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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?
Currently no provision exists which addresses this issue.