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vii. Amending the decision with regard to intellectual property rights
Article 13 provides that the competent customs department that adopted the
decision granting the application may, at the request of the holder of that
decision, modify the list of IPRs in that decision.
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Where a new IPR is added, the request shall contain the information referred to
in points (c), (e), (g), (h) and (i) of Art 6(3).
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In the case of a decision granting a Union application, any modification
consisting of the addition of IPRs shall be limited to IPRs covered by Art 4.
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(f) Notification obligations of the competent customs department
i. National application
Article 14(1) provides that the competent customs department to which a
national application has been submitted shall forward the following decisions
to the customs offices of its Member State, immediately after their adoption:
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(a) decisions granting the application;
(b) decisions revoking decisions granting the application;
(c) decisions amending decisions granting the application;
(d) decisions extending the period during which the customs authorities are to take
action.
ii. Union application
Decisions to be forwarded to relevant Member States
Article 14(2) provides that the competent customs department to which a
Union application has been submitted shall forward the following decisions to
the competent customs department of the Member State or Member States
indicated in the Union application, immediately after their adoption:
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(a) decisions granting the application;
(b) decisions revoking decisions granting the application;
(c) decisions amending decisions granting the application;
(d) decisions extending the period during which the customs authorities are to take
action.
Decisions to be forwarded to relevant customs departments
Article 14(2) provides that the competent customs department of the Member
State or Member States indicated in the Union application shall immediately
after receiving those decisions forward them to their customs offices.
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