 According to the Implementing Regulations, amendments before receiving the (extended) European search report are generally not allowed, amendments are allowed in response to the extended European search report (i.e., in response to the communication under ), and amendments are also allowed shortly after entry into European phase of a PCT application (namely, in response to the communication under ), but formally any further amendment is subject to the consent of the Examining Division.Article 123(2) EPC provides that a European patent application, or European patent, may not be amended (during prosecution for an application, and after grant for a patent) in such a way that it contains subject-matter which extends beyond the content of the application as filed.In other words, an amendment cannot go beyond the original disclosure of the application.