Before the end of either of the periods mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 614-20, the prohibitions provided for in the said article may be extended, at the request of the Minister of Defence, for a renewable period of one year. In this case, the request is not forwarded to the International Bureau set up by the Washington Treaty. Extended bans may be lifted at any time.
In the case of extended bans, the provisions of the second, third and fourth paragraphs of the article L. 612-10 are applicable.