V šestih mesecih po datumu objave v Uradnem listu Evropske unije, navedenem v členu 6(2) glede zahtevka za registracijo, ki ga vloži država članica, lahko vsaka fizična ali pravna oseba, ki ima zakonit interes in je iz države članice STO ali tretje države, priznane po postopku iz člena 12(3), ugovarja na predlagano registracijo tako, da pošlje ustrezno obrazloženo izjavo državi, kjer prebiva ali ima sedež, ta pa jo napisano ali prevedeno v jezik Skupnosti preda Komisiji.
Within six months of the date of the notice in the Official Journal of the European Union specified in Article 6(2) relating to a registration application submitted by a Member State, any natural or legal person that has a legitimate interest and is from a WTO member country or a third country recognised under the procedure provided for in Article 12(3) may object to the proposed registration by sending a duly substantiated statement to the country in which it resides or is established, which shall transmit it, made out or translated into a Community language, to the Commission.