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Budapest Notification No. 347
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure

Communication by the European Patent Office Relating to Changes in the Schedule of Fees charged by the Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute (CBS)

The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) presents his compliments to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and has the honor to notify the receipt, on May 21, 2021, of a communication dated May 20, 2021, from the European Patent Office regarding changes in the schedule of fees charged by the Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute (CBS), an international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (Budapest Treaty), done at Budapest on April 28, 1977, and amended on September 26, 1980 (see Budapest Notification No. 21 of August 27, 1981 and Budapest Notification No. 323 of April 24, 2017).

This communication complements the communication received from the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands concerning changes in the schedule of fees charged by the Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute (CBS), published in Budapest Notification No. 345 of April 1, 2021 and entered into force on May 1, 2021.

June 25, 2021

Schedule of Fees

EUR
  (a) Storage (30 years) 650
  (b) Conversion of a deposit 650
  (c) Preservation of stock material for the deposition of 30 years:  
      - bacteria 150
      - fungi and yeast 200
  (d) Prolongation of the duration of the storage over the one provided by Rule 9 of the Regulations under the Budapest Treaty  
      - prolong for 15 years 325
      - prolong for 30 years 600
  (e) Issuance of a viability statement, except where Rule 10.2(e) of the Regulations of the Budapest Treaty applies:  
      - if the viability test is to be carried out 100
      - based on the last viability test 50
  (f) Communication of information 50
  (g) Issuance of an attestation 35
  (h) Furnishing of a sample:  
      - in accordance with Rule 11.2(ii), 11.3(a) and 11.3(b) of the Regulations of the Budapest Treaty 200
      - in accordance with Rule 11.2(i) of the Regulations of the Budapest Treaty:  
        - agar slant 100
        - freeze-dried ampoule 50
  (i) Surcharge to cover bank and administrative costs 10

According to Dutch Tax Law, 21% VAT will be added for customers within The Netherlands. For customers within Europe 21% VAT will be added when no VAT number is given or when not applicable.  For customers outside Europe no VAT will be added.