1.The application requesting customs authorities to take action with respect to goods suspected of infringing an intellectual property right (application), as well as amendment or extension requests, shall include the information specified in the forms set out in Annexes I and II.
2.Applicants or their representatives shall fill in the application and amendment or extension requests taking into account the notes on completion set out in Annex III.
3.In line with Article 5(6) of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013, applicants or their representatives shall submit the application and amendment or extension requests electronically to the competent customs department through the IP Enforcement Portal (‘IPEP’) for COPIS or through a national trader portal where such portal is in place in the Member State of submission of the application.
4.In the Member States where the IPEP for COPIS and a national trader portal are both available, applicants or their representatives have the choice between the two trader portals. If they submit the application through a national trader portal, the amendment or extension requests related to this application shall be submitted through the same national portal. If they submit the application through the IPEP for COPIS, the related amendment or extension requests shall also be submitted through the IPEP for COPIS.