If the applicant, within the period under Rule 71(3), requests amendments or corrections to the communicated text which are reasoned (with regard to the reasoning required, see C‑V, 4.3), the examining division will issue a new communication under Rule 71(3) if it gives its consent (i.e. if it finds the amendments admissible and allowable; see C‑V, 4.6); otherwise it will resume the examination proceedings (see C‑V, 4.7). This also applies in the following cases:[Rule 71(6); ]

In this and sections C‑V, 4.1 to C-V, 4.10, unless otherwise stated, the terms "amendment(s)" and "correction(s)" refer only to amendments or corrections of the application documents and not of other documents (e.g. bibliographic data, the designation of the inventor, etc.).

4.1 No payment of fees or filing of translations necessary

4.2 Crediting of fees paid voluntarily

4.3 Amendments or corrections should be reasoned

4.4 Admissibility of amendments

4.5 Adaptation of the description

4.6 Amendments/corrections admitted and allowable – second Rule 71(3) communication sent

4.7 Amendments not admitted and/or not allowable, examination resumed

4.8 Fees to be paid within the second Rule 71(3) period

4.9 Reply explicitly disapproving the proposed text without indicating an alternative text

4.10 Amendments/corrections filed in second Rule 71(3) period