If the filing does not comply with the requirements of Article R. 512-3 or, in the case of a simplified filing, to the requirements of Article R. 512-4, or where publication of the filing is likely to offend public decency or public order, the applicant shall be notified of this with reasons.
The applicant is given a period in which to rectify the filing or contest the Institute’s objections or, if the filing does not comply with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article R. 512-3, to divide his application. Each divisional application must satisfy the conditions laid down in 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Article R. 512-3. Divisional applications benefit from the filing date and, where applicable, the priority date of the initial application. In the absence of regularisation, observations or division of the filing allowing the objection to be removed, the filing is rejected.
The notification may be accompanied by a proposal for regularisation. This proposal is deemed to have been accepted if the applicant does not contest it within the time limit set.
No regularisation made in accordance with the provisions of this article may have the effect of extending the scope of the deposit.