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                            EuroPacific Growth Fund
                             333 South Hope Street
                       Los Angeles, California 90071-1406
                              Phone (213) 486 9200




                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

MARK  E.  DENNING,  President  and  PEO,  and  R.  MARCIA  GOULD,  Treasurer  of
EuroPacific Growth Fund (the  "Registrant"),  each certify to the best of his or
her knowledge that:

1)   The  Registrant's  periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended March
     31, 2005 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the requirements of Section
     13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2)   The  information  contained  in the  Form  N-CSR  fairly  presents,  in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Registrant.


Principal Executive Officer                     Principal Financial Officer

EUROPACIFIC GROWTH FUND                         EUROPACIFIC GROWTH FUND


/s/ Mark E. Denning                             /s/ R. Marcia Gould
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Mark E. Denning, President                      R. Marcia Gould, Treasurer

Date: June 8, 2005                              Date: June 8, 2005


A signed  original  of this  written  statement  required  by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to EUROPACIFIC GROWTH FUND and will
be retained by  EUROPACIFIC  GROWTH FUND and  furnished  to the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or its staff upon request.

This  certification  is being furnished to the Commission  solely pursuant to 18
U.S.C.  Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR filed with
the Commission.