Licence applications shall only be admissible where the applicant declares in writing that he has not submitted and undertakes not to submit any applications in respect of the current period, concerning products in the same group in the Member State in which his application is lodged or in another Member State. Where an applicant submits more than one applicaiton relating to products in the same group, all applications from that person shall be inadmissible.
Litsentsitaotlused võetakse vastu ainult siis, kui taotleja kinnitab kirjalikult, et ta ei ole esitanud ega kavatse esitada käesolevaks ajavahemikuks selles liikmesriigis, kus tema taotlus on esitatud, ega üheski teises liikmesriigis taotlust sama rühma toodete kohta; kui kõnealune isik esitab samale tootele üle ühe taotluse, ei võeta sellelt isikult vastu ühtki taotlust.