62The purpose of the requirements set out in the preceding paragraph is to safeguard the legitimate interests of trade mark proprietors. As the claimants point out, satisfying those requirements scarcely poses any real practical problems for parallel importers provided that the proprietors react within a reasonable time to the notice. Adequate functioning of the notice system presupposes that the interested parties make sincere efforts to respect each other's legitimate interests.
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