Issuing a new automatic debit order

Please note that the online service for requesting and revoking automatic debit orders is available only from Monday to Friday, 08.00 to 18.00 hrs CET.

• In the Automatic Debit view, click the New order icon.

  

In step 1, you select the account number and enter the application number. For more information on application number formats, see Entering application numbers.

• If applicable, change the account number.

  By default, the account number you selected in the sidebar is used for the new order.

• Select the procedure: EP or PCT (UP is displayed for demonstration purposes only).
• Enter the application number.
  • If the selected procedure is EP, enter the eight-digit number into the first field and the check digit into the second field.
  • If the selected procedure is PCT, enter the two-letter country code into the first field, the four-digit year into the second field, and the six-digit serial number into the third field.
• To cancel the process, click Back.
• To proceed, click Continue.

Online Fee Payment validates the application number and retrieves your file reference from the dossier in the EPO's database. This can take a minute.

• If there is already an existing automatic debit order for this application number, you are notified by a message to that effect.
• If there is no dossier under this application number, you will see an error message to that effect.

• To proceed, correct your application number and click Continue.

In step 2, you verify and confirm your data.

• Verify the application number and your reference.
• To correct your data, click Back.
• To confirm the automatic debit order and submit it to the EPO, click Confirm.

If the order was successfully transmitted, you will see confirmation to that effect.

The EPO does not send any written confirmation of automatic debit orders that were issued online. Therefore, please make sure you save and/or print the confirmation now. This is your only chance to save/print the confirmation as you cannot access it again later.

• To download the confirmation as a PDF file, click the PDF icon.
• To issue another automatic debit order, click the New order icon.
• To return to the Automatic Debit view and see the status of your orders, click Back to overview.

The PDF file shows that your automatic debit order is recorded in the Online Fee Payment service.

In the Payment Plan page, your new automatic debit order is now visible in italics and is marked with a small hourglass. As soon as internal processing is finished (the next working day), the order will appear in regular type with a check box.