See ISPE Guidelines 9.07, ISPE Guidelines A9.07 and ISPE Guidelines A9.07[2]. However, under the Agreement between the EPO and WIPO these fall within the EPO's discretion to exclude matter which would be excluded under Art. 52(2)(c) and Art. 52(3) EPC. Section GL/EPO G‑II, 3.5, in the Guidelines for Examination in the EPO applies mutatis mutandis.[Rule 39.1(iii); Rule 67.1(iii); OJ EPO 2017, A115; OJ EPO 2018, A24; ]