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(3) The Agency shall give a filing date which shall be the date of receipt of the
application on condition that, at the time of receipt, the application fee has been paid and the
application, drawn up in compliance with Article 60(1), contains the elements referred to in
paragraph (2)(i) and (ii) of that Article. The implementing decree shall lay down the details
of these requirements.
62.—(1) Prior to registration, the mark shall be subjected to an administrative
examination and a substantive examination.
(2) In the event of legal proceedings and if the mark has not yet been registered, the
applicant may request, on submission of grounds, an emergency examination procedure with
the Agency.
63.—(1) Administrative examination of the application shall consist in ascertaining that
the prescribed fee has been paid and that the main elements of the filing are correct:
(i) drafting of the application;
(ii) presence of the reproduction of the mark and its correct execution for reproduction
purposes;
(iii) presence of the list of goods or services; where appropriate:
(iv) presence of the regulations referred to in Article 79 in the case of a collective mark;
(v) powers of the representative or agent;
(vi) the requested translations;
(vii) any documents relating to assignment of priority;
(viii) the printing block of the mark.
(2) The administrative examination of the application shall likewise consist in checking
and/or entering the prescribed classes.
(3) Where the application does not comply, the applicant or his successor in title shall
be invited to make the necessary corrections in accordance with the conditions laid down in
the implementing decree.
64.—(1) Applications for registration of a mark that satisfy the requirements of
Article 63 shall be subject to a substantive examination to ascertain whether or not they
conflict with Article 57.
(2) If the Agency ascertains that the mark meets the requirements of paragraph (1), it
shall carry out the registration of the mark and publish it in the Official Gazette of Industrial
Property.
(3) Where the Agency refuses registration, the applicant may enter an appeal, within
the prescribed time limit, before the competent court.
(4) A registered mark may be consulted free of charge at the Agency and a copy thereof
may be issued at the cost of the person requesting the copy.
(5) By decree of the President of the Republic, the Agency may suspend, in whole or in
part, application of the requirements laid down in paragraph (1).
65. A certificate identifying the mark may be issued to the applicant or his successor in
title. The certificate identifying the mark shall bear an indelible stamp “examined” or
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