An international application may, together with further documents other than authorisations and priority documents, be filed by fax with the EPO as receiving Office. The fax numbers are provided in Annex V, point 3.
If an international application is filed by fax, the original, i.e. the confirmation copy, is to be filed simultaneously, and the fax should state that the confirmation copy has been filed separately on paper at the same time (see point 58).
OJ 2007, Spec.Ed.3, A.3
OJ 2010, 642
If the confirmation copy is not submitted within 14 days, the applicant will be invited to submit it. If the confirmation copy is not received after expiry of the time limit set in this invitation, the application will be considered withdrawn (see point 428).
Source: http://www.epo.org/applying/international/guide-for-applicants/html/e/ga_b_9.html
Date retrieved: 30 December 2018
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EPO Guide for Applicants, part II Int. - A General Overview
EPO Guide for Applicants, part II Int. - B The EPO as a PCT receiving Office
EPO Guide for Applicants, part II Int. - E Euro-PCT procedure before the EPO as designated or elected Office
XGA E I 7 How and where should the applicant initiate the procedure before the EPO as a designated/elected Office (Form 1200)?