If an application is eligible for processing under the PPH programme at the EPO, is the application going to be granted without search and/or substantive examination?

The EPO will not bypass any stages of the usual granting procedure, that is, search and examination will still be performed. The EPO examiner will take into consideration the OEE available work results. However, the EPO examining division is not bound by the patentability assessment made by the OEE.