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Main text(s) Main text(s) French Règlement (CE) n° 6/2002 du Conseil du 12 décembre 2001 sur les dessins ou modèles de l’Union européenne      Spanish Reglamento (CE) Nº 6/2002 del Consejo de 12 de diciembre de 2001 sobre los dibujos y modelos de la Unión Europea      English Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2022 of 12 December 2001 on European Union designs      

 

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Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2022 of 12 December 2001 on European Union designs

 

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Reglamento (CE) Nº 6/2002 del Consejo de 12 de diciembre de 2001 sobre los dibujos y modelos de la Unión Europea

 

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Règlement (CE) n° 6/2002 du Conseil du 12 décembre 2001 sur les dessins ou modèles de l’Union européenne

Legislation Supersedes (2 text(s)) Supersedes (2 text(s))

• Council Regulation (EC) No. 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community Designs (amended by Council Regulation No. 1891/2006 of 18 December 2006 amending Regulations (EC) No. 6/2002 and (EC) No. 40/94 to give effect to the Accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs) (EU063)
• Council Regulation (EC) No. 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs (EU118)

Is amended by (2 text(s)) Is amended by (2 text(s))

• Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 on Community designs and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 2246/2002, (Regulation (EU) 2024/2822) (EU303)
• Council Regulation (EC) No. 1891/2006 of 18 December 2006, amending Regulations (EC) No. 6/2002 and (EC) No. 40/94 to Give Effect to the Accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (EU217)

Is implemented by (21 text(s)) Is implemented by (21 text(s))

• Law No. 161-XVI of July 12, 2007, on the Protection of Industrial Designs (as amended up to Law No. 52 of March 16, 2023) (MD167)
• Law on the Protection of Designs 1990, Design Law, amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette BGBI.I No. 51/2023 (AT179)
• Law No. IX-1181 of November 7, 2002, on Designs, consolidated version as of January 1, 2022 (LT111)
• Act on the Legal Protection of Designs, Design Act - DesignG, amended up to Act of 10 August 2021 (DE294)
• Law on Industrial Designs (SG No. 81/1999, as amended up to October 27, 2020) (BG109)
• Act No. 444/2002 Coll. on Designs, amended up to Act No. 291/2018 Coll. (SK141)
• Benelux Convention on Intellectual Property (trademarks and designs) (amended up to 11 December 2017) (NL107)
• Industrial Design Protection Act (consolidated text of April 1, 2019) (EE228)
• Act No. 221/2006 Coll., of April 25, 2006, on the Enforcement of Industrial Property Rights and the Protection of Trade Secrets (amended by Act No. 286/2018 Coll.) (CZ095)
• Industrial Design Act, NN 173/2003-2498, amended up to NN 46/2018-864 (HR124)
• Law No. 20/2003 of July 7, 2003, on Legal Protection of Industrial Designs (as amended up to Law No. 6/2018 of July 3, 2018) (ES232)
• Market Court Proceedings Act (Act No. 100/2013 of January 31, 2013, as amended up to Act No. 1124 of December 28, 2017) (FI159)
• Code of Enforcement Procedure (consolidated text of January 1, 2017) (EE216)
• Government Decision No. 1496 of December 29, 2008, on Approval of the Regulation on the Procedure of Filing, Examination and Registration of Industrial Designs (as amended up to Government Decision No. 353 of May 30, 2017, on Approval of Amendments and Additions to Certain Regulations of the Government of the Republic of Moldova) (MD175)
• Law No. 162 of July 30, 2015, Amending and Supplementing Certain Legislative Acts (MD134)
• Law No. 129 of December 29, 1992, on the Protection of Designs (amended up to Law No. 187/2012) (RO086)
• Law No. 2011-267 of March 14, 2011, on Orientation and Programming for the Performance of Homeland Security (FR220)
• Law No. 2007-1544 of October 29, 2007, on the Fight Against Counterfeiting (as amended up May 16, 2009) (FR527)
• Law No. 2007-1544 of October 29, 2007, on the Fight Against Counterfeiting (FR096)
• Act No. 474/2004 Coll., of July 22, 2004, on Amendments to Act No. 207/2000 Coll. on the Protection of Industrial Designs and Amendments of Act No. 527/1990 Coll. on Inventions, Industrial Designs and Rationalization Proposals, in the version of later regulations (CZ040)
• European Communities (Community Designs) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 27/2003) (IE132)