5.5.1 Prohibited statements

As prohibited statements or matter may not necessarily be omitted under Art. 21(6) PCT, the application must be examined on entry into the European phase to ensure that the provisions under the EPC are complied with (A III, 8). Where the EPO is informed by the IB that statements or matter were omitted from the international application, as published, the Receiving Section must ensure that the corresponding material is excluded from any translation furnished by the applicant (A‑XIII, 3).