Rule 38

1. The filing fee and search fee shall be paid within one month of filing the European patent application.

2. The Rules relating to Fees may provide for an additional fee as part of the filing fee if the application comprises more than 35 pages.

3. The additional fee referred to in paragraph 2 shall be paid within one month of filing the European patent application or one month of filing the first set of claims or one month of filing the certified copy referred to in Rule 40, paragraph 3, whichever period expires last.

4. The Rules relating to Fees may provide for an additional fee as part of the filing fee in the case of a divisional application filed in respect of any earlier application which is itself a divisional application.