GA D I 6 The EPO or a European ISA acted as ISA

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The EPO will, however, only act as an IPEA if the international search was also carried out by the EPO or by the Austrian, Finnish, Spanish or Swedish patent office or the Nordic Patent Institute. or the Visegrad Patent Institute. Applicants considering their choice of ISA (PCT request form Box No. VII) are advised to bear this in mind (see also point 201202).
Agreement EPO-WIPO, Art. 3(2), Annex A(ii) 
OJ 2010, 304
OJ 2014, A117

Source: http://www.epo.org/applying/international/guide-for-applicants/html/e/ga_d_i_6.html

Date retrieved: 24 November 2017

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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

EPO Guide for Applicants, part II Int. - D The EPO as an IPEA

Offical Journal of the EPO