Before the end of either of the periods mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 614-4, the prohibitions provided for in the said article may be extended, at the request of the Minister for Defence, for a renewable period of one year. In this case, the request is not forwarded to the European Patent Office. Extended prohibitions may be lifted at any time.
In the event of the prohibitions being extended, the provisions of the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 612-10 of this code shall apply.