Scrutiny procedure
Article 7
1. If an admissible application does not meet the conditions laid down in Subsection 2 of Section 2 of Chapter I of Title II of Part II of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Commission shall inform the Member State or authorities of the third country or the applicant established in the third country in question of the grounds for refusal, setting a deadline for the withdrawal or modification of the application or for the submission of comments. If, following that information, substantial modifications are made to the product specification, before the new version of the single document is sent to the Commission, those modifications shall be made the subject of adequate publication to enable any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and established or resident in the territory of the Member State in question to lodge an objection. The electronic reference to the publication of the product specification shall be updated and shall lead to the consolidated version of the proposed product specification. 2. If the obstacles to the conferral of protection are not remedied by the Member State or third-country authorities or the applicant, established in the third country in question, within the given deadline, the Commission shall reject the application in accordance with Article 97(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. 3. Any decision to reject the application concerned shall be taken by the Commission on the basis of the documents and information available to it. The Commission shall notify the Member State or the third-country authorities or the applicant established in the third country in question of the decision to reject the application.