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Council Regulation(EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs

Year of current version:	2002
Date of entry into force of original text:	January 5, 2002
Date of Text (Enacted):	December 12, 2001
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Industrial Designs
Notes:	This Regulation introduces a unified system of industrial design rights, called Community designs, throughout the European Union. The system which includes both unregistered and registered design rights, operates in addition to national systems of protection in each Member State
Available Texts:
English	Council Regulation(EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs
French	Règlement (CE) No 6/2002 du Conseil du 12 décembre 2001 sur les dessins ou modèles communautaires
Spanish	Reglamento (CE) No 6/2002 del Consejo de 12 de diciembre de 2001 sobre los dibujos y modelos comunitarios
Related Legislation:	Relates to Act No. XLVIII of 2001 on the Legal Protection of Designs (consolidated text as of March 1, 2011) (HU045) Code of Civil Procedure (NL054) Regulation for Implementing the Design Law No. 129/1992 (RO036) Law No. 280/2007 amending and supplementing Law No. 129/1992 on Protection of the Industrial Designs (RO037) Law No. 129/1992 on the Protection of Designs (RO027)
WIPO Lex No.:	EU118