any
amendments made to the claims under
Article 19 PCT in the form of a translation of the complete set of claims furnished in replacement of all claims originally filed (
see point 3.2.033), but
only if the applicant wishes these
amendments to form the basis of further proceedings. The claims as amended under
Article 19 PCT must be submitted together with, if submitted to the IB, the translated statement under
Article 19(1) PCT explaining the amendments and the translated accompanying letter under
Rule 46.5(b) PCT, indicating the basis for the amendments in the application as filed, in an official language of the EPO, so as to allow the examiner to understand and take the amendments into account. If a translation of the complete set of claims submitted under
Article 19 PCT is not furnished or not accompanied by a translation of, if submitted to the IB, the statement under
Article 19(1) PCT and, as the case may be, the accompanying letter under
Rule 46.5(b) PCT, the amendments under
Article 19 PCT will be
disregarded for the further proceedings. If only the statement under
Article 19(1) PCT is not available in an official language, only that document will be disregarded. If the translation of the accompanying letter under
Rule 46.5(b) PCT is not filed in time, the EPO will disregard that letter and may proceed under
Rule 137(4) EPC where applicable.