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Moyens de faire respecter les DPI

2. Article 55 of the TRIPS Agreement provides that "… in appropriate cases, this time-limit [of ten days] may be extended by another ten working days." Is such time extension foreseen in your laws? If yes, please cite the relevant provisions. If not please explain how an applicant can avail himself of this possibility as provided by the TRIPS Agreement?

The time extension of another ten working days pursuant to Article 55 of the TRIPS Agreement is not explicitly mentioned in the relevant legislation. However, since the TRIPS Agreement is directly applicable (see the answer to question 1 from Switzerland above), an applicant can make use of the extended term by directly referring to the mentioned provision of the TRIPS Agreement, which may be considered to be self-executing.