§10.21. Handling Fee The prescribed handling fee shall be due and payable to the Director General for the certification and transmittal to the International Bureau of an international application originating in Liberia. §10.22. Ceasing of Effect of the Basic Application or Basic Registration In accordance with Article 6 of the Madrid Protocol stipulating that registration of a mark at the International Bureau is effected for 10 years but that upon expiration of a period of 5 years becomes independent of the basic application or registration resulting from such application or the basic registration which if they are revoked, cancelled or invalidated results in loss of the protection afforded by the international registration, where the basic application, the registration resulting from such application or the basic registration ceases to have effect the Director General shall inform the International Bureau and shall request the cancellation of the international registration in respect of the goods and services affected. §10.23. International Registrations (a) Liberia as designated contracting party Where Liberia has been designated in an international application, the Director General shall advertise the international registration as prescribed. (b) Advertisement of Application; Opposition Opposition to the international registration shall be governed by the provisions of this Part regarding opposition to the registration of a mark before the Director General. §10.24. Ex Officio Provisional Refusal of Protection Where the Director General finds that, in accordance with this Act, the mark that is the subject of an international registration designating Liberia cannot be protected, the Director General shall, before the expiry of the refusal period applicable under Article 5 of the Madrid Protocol, notify to the International Bureau a provisional refusal of protection, complying with the requirements of the Madrid Protocol and the Common Regulations. The holder of that international registration shall enjoy the same remedies as if the mark had been filed for registration directly with the Director General. §10.25. Provisional Refusal Based on an Opposition Where an opposition is filed with the Director General in respect of an international registration designating Liberia, the Director General shall, before the expiry of the refusal period applicable under Article 5 of the Madrid Protocol, notify that fact to the International Bureau as a provisional refusal of protection based on an opposition, in accordance with the provisions of the Madrid Protocol and the Common Regulations. The holder of the international registration concerned shall enjoy the same remedies as if the mark had been filed for registration directly with the Director General. 50