GA C3.1.3.2 3.1.3.2

Specification by the receiving Office 
3.1.007
The EPO can act as ISA only on condition that the receiving Office where the application was filed has specified the EPO as ISA. 
3.1.008
Since most receiving Offices have specified the EPO, only states that had not (yet) specified the EPO as ISA (and IPEA) on 1 January 2020 are mentioned here: United Arab Emirates (AE), Australia (AU), Canada (CA), China (CN), Dominica (DM), Saint Kitts and Nevis (KN), Democratic People's Republic of Korea (KP), Republic of Korea (KR) and Papua New Guinea (PG). Up-to-date information is available on the WIPO website (see point 1.3.005).
3.1.009
If the IB is acting as receiving Office, the EPO is competent as ISA/IPEA if the international application could have been filed with a receiving Office which had specified the EPO as ISA/IPEA at the date of filing. 
Agreement EPO-WIPO, Art. 3(3) 
OJ 2017, A115
OJ 2018, A24, A35

Source: http://www.epo.org/applying/international/guide-for-applicants/html/e/ga_c3_1_3_2.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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EPO Guide for Applicants, part II Int.

EPO Guide for Applicants, part II Int. - C The EPO as ISA and SISA

Offical Journal of the EPO