If, in the opinion of the examining division, the possibility exists of amending the application to bring it into a form which meets the requirements of the EPC, then the primary examiner should be entrusted with the task of informing the applicant that the examining division is of the opinion that the application should be refused on certain grounds unless satisfactory amendments are submitted within a stated period (see C‑VI, 1). If, within the time limit, satisfactory amendments are made, the examiner will then report back to the examining division recommending that the application should proceed to grant. If not, he or she should report back recommending refusal.