1. The amounts of the fees and reductions listed under point 3 are fixed by WIPO and expressed in Swiss currency (Rule 96 PCT). However, where these fees must be paid to the EPO - in its function as receiving Office or IPEA - they must be paid in euros.

(Language of the proceedings)

Composition of the board:

The President of the European Patent Office, having regard to Rule 11(3) EPC, has decided as follows:

The fees guidance currently applicable is set out in OJ EPO 2014, A37, taking into consideration the changed amounts of fees for international applications (OJ EPO 2015, A33).

The current schedule of fees and expenses of the EPO is set out in supplementary publication 3, OJ EPO 2014.

New fee rates

By Royal Decree of 9 November 2015^[ 1 ] some patent fees payable to the Belgian Office of Intellectual Property (OPRI) have been changed.

Applicants for and proprietors of European patents with effect in Belgium are advised that from 1 January 2016 the following rates apply:

1. Renewal fees: