The deadline for receipt of the direct debiting mandate by the epi is then 15 June.
Information on the procedure is available only from the epi4.
Euro accounts of the European Patent Organisation
Payments from member states that are not included in the list of "Euro accounts of the European Patent Organisation" shall be made to the following bank account of the European Patent Organisation:
N° 3 338 800 00 (BLZ 700 800 00)
IBAN DE20 7008 0000 0333 8800 00
BIC DRESDEFF700
Commerzbank AG
Promenadeplatz 7
80273 Munich
Germany
Member state | Bank account | Address | |
|---|---|---|---|
BG |
Bulgaria |
N°: 1465104501 |
UniCredit Bulbank |
CH |
Switzerland |
N°: 230-322 005 60 M |
UBS |
CZ |
Czech Republic |
IBAN: CZ52 0300 1712 8010 1700 2453 |
Československá obchodní banka, a.s. |
DE |
Germany |
N°: 3 338 800 00 (BLZ 700 800 00) |
Commerzbank AG |
DK |
Denmark |
N° : 3001014560 |
Danske Bank A /S |
GB |
United Kingdom |
N°: 86 98 72 66 (sort code 20-47-35) |
Barclays Bank plc |
HU |
Hungary |
N°: 11764946-00239880 |
OTP Bank Rt. |
IS |
Iceland |
N°: 0101-38-710440 |
National Bank of Iceland |
LT |
Lithuania |
N°: LT52 7044 0600 0559 2279 |
AB SEB bankas |
LV |
Latvia |
N°: LV40UNLA0050008873109 |
SEB banka |
MC |
Monaco |
N°: 30004 09179 00025422154 91 (RIB) |
BNP – Paribas |
PL |
Poland |
N°: 42103015080000000504086003 |
Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A. |
RO |
Romania |
N°: 279682 |
UniCredit Tiriac Bank S. A. |
SE |
Sweden |
N°: 4885-7939 |
SHB, HIFF- L |
March 2014
1 OJ EPO 1993, 366; now point 11 ADA.
2 See Annex C.1, pp. 59 - 61 of this supplementary publication.
3 OJ EPO 1993, 399. Not reprinted here; every year, in "epi information", the epi publishes an update, together with information about paying its annual subscriptions.
4 epi Secretariat, PO Box 260112, 80058 Munich, Germany, Tel. +49 89 24205-20, Fax +49 89 24205-220.