I. – The opening of the public enquiry into an application for approval of a specification provided for in 2° of article L. 721-3 is the subject of a notice which is published, concomitantly with the publication mentioned in IV of Article R. 721-2, in electronic form on the Institute’s website and in the Bulletin officiel de la propriété industrielle and the Journal officiel de la République française.
This notice also states:
1° That the enquiry will be closed at the end of a period of two months from the date of publication of the notice in the Official Journal;
2° That the draft specifications may be consulted, during this period, in electronic form on the Institute’s website;
3° That any person may submit observations within this same period, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decision of the Director General of the Institute.
II. – A public enquiry is organised under the conditions set out in I for any request to amend the approved specifications. This enquiry shall relate only to those elements of the specification that are the subject of the amendment request.