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GL A X 6.2.5 Amount of fee payable

As noted in A‑X, 5.1.2, the amount of fee payable is always that applying on the date of payment (see also the transitional provisions in the Administrative Council decisions revising fees).

GL A X 6.2.4 Payment of fee at the normal fee rate

Where a fee can either be paid within a normal period at the normal fee rate or within the period for further processing with the requisite further processing fee, if the normal period for payment is considered to have been observed when applying Art. 7(3) RFees and Art. 7(4) RFees, the above-mentioned further processing fee need not be paid.

GL A X 6.2.3 Debit orders

For debit orders accompanying applications filed with a competent national authority, see A‑II, 1.5 and A‑X, 4.2.4.

GL A X 6.2.2 Late replenishment of deposit accounts

The conditions for considering a period for payment to have been observed even if the amount paid is received by the EPO after expiry of that period apply mutatis mutandis to payments to replenish deposit accounts.

GL A X 6.2.1 Requirements

If the payer provides evidence to the EPO that, within the period for payment of a given fee, they took in an EPC contracting state one of the following steps:[Art. 7(3); (4) RFees; ]

(i)effecting payment of the fee through a banking establishment; or

GL A X 6.2 Application of Art. 7(3) RFees and Art. 7(4) RFees

6.2.1 Requirements

6.2.2 Late replenishment of deposit accounts

6.2.3 Debit orders

6.2.4 Payment of fee at the normal fee rate

6.2.5 Amount of fee payable

GL A X 6.1 Basic principle

A fee is considered to have been paid in due time if the date of payment (see A‑X, 4) fell on or before the last day of the relevant time limit – or the time limit extended pursuant to Rule 134.

GL A X 6 Payment in due time

6.1 Basic principle

6.2 Application of Art. 7(3) RFees and Art. 7(4) RFees

GL A X 5.2.7 Fees payable for procedural and other requests

The fees necessary to be paid for procedural requests are due as provided for in the Implementing Regulations. These requests become effective by payment of the prescribed fee, which thus falls due on the date of filing of the request.

GL A X 5.2.6 Fees for limitation/revocation, opposition, appeal, petition for review

All of these fees are due on the date that the document in question is filed (request for limitation, request for revocation, notice of opposition, notice of appeal and petition for review).