Statement of Grant of Protection Following. a Refusal] (a) The competent authority of a contracting country which has notified a declaration of refusal to the International Bureau may, instead of notifying a withdrawal of refusal in accordance with Rule 11(1), send to the International Bureau a statement to the effect that protection is granted to the appellation of origin that is the subject of an international registration in the contracting country concerned. (b) The statement shall indicate: (i) the competent authority of the contracting country making the statement, (ii) the number of the international registration concerned, preferably accompanied by other information enabling the identity of the international registration to be confirmed, such as the name of the appellation of origin, and (iii) the date on which protection was granted.
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Sources: Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and Their International Registration, Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and Their International Registration