As per Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2399, starting 3 October 2024, right holders and their representatives must submit electronic Applications for Action (eAFAs) to customs exclusively through the IP Enforcement Portal (IPEP) or national portals in Germany, Italy, and Spain.

These portals will be the sole platforms for filing and managing (amending, extending, or withdrawing) AFAs. Right holders who haven’t transitioned to these portals should do so promptly, as the acceptance of paper AFAs by Member States will soon end.

Legal representatives can access IPEP via a ‘legal representative’ account, linked to a rights holder's account. They can also manage multiple rights holder accounts (detailed instructions for legal representatives are available here).

To find out more, please read here.