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Article 59 The authorities shall detain the goods if it becomes evident after inspection that they are identical to what is included in the request and, where necessary after interviewing the requester. The authorities shall advise the requester and the supplier immediately of the detention and shall permit them to examine the detained goods and to take samples thereof to a carry out the needed tests and analysis to establish whether the goods are counterfeit in accordance with the government regulations and without prejudice to the principle of the secrecy of information. In order to enable the requester to file a lawsuit, the authorities shall advise him of the names and addresses of the exporter, the supplier and the recipient if known to them as well as the quantity of the goods subject of the request. The permission shall be granted as a response to a memorandum. Article 60 The detention of the goods shall be lifted, provided that all the government procedures are completed, if the requester does not submit proof to the authorities within ten days starting from the notification date of the detention that he has filed a civil or a criminal lawsuit at the competent court, has requested and obtained permission for effecting the legal precautionary procedures and has submitted sufficient collateral to cover his responsibilities towards the concerned persons. The amount of the collateral shall be determined by the court. The ten days term stipulated in the first paragraph of this article may be extended for at most ten other days in the cases which may require much extension. The owner, the supplier, or the recipient may obtain permission to lift the detention on the goods subject of the dispute in return for the payment of a financial collateral whose amount shall be determined by the court and which shall be sufficient to cover the interests of the requester provided all the governmental procedures are completed. The authorities shall at once notify the owner, the supplier, the recipient and the requester of the lift of the detention of the goods. Article 61 If in virtue of a self-executing judgment the goods are proven to be counterfeit, the judicial authorities shall decide the fate of the goods by: - Either destroying them under the supervision of authorities. - Or by excluding them from the commercial circulation provided that this does not damage the interests of the owner of the mark. Article 62 The authorities may under their own initiative suspend the governmental procedures regarding

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