l) Each divisional application shall retain the filing date and the right of priority of the initial application. After the division, each divisional application shall be independent. If publication of the application occurred before the division, the publication shall have effect for each divisional application. m) The applicant may withdraw the application entirely or in respect of one or more designs at any time during its pendency. §12.5. Filing Date; Examination; Registration and Publication a) The filing date of an application for registration of an industrial design shall be the earliest date on which the application contains at least the following: i. an express or implicit request for the registration of one or more industrial design; ii. indications allowing the identity of the applicant to be established or allowing the applicant to be contacted; iii. a representation of each industrial design for which registration is sought; iv. an indication of the product or products in respect of which each design is to be used; v. proof of payment of the prescribed application fee for each design. b) The Director General shall examine whether the application complies with the requirements of Section 12.4 and the Regulations pertaining thereto, and whether the industrial design for which registration is sought complies with the definition contained in Section 12.3 and with Section 12.1 and Section 12.2 of this Part. c) If the application does not comply with the prescribed requirements, the Director General shall notify the applicant accordingly requesting him to correct the application within two months from the date of the notification. Upon justified request, that period may be extended by the Director General. d) If the required correction is not made within the specified period, the application shall be considered withdrawn. e) Where the Director General finds that the conditions referred to in subsection (b) are fulfilled he/she shall cause the application to be published in the prescribed manner. f) Where a request has been made under Section 12.4 (d) for deferment of publication, the application shall not be published until the expiry of the period of deferment. g) The Director General shall publish the industrial design upon request by the applicant at any time before the expiry of the period of deferment. h) Fees for securing protection for textile designs in particular with respect to examination or publication shall not unreasonably impair the opportunity to seek protection. 63