Inventions that are the subject of international applications filed with the National Institute of Industrial Property may not be disclosed and freely exploited until authorisation has been granted to do so.
During this period, the applications may not be made public; no true copies of the application may be issued unless authorised.
The authorisations provided for in the first and second paragraphs of this article are granted by the Minister responsible for industrial property on the advice of the Minister of Defence.
The authorisation provided for in the first paragraph may be granted at any time. Subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 614-21, it is acquired ipso jure at the end of a period of five months from the filing of the application or, where a priority has been claimed, at the end of a period of thirteen months from the priority date.