FEES
Bank and giro accounts of the European Patent Organisation
Information about the closure of euro accounts of the European Patent Organisation
Two points have been added to the "Information for patent applicants" given in the section "Euro accounts of the European Patent Organisation".
4. Implementation of the Single Euro Payment Area (SEPA) as of 1 February 2014 will enable patent applicants to make payments direct to the EPO house bank in Germany (Commerzbank AG) under the same conditions as those applicable to payments made to domestic accounts.
The EPO is therefore closing the following accounts with effect from 31 January 2014: | ||
Member state | Bank account | Address |
AT - Österreich ¦ Austria ¦ Autriche | N° 102-133-851/100 (BLZ 12 000) IBAN AT91 1200 0102 1338 5100 BIC BKAUATWWXXX | UniCredit Bank Austria AG Am Hof 2 Postfach 52000 1010 WIEN AUSTRIA |
BE - Belgien ¦ Belgium ¦ Belgique | N° 310-0449878-78 IBAN BE69 3100 4498 7878 BIC BBRUBEBB010 | ING Belgium Marnix Business Branch 1, rue du Trône 1000 BRUXELLES BELGIUM |
CY - Zypern ¦ Cyprus ¦ Chypre | N° 0155-41-190144-48 IBAN CY68 0020 0155 0000 0041 1901 4448 BIC BCYPCY2N010 | Bank of Cyprus 2 - 4 Them. Dervi. Street PO Box 1472 1599 NICOSIA CYPRUS |
EE - Estland ¦ Estonia ¦ Estonie | N° 10220025988223 IBAN EE24 1010 2200 2598 8223 BIC EEUHEE2XXXX | AS SEB Pank Tornimäe 2, Tallinn 15010 TALLINN ESTONIA |
ES - Spanien ¦ Spain ¦ Espagne | N° 0182-2325-08-029-0348002 IBAN ES54 0182 2325 0802 9034 8002 BIC BBVAESMMXXX | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Oficina de Empresas - 2325 Paseo de Recoletos N° 10, Ala Sur, Planta Baja 28001 MADRID SPAIN |
FI - Finnland ¦ Finland ¦ Finlande | N° 200118-182076 IBAN FI28 2001 1800 1820 76 BIC NDEAFIHHXXX | Nordea Bank Finland plc 1820 Foreign Customer Services Mannerheimintie 7, Helsinki 00020 NORDEA FINLAND |
FR - Frankreich ¦ France ¦ France | N° 30004 00567 00020020463 29 (RIB) IBAN FR76 3000 4005 6700 0200 2046 329 BIC BNPAFRPPPOP | BNP - Paribas Agence : Paris Clientèle Internationale 2, Place de l'Opéra 75002 PARIS FRANCE |
GR - Griechenland ¦ Greece ¦ Grèce | N° 112002002007046 IBAN GR36 0140 1120 1120 0200 2007 046 BIC CRBAGRAAXXX | Alpha Bank Athens Tower Branch 2, Messoghion Avenue 115 27 ATHENS GREECE |
IE - Irland ¦ Ireland ¦ Irlande | N° 309 822 01 (bank code 901 490) IBAN IE10 BOFI 9014 9030 9822 01 BIC BOFIIE2DXXX | Bank of Ireland Lower Baggot Street Branch PO Box 3131 DUBLIN 2 IRELAND |
IT - Italien ¦ Italy ¦ Italie | N° 936832 01 94 IBAN IT21 E030 6905 0200 0936 8320 194 BIC BCITITMMXXX | ABI 03069 / CAB 05020 Intesa Sanpaolo S.P.A. Via del Corso 226 00186 ROMA ITALY |
LU - Luxemburg ¦ Luxembourg ¦ Luxembourg | N° 7-108/9134/200 IBAN LU41 0027 1089 1342 0000 BIC BILLLULLXXX | Dexia Banque Internationale à Luxembourg 69, Route d'Esch 2953 LUXEMBOURG LUXEMBOURG |
NL - Niederlande ¦ Netherlands ¦ Pays-Bas | N° 51 36 38 547 IBAN NL54 ABNA 0513 6385 47 BIC ABNANL2AXXX | ABN AMRO Bank N.V. Coolsingel 119 3012 AG ROTTERDAM NETHERLANDS |
PT - Portugal ¦ Portugal ¦ Portugal | N° 2088391145 IBAN PT50 0033 0000 0208 8391 1452 2 BIC BCOMPTPLXXX | Millennium bcp Banco Comercial Português Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo, 7 1050-115 LISBOA PORTUGAL |
SI - Slowenien ¦ Slovenia ¦ Slovénie | N° 03500-1000001709 IBAN SI56 0350 0100 0001 709 BIC SKBASI2XXXX | SKB Banka D.D. Ajdovščina 4 1513 LJUBLJANA SLOVENIA |
SK - Slowakei ¦ Slovakia ¦ Slovaquie | N° 2920480237 (bank code 1100) IBAN SK89 1100 0000 0029 2048 0237 BIC TATRSKBXXXX | Tatra Bank A.S. Branch Banska Bystrica Dolna 2 97401 BANSKA BYSTRICA SLOVAKIA |
5. As of 1 February 2014, all payments and transfers from the above member states are to be made exclusively to the following EPO account:
N° 3 338 800 00 (BLZ 700 800 00)
IBAN DE20 7008 0000 0333 8800 00
BIC DRESDEFF700
Commerzbank AG
Promenadeplatz 7
80273 Munich
Germany