4.5 Adaptation of the description 

If the amendments or corrections filed by the applicant in the Rule 71(3) period concern the claims, the applicant should consider the need to adapt the description. To avoid potential delays in cases where adaptation is necessary, the applicant should provide an adapted description when filing amended claims in the Rule 71(3) period.

If no such adapted description is filed, the examining division may adapt the description by itself and propose these amendments in the second Rule 71(3) communication (see C‑V, 4.6.3). Alternatively, it may resume examination (see C‑V, 4.7) and send the applicant a communication under Art. 94(3) requesting the adapted description before issuing a second Rule 71(3) communication (see C‑V, 4.7.2).