The Receiving Section communicates to the applicant the date on which the European Patent Bulletin mentioned the publication of the European search report and draws his attention to the provisions with regard to the request for examination as set out in Art. 94(2) and (3). The applicant may not invoke the omission of the communication. If the communication wrongly specifies a later date than the date of the mention of the publication, the later date is decisive as regards the time limit for filing the request for examination (see VI, 2.2) unless the error is apparent. In the communication, the applicant is also informed that the designation fees must be paid within six months of the date on which the European Patent Bulletin mentioned the publication of the search report (see III, 12.2 and III, 12.3).