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Article R712-16-2 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The period referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 712-5 is three months.

The date of the end of the investigation phase referred to in the same article occurs if a party has not submitted observations by the end of the periods referred to in 1° to 5° of article R. 712-16-1 and, at the latest, on the day on which oral observations are presented. The Director General of the Institute shall notify the parties of this date without delay.

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Article R712-16-2

Le délai mentionné au second alinéa de l’article L. 712-5 est de trois mois.

La date de fin de la phase d’instruction mentionnée au même article intervient dès lors qu’une partie n’a pas présenté d’observations à l’expiration des délais mentionnés aux 1° à 5° de l’article R. 712-16-1 et, au plus tard, le jour de la présentation des observations orales. Le directeur général de l’Institut notifie sans délai cette date aux parties.

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