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Annex 3
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Mr./Ms..... ....... .. .... .... .. ...... ........ .. .... .. .... ... ..... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .... ...... .. .. .. .... .. ..
Subject: Protection of industrial property: Border measures.
Suspension of the release for free circulation of suspected counterfeit merchandise.
Reference: Your application, dated ……………
Dear Sir/Madam,
In accordance with your above‐mentioned application and pursuant to Articles 176.1 and
176.2 of Law No. 17‐97 on the Protection of Industrial Property, I am pleased to inform you
that on ......................... (date)the Customs Department of the ......................... Office ,
suspended the release for free circulation of merchandise consisting of .......... ..... ........ .. .. ....
.... .. .. ...... ................. .................... , bearing the mark ............................................, suspected of
being counterfeit.
It is therefore your responsibility to submit one of the following documents to the Customs
Department by ........................................ (final deadline):
‐ the court decision ordering protective measures applicable to the merchandise that is the
subject of the suspended release for free circulation; or
‐ a document approved by the Court hearing the case that certifies the undertaking of an
action at law and the provision of a security set by the Court, to cover your potential liability
should the counterfeiting not be subsequently recognized.
Failure to submit the said documents by the above‐mentioned deadline shall force the
Authority to lift the suspension measure in question.
Yours faithfully,