Procedures concerning payments
Article 9
1. If the competent authority of home Member State charges fees for processing applications for EPC, it shall inform the applicant via the online tool referred to in Article 4b(1) of Directive 2005/36/EC, within one week of receipt of EPC application, about the amount to be paid, the means of payment, any references to be mentioned, the required proof of payment, and shall set a reasonable deadline for payment. 2. If the competent authority of the host Member State charges fees for processing applications for EPC, it shall provide the information referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article to the applicant via the online tool referred to in Article 4b(1) of Directive 2005/36/EC as soon as the EPC application was transmitted to it by the competent authority of the home Member State and shall set a reasonable deadline for payment.