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V. Assistance from the Customs Authorities Art. 29 Assistance by the customs authorities shall extend to the import and export of goods where there is reason to believe that they have been copied or imitated; it shall also extend to the storage of such goods in a customs warehouse. Art. 29bis (1) The entitled person shall be required to make a request for assistance to the Directorate of Customs. In urgent cases, the request may be made directly to the Customs Office at which the suspect goods are to be imported or exported. (2) The request shall be valid for two years if not lodged for a shorter period of time. It may be renewed. Art. 29ter (1) Where the Customs Office withholds goods, it shall store them itself on payment of a fee or shall pass them to another party for storage at the cost of the requester. (2) The requester shall be entitled to inspect the withheld goods. The person entitled to dispose of the goods or his representative may be present at the inspection. (3) Where it is already clear prior to expiry of the time limit under Article 33c(2) and (3) of the Law that the requester will be unable to obtain precautionary measures, the goods shall be immediately released. Art. 29quater The fees levied for the request for assistance and for the storage of withheld goods shall be determined in accordance with the Ordinance on the Fees of the Customs Authorities of August 22, 1984.

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