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§ 707 International Filing Fee; Fee Reduction - ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS UNDER THE PCT
§ 707 International Filing Fee; Fee Reduction
(a) Subject to paragraph (a-bis), where an international application is filed in electronic form, the international filing fee shall be calculated on the basis of the number of sheets that the application would contain if presented as a print-out on paper complying with the physical requirements prescribed in Rule 11.
(a-bis) Where the international application is filed in electronic form and contains a sequence listing as referred to in Rule 5.2(a), the international filing fee shall comprise the following two components:
(i) a basic component calculated on the basis of the number of sheets that the international application would contain if presented as a print-out on paper complying with the physical requirements prescribed in Rule 11, excluding the sheets containing the sequence listing and/or any tables related to that sequence listing; and
(ii) an additional component, in respect of the sheets containing the sequence listing and/or any tables related to that sequence listing, calculated on the basis of the number of sheets of the sequence listing and/or any tables if presented as a print-out on paper complying with the physical requirements prescribed in Rule 11, provided that any sheet of the sequence listing and/or any tables in excess of 400 sheets shall not require the payment of a fee per sheet as referred to in item 1 of the Schedule of Fees.
(b) Item 3(b) and (c) of the Schedule of Fees annexed to the Regulations shall apply to reduce the fees payable in respect of an international application filed in electronic form with a receiving Office which has notified the International Bureau under Section 710(a) that it is prepared to receive international applications in electronic form.
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