If, after an invitation from the EPO as ISA according to Rule 13ter.1, the applicant has not submitted the sequence listing in the required electronic form and text format and paid the late furnishing fee within the time limit set, the EPO as ISA will carry out the international search without the sequence listing to the extent that a meaningful search can be carried out (see also GL/PCT‑EPO B‑VIII, 3.2).[Rule 5.2; 13ter.1; GL/ISPE 9.39; GL/ISPE 15.12; ]