The documents required for issuance of the EPC
Article 10
1. The competent authorities of Member States may only require the following documents for the issuance of the EPC for establishment: (a) in case of automatic recognition provided for in Chapter III of Title III of Directive 2005/36/EC, the documents listed in point 1 of part A of Annex II to this Regulation; (b) in case of general system for recognition provided for in Chapter I of Title III of Directive 2005/36/EC, the documents listed in point 2 of part A of Annex II to this Regulation. The competent authorities of Member States may only require the documents listed in part B of Annex II for issuing the EPC for temporary and occasional provision of services. The documents referred to in points 1(d) and 2(g) of part A and points (a), (c) and (d) of part B of Annex II shall only be requested from the applicant if so required by the competent authority of the host Member State. 2. Member States shall specify the documents required for issuing EPC and shall communicate this information to other Member States via IMI. 3. Documents required in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be considered missing documents pursuant to Articles 4b(3) and 4c(1) or 4d(1) of Directive 2005/36/EC.