Reasons shall be given for the decision to reject a deposit.
The corrections made in accordance with the provisions of this Article may not lead to
the scope of the deposit being extended.
14. A depositor who has not respected the deadline laid down in Article 13 of this Law
may, where has a legitimate excuse, be exempt from the losses which he may have incurred,
on submission of a request to the legal representative of the body responsible for industrial
property.
The body responsible for industrial property shall declare as inadmissible any
application:
— not preceded by the completion of the procedure omitted;
— submitted more than two months after the prohibiting factor has ceased to exist;
— relating to a deadline which has expired more than six months previously;
— not accompanied by proof of payment of the prescribed fee.
The decision to reject a deposit shall be accompanied by the reasons therefor, be
notified to the depositor by registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt, and entered
immediately in the National Register of Industrial Designs.
15. Any deposit recognized as admissible shall be published in the official gazette of
the body responsible for industrial property, within a period not exceeding nine months.
At the time of deposit, the depositor may request that the publication of the
reproductions of the design be postponed by twelve months starting from the day following
the deposit date, in return for the payment of a fee, the amount of which shall be fixed by
decree.
16. The owner of a deposit of an industrial design may at any time surrender the
deposit in return for the payment of a fee, the amount of which shall be fixed by decree. The
surrender may be limited to one part of the deposit.
The surrender of a deposit shall be made by means of a written statement submitted to
the body responsible for industrial property. The statement shall be drafted by the owner or
by his agent, who shall have a special power of attorney.
A statement of surrender may refer to one deposit only.
The statement of surrender shall indicate whether rights of use or pledge have been
granted. If so, the statement shall be accompanied by the written consent of the beneficiary of
the right of use or of the pledgee.
In cases where there is more than one depositor, the surrender may be made only if the
statement is submitted by all the depositors.
The surrender shall not prevent the publication of the deposit in the official gazette of
the body responsible for industrial property.
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