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Article 13Exchange of information and communications#
1.Without prejudice to Article 152 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote, the Office and the central industrial property offices of the Member States, including the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property, shall, upon request, communicate to each other relevant information about the filing of applications for registered EU designs or national designs and about proceedings relating to such applications and the designs registered as a result thereof.
2.The Office and the courts or authorities of the Member States shall exchange information for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 directly or through the central industrial property offices of the Member States.
3.The information referred to under paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be, where possible, exchanged by electronic means.
4.Expenditure in respect of communications under paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be chargeable to the authority making the communications. Such communications shall be exempt from fees.
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