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1. An application for a registered EU design shall contain:

(a) a request for registration;

(b) information identifying the applicant;

(c) a sufficiently clear representation of the design, which permits the subject matter for which protection is sought to be determined.

2. The application shall further contain an indication of the products in which the design is intended to be incorporated or to which it is intended to be applied.

3. In addition, the application may contain:

(a) a description explaining the representation;

(b) a request for deferment of publication of the registration in accordance with Article 50;

(c) information identifying the representative if the applicant has appointed one;

(d) the classification of the products in which the design is intended to be incorporated or to which it is intended to be applied according to class and subclass of the Locarno Classification, as amended and in force at the date of filing of the application;

(e) the citation of the designer or of the team of designers or a statement under the applicant’s responsibility that the designer or the team of designers has waived the right to be cited.

4. The application shall be subject to the payment of the application fee. Where a request for deferment under paragraph 3, point (b), is filed, it shall be subject to an additional fee for deferment of publication.

5. The application shall comply with the conditions laid down in the implementing regulation.

6. The information contained in the elements mentioned in paragraph 2 and in paragraph 3(a) and (d) shall not affect the scope of protection of the design as such.