6.7 Correct application documents or parts filed after the search has started

If applicants file correct application documents or parts after the EPO has already begun to draw up the search report, the EPO will invite them to pay a further search fee under Rule 56a(8) within a time limit of one month. If the fee is paid in due time, the search will be completed on the basis of the filing date and of the application documents established under the procedures described in A‑II, 6.3, A‑II, 6.4 or A‑II, 6.5. If the fee is not paid in due time, the application will be deemed to be withdrawn (Rule 112(1)). Further processing is available (Rule 135(2)). Payment of the further search fee is excluded from automatic debiting (see Annex A.1 to the ADA, point 3(l)).