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IP Enforcement
3. Please explain what term your country regards as "a reasonable period within which the competent authorities shall inform the applicant whether or not they have accepted the Application" stipulated in Article 52 of the TRIPS Agreement.
There is no explicit specification of the term; however, the Copyright and Related Rights Act has the provision that customs authorities must promptly inform all parties involved about the application. The same applies in the case that suspension of the release into free circulation is sought under the judicial procedure at the court.