5. Examination of amendments 

Amendments must satisfy the conditions listed in C‑III, 2. When they were effected must also be established. If amended application documents do not comply with the requirements of items C‑III, 2(i) to C‑III, 2(iii), the applicant will be invited to remedy any deficiencies within a period specified in E‑VIII, 1.2, by issuing a communication under Art. 94(3).

For any deficiencies under item C‑III, 2(iv), the period is two months. If any deficiencies are not remedied in due time, the application is either deemed withdrawn or refused, depending on the case. If there is still a pending request for oral proceedings in the file, the applicant has to be summoned (again) to oral proceedings before the application is refused.

This procedure also applies to amendments filed in reply to a communication under Rule 71(3).