1.The Commission, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the customs authorities of the Member States shall notify each other if COPIS, the IPEP for COPIS or the national trader portals become unavailable due to a temporary failure.
2.In the event of a temporary failure of COPIS or of one of the trader portals mentioned in paragraph 1, lasting at least 24 hours, the forms set out in Annexes I and II may be completed legibly on paper and submitted by means other than electronic data-processing techniques.
3.The acceptance of paper-based forms shall be subject to the approval of the competent customs authorities.
4.The applicants or their representatives shall complete the forms set out in Annexes I and II on paper in line with the notes on completion set out in Annex III.
5.The applicants or their representatives shall complete the forms on paper in ink and block capitals.
6.The forms completed on paper shall contain no erasures, overwritten words or other alterations and shall be made up in two copies.
7.The applicants or their representatives shall make available the information contained in the applications and amendment or extension requests, submitted in accordance with paragraph 2, in the appropriate trader portal within 7 working days of the respective electronic systems becoming available again.