Article 16

1. Where the holder has complied with the requirements laid down in Article 50 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002, the Office shall, at the expiry of the period for deferment or in the case of a request for earlier publication, as soon as technically possible:

(a) publish the registered EU design in the European Union Designs Bulletin, with the indications set out in Article 14(2), together with an indication of the fact that the application contained a request for deferment of publication pursuant to Article 50 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002;

(b) make available for public inspection any file relating to the design;

(c) open to public inspection all the entries in the Register, including any entries withheld from inspection pursuant to Article 74(5) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002.