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(3) The provisions of this Article shall not preclude verification by the Inspectorate
General of the State or any other controls which the Administrative Council or the financial
supervisory authority feel it necessary to carry out, at any time, with respect to the financial
management of the Office.
30.—(1) Within the six months following the closing of each financial period, the
Director General of the Office shall submit to the Administrative Council for approval:
— a report on the technical execution of the program of activities;
— the financial accounts;
— the audit report.
(2) Approval by the Administrative Council shall only constitute final discharge if the
audit report has been signed without objection by the technical and financial supervisory
authorities.
Title V
Miscellaneous
31. The public buildings made available to the Office with full rights of possession
shall be administered in accordance with the regulations on real estate applicable to the
property of the State. In particular, the proceeds from any sale shall accrue to the State,
except for any added value of the buildings which may be repaid to the Office.
32. The Minister for Industry and Crafts, the Minister for Finance and the Minister for
the Budget and the Plan shall be responsible, each where he is concerned, for the
implementation of this Decree that shall be published in the Official Gazette of the Republic.
* Official French title: Décret no 92-994 portant création et organisation de l’Office Malgache de la Propriété
Industrielle (OMAPI).
Entry into force: December 9, 1993.
Source: Journal officiel de la République de Madagascar, No. 2218, of December 9, 1993.
Note: Translation by the International Bureau of WIPO.
** Added by the International Bureau of WIPO.