38.3

The applicant may, until the expiration of one month from the date of mailing of the international search report, submit to the International Searching Authority:

(i)   proposed modifications of the abstract; or

(ii)  where the abstract has been established by the Authority, proposed modifications of, or comments on, that abstract, or both modifications and comments;

and the Authority shall decide whether to modify the abstract accordingly. Where the Authority modifies the abstract, it shall notify the modification to the International Bureau.