2.2 How must an international application be filed with the EPO as receiving Office?
2.2.003International applications may be filed in electronic form with the EPO as receiving Office, either online or offline on an electronic data carrier ("physical medium").
All documents filed electronically must comply with the requirements set out in Part 7 of the Administrative Instructions under the PCT and their Annex F, which sets out the standard for the electronic filing and processing of international applications.
OJ 2022, A70
GL/EPO A‑II, 1.2.2
PCT Newsletter 7-8/2020, 2