ARTICLE · 02 MAY 2022

Du changement pour les modèles multiples au Japon

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A compter du 1er avril 2022, les dépôts de modèle multiples devront faire l'objet d'une demande divisionnaire.

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A compter du 1er avril 2022, les dépôts de modèle multiples devront faire l'objet d'une demande divisionnaire. Une taxe par modèle devra être acquittée. Auparavant, l'office japonais procédait d'office (et gratuitement) à la division des demandes multiples.

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