As of 2020 the distribution of points for parts I and II may vary

The Examination Board has posted a notice (dated 13.03.2019) with the following text on the EQE website (emphasis added):

Notice from the Examination Board of the European qualifying examination (EQE) 

Article 1(4) REE and Rule 26 IPREE specify that the purpose of Paper D is “to assess candidates' ability to answer legal questions and to draft legal assessments”. 

As of 2020 the distribution of points for parts I and II may vary between 60:40 and 40:60 for Paper D. 

How the points are to be distributed will not be announced before the examination. 

As always, the distribution of marks will be indicated on the examination paper.

For the Examination Board 
The Chairman 
Jakob Kofoed

This was already announced at the Tutor's Meeting on 18 October 2018 and iepi Information 4/2018 (page 25) - see our earlier blog post (here), which also briefly addresses the background behind this decision.

NB: D 2020 will be on 17 March 2020 (see here)