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or the supporting documents, as referred to in Art 15(1)-(3), have not been
produced at the same time as the objection or if some are missing, the
Commission shall inform the opponent accordingly and shall invite him to
remedy the deficiencies noted within a period of two months. If the deficiencies
are not remedied before the time limit expires, the Commission shall reject the
objection as inadmissible. The decision on inadmissibility shall be notified to
the objector and to the Member State or the third country authorities or the
applicant established in the third country in question.
v. Notification of admissibility
Article 15(5) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 provides that an
objection that is deemed admissible shall be notified to the Member State or
the third country authorities or the applicant established in the third country in
question.
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(e) Scrutiny of an objection under Community procedure
i. Communication of invitation to file observations
Article 16(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 provides that if
the Commission has not rejected the objection in accordance with Art 15(4), it
shall communicate the objection to the Member State or the third-country
authorities or the applicant established in the third country in question and
shall invite him to file observations within two months from the issuance date
of such communication. Any observations received within this two months
period shall be communicated to the objector.
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ii. Request for comments on observations
Article 16(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 provides that if in
the course of the scrutiny of an objection, the Commission shall request the
parties to submit comments, if appropriate, within a period of two months from
the issuance date of such request, on the communications received from the
other parties.
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iii. Ruling by Commission
Article 16(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 provides that if
the Member State or the third-country authorities or the applicant established
in the third country in question or the objector files no observations in response,
or does not respect the time periods, the Commission gives a ruling on the
opposition.
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Article 16(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 provides that any
decision to reject or register the designation of origin or GI concerned shall be
