Where the international application is filed in electronic form in accordance with and to the extent provided for in Part 7 and Annex F of the Administrative Instructions, the total amount of the international filing fee is reduced (refer to “Fees payable to the RO”).
Where the international application contains a sequence listing as a separate part of the description, this should be furnished in accordance with Annex C of the Administrative Instructions, that is, in compliance with WIPO Standard ST.26 XML format; no fees are due for sequence listings filed in this format.
For the relevant notifications by the Office, refer to PCT Gazette No. 11/2005, pages 7068 et seq., and Official Notices (PCT Gazette) dated 27 September 2018, page 300 and 1 December 2022, page 322.
Yes, the Office accepts electronic filing via EPO Online Filing. Offline filings may be furnished on CD-R.