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copies of the regulations governing the use of the mark in accordance with Article 79(1)(b) of
the Ordinance.
89. Where the conditions set out in Article 61(3) of the Ordinance are complied with,
the Office shall note on the copies of the application the date, time and place of filing,
together with its serial number. One of the copies shall be returned to the applicant,
accompanied by a receipt attesting to payment of the fees and bearing the authenticating
stamp of the Office.
90.—(1) Where an application does not satisfy the conditions set out in Article 61(3) of
the Ordinance, enabling the Office to determine a filing date for the application, and subject to
the provisions laid down in Article 59 of the Ordinance, the Office shall invite the applicant in
writing to regularize his application.
(2) The applicant shall enjoy a period of one month as from notification with respect to
applications made on the national territory and of two months for applications from abroad in
order to regularize his application.
(3) If the time limits referred to in paragraph (2), above, are met by the applicant, the
filing date shall be the date on which the application is effectively regularized.
(4) If the applicant does not comply with the notification from the Office within the
above-mentioned time limits, the application shall be declared inadmissible.
Section II
Priority Claim
91.—(1) The declaration of priority shall include, in addition to the particulars referred
to in Article 59(1)(i) of the Ordinance, the following information:
(a) where the earlier application is a regional or international application, the name of
the State or States for which it has been filed;
(b) if the earlier application is a national application, the Office with which it has been
filed.
(2) The list of goods or services of the earlier application or applications shall be in
Malagasy or in French or accompanied by a translation into either of these two languages.
92. Where the priorities of more than one earlier application are claimed, the
information relating to those earlier applications may be given in a single declaration.
93. If the formalities relating to the priority claim are not satisfied in the prescribed
manner and time limits, the claim to priority shall be deemed inadmissible.
Section III
International Exhibitions
94. Article 35(1) and (2) of this Decree shall apply mutatis mutandis to goods and
services bearing a mark shown at an official international exhibition under the provisions of
Article 59(3) of the Ordinance.