Civil & Administrative

#FCPD1515900AOrder of June 29, 2015, Setting the Submission Procedures for Intervention Requests

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This French law outlines how to submit requests for intervention regarding intellectual property rights to customs authorities. Companies need to provide detailed information about goods to prevent counterfeit issues. It mainly concerns businesses dealing with intellectual property imports and exports.

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Key Changes

  • Defined procedures for submitting intervention requests to customs
  • Requires detailed product information to combat counterfeiting
  • Abolishes a previous order from September 23, 2008

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Submit intervention requests for intellectual property rights protection to the French customs administration at: Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects, Bureau E1, 11 rue des Deux-Communes, 93558 Montreuil Cedex, or via the dedicated computerized system provided by customs authorities

Companies and IP rights holders seeking customs intervention for counterfeit prevention
operational
high

Provide contact information for two representatives in the intervention request: one for legal aspects and one for technical aspects, to be contacted if counterfeit goods are detained

Companies submitting intervention requests
disclosure
high

Include photographs and/or graphical reproductions of protected elements in the description of authentic goods

Companies submitting intervention requests
disclosure
medium

Provide technical characteristics of authentic merchandise in the intervention request

Companies submitting intervention requests
disclosure
medium

Disclose all manufacturing locations, authorized manufacturers, importers, and distributors of the authentic goods

Companies submitting intervention requests
disclosure

Affected Parties

Businesses dealing with intellectual propertyCustoms authorities

Tags

intellectual property,customs,compliance