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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) Consolidated versions of the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (2010) Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (2000/C 364/01) (2000) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Directive 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on certain permitted uses of orphan works (2012) Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community Code relating to Medicinal Products for Human Use (2012) Directive 2011/77/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 amending Directive 2006/116/EC on the Term of Protection of Copyright and Certain Related Rights (2011) Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the EU Ecolabel. (2010) Regulation (EC) No. 469/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (Codified version)Text with EEA relevance (2009) Directive 2009/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the Legal Protection of Computer Programs (Codified version) (2009) Council Regulation (EC) No. 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (Codified version)(Text with EEA relevance) (2009) Directive 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on textile names (2009) Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community Code relating to Veterinary Medicinal Products (2009) Directive 2008/95/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 22 October 2008 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (Codified version) (2008) Council Regulation (EC) No 15/2008 of 20 December 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 as regards the entitlement to file an application for a Community plant variety right (2008) Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (2007) Council Regulation No. 1891/2006 of 18 December 2006 amending regulation (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 (OJ EC No L 386 of 29.12.2006, p. 14) (2006) Directive 2006/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on Rental Right and Lending Right and on Certain Rights related to Copyright in the field of Intellectual Property (codified version) (2006) Directive 2006/116/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights (codified version) (2006) Regulation (EC) No. 816/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on compulsory licensing of patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems (2006) Council Regulation (EC) No. 509/2006 of 20 March 2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed (2006) Commission Regulation(EC) No 2039/2005 of 14 Decِember 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 establishing implementing rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) 2100/94 as regards the fees payable to the Community Plant Variety Office (2005) Council Regulation (EC) No 873/2004 of 29 April 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No. 2100/94 on Community plant variety rights OJ L 162, 30.4.2004, p. 38–39 (2004) Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (2004) Directive 2004/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 amending, as regards traditional herbal medicinal products, Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community Code relating to medicinal products for human use (2004) Directive 2004/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 amending Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community Code relating to Medicinal Products for Human Use (2004) Directive 2004/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 amending Directive 2001/82/EC on the Community Code relating to Veterinary Medicinal Products (2004) Council Regulation (EC) No 1992/2003 of 27 October 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 40/94 on the Community trade mark to give effect to the accession of the European Community to the Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the international registration of marks adopted at Madrid on 27 June 1989 (2003) Council Regulation(EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs (2002) Directive 2001/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001 on the Resale Right for the Benefit of the Author of an Original Work of Art (2001) Directive No. 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the Harmonisation of Certain Aspects of Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society (2001) Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament & of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the Deliberate Release into the Environment of Genetically Modified Organisms & Repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (2001) Directive 98/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 1998 on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access. (1998) Directive No. 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 on the Legal Protection of Designs (1998) Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of July 6, 1998, on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions (1998) Directive No. 98/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 16 February 1998 on the Protection of consumers (1998) Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (1996) Regulation (EC) No 1610/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products (Official Journal of the EU L 198, 08/08/1996, p. 30) (1996) Directive No. 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases (1996) Council Regulation (EC) No. 2506/95 of 25 October 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No. 2100/94 on Community plant variety rights (1995) Council Decision of 22 December 1994 on the extension of the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products to persons from a Member of the World Trade Organization (94/824/EC) (1994) Council Regulation (EC) No. 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights (1994) Council Directive No. 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the Coordination of Certain Rules Concerning Copyright and Rights Related to Copyright applicable to Satellite Broadcasting and Cable Retransmission (1993) Council Directive 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the Coordination of Certain Rules Concerning Copyright and Rights Related to Copyright Applicable to Satellite Broadcasting and Cable Retransmission (1993) Council Directive 93/7/EEC of 15 March 1993 on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State (1993) Council Decision of 21 December 1992 amending Decision 90/510/EEC on the extension of the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products to persons from certain countries and territories (93/17/EEC) (1992) Council Resolution of 14 May 1992 on increased protection for copyright and neighbouring rights (92/C 138/01) (1992) First Council Decision of 9 October 1990 on the extension of the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products to persons from certain countries and territories (90/510/EEC) (1990) Agreement 89/695/EEC of 15 December 1989 relating to Community Patents (1989) Council Directive of 16 December 1986 on the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products (87/54/EEC) (1986) Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3842/86 of 1 December 1986 Laying Down Measures to Prohibit the Release for Free Circulation of Counterfeit Goods (1986) Council Directive of 18 December 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate consumer (79/112/EEC) (1978) Council Directive of 15 October 1963 Implementing in Respect of the Film Industry the Provisions of the General Programme for the Abolition of Restrictions on Freedom to Provide Services (63/607/EEC) (1963) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive) (2010) Council Regulation (EC) No 491/2009 of 25 May 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (2009) Commission Regulation(EC) No 414/2009 of 30 April 2009 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (2009) Regulation (EC) No 450/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 laying down the Community Customs Code (Modernised Customs Code) (2008) Directive 2007/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007 amending Council Directive 89/552/EC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities (2007) Decision No 624/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 establishing an action programme for customs in the Community (Customs 2013) (2007) Regulation (EC) No 1902/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 amending Regulation 1901/2006 on medicinal products for paediatric use (2006) Directive 2006/114/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 concerning misleading and comparative advertising (codified version) (2006) Regulation (EC) No. 1901/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on medicinal products for paediatric use and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92, Directive 2001/20/EC, Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 (2006) Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directive’) (2005) Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws (2004) Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation) (2004) Council Regulation (EC) No. 1383/2003 of 22 July 2003 concerning customs action against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights (2003) Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (2002) Council Directive 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001 Relating to Honey (2001) Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (Directive on electronic commerce) (2000) Directive 97/55/EC of European Parliament and of the Council of October 6, 1997, amending Directive 84/450/EEC Concerning Misleading Advertising so as to Include Comparative Advertising (1997) Council Regulation (EC) No. 3295/94 of 22 December 1994 Laying Down Measures to Prohibit the Release for Free Circulation, Export, Re-Export or Entry for a Suspensive Procedure of Counterfeit and Pirated Goods (1994) Council Directive 89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities (1989) Council Directive of 10 September 1984 relating to the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning misleading advertising (84/450/EEC) (1984)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) Commission Regulation (EC) No 874/2009 of 17 September 2009 establishing implementing rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 as regards proceedings before the Community Plant Variety Office (recast) (2009) Commission Regulation (EC)A No 637/2009 of 22 July 2009 establishing implementing rules as to the suitability of the denominations of varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species(Codified version) (2009) Commission Regulation (EC) No 560/2009 of 26 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 874/2004 laying down public policy rules concerning the implementation and functions of the .eu Top Level Domain and the principles governing registration (2009) Commission Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 of 26 May 2009 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the vineyard register, compulsory declarations and the gathering of information to monitor the wine market, the documents accompanying consignments of wine products and the wine sector registers to be kept (2009) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 355/2008 of 21 April 2008 amending Regulation (EC) 1239/95 as regards the use of Electronic Means of Comminication in Proceedings before the Community Plant Variety Office (2008) Commission Regulation(EC) No 1255/2007 of 25 October 2007 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 874/2004 laying down public policy rules concerning the implementation and functions of the .eu Top Level Domain and the principles governing registration (2007) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1172/2007 of 5 October 2007amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1891/2004 of 21 October 2004 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 concerning customs action against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights (2007) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 876/2007 of 24 July 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No. 2245/2002 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No. 6/2002 on Community designs following the accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs (OJ EC No. L 193 of 25.7.2007, p.13) (2007) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 877/2007 of 24 July 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No. 2246/2002 concerning the fees payable to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) following the accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs (2007) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1687/2005 of 14 October 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 2869/95 on the fees payable to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) with regard to adapting certain fees Text with EEA relevance (2005) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1654/2005 of 10 October 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 874/2004 laying down public policy rules concerning the implementation and functions of the .eu Top Level Domain and the principles governing registration (2005) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1041/2005 of 29 June 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 on the Community trade mark (Text with EEA relevance) (2005) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2082/2004 of 6 December 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 216/96 laying down the rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (2004) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1891/2004 of 21 October 2004 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1383/2003 concerning customs action against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights (2004) Commission Regulation (EC) No 874/2004 of 28 April 2004 laying down public policy rules concerning the implementation and functions of the .eu TopLevel Domain and the principles governing registration (2004) Commission Regulation(EC) No 772/2004 of 27 April 2004 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to categories of technology transfer agreements (2004) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 781/2004 of April 26, 2004, amending Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2869/95 on the fees payable to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (2004) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 782/2004 of April 26, 2004, amending Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2868/95 of December 13, 1995, implementing Council Regulation (EC) No. 40/94 on the Community trade mark to give effect to the accession of the European Community to the Madrid Protocol (2004) Commission Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 of 7 April 2004 relating to the conduct of proceedings by the Commission pursuant to Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty (2004) Commission Regulation(EC) No 802/2004 of 7 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (2004) Commission Decision of 21 May 2003 on the designation of the .eu Top Level Domain Registry (2003) Commission Regulation(EC) No 2659/2000 of 29 November 2000 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to categories of research and development agreements (2000) Commission Decision of 27 September 2000 Concerning the Guidance Notes for Risk Assessment Outlined in Annex III of Directive 90/219/EEC on the Contained Use of Genetically Modified Micro-organisms (2000) Commission Decision of 18 July 2000 amending Decision 1999/217/EC adopting a register of flavouring substances used in or on foodstuffs (2000) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2605/98 of 3 December 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1768/95 Implementing Rules on the Agricultural Exemption Provided for in Article 14(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 2100/94 on Community Plant Variety Rights (1998) Council Regulation (EC) No. 2470/96 of 17 December 1996 Providing for an Extension of the Terms of a Community Plant Variety Right In Respect of Potatoes (1996) Commission Regulation (EC) No 216/96 of 5 February 1996 laying down the rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (1996) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2868/95 of 13 December 1995 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No. 40/94 on the Community trade mark (1995) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2869/95 of 13 December 1995 on the fees payable to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (1995) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1768/95 of July 1995 establishing Implementing Rules on the Agricultural Exemption provided for in article 14(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 2100/94 on Community Plant Variety Rights (1995) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1768/95 of 24 July 1995 implementing rules on the agricultural exemption provided for in Article 14 (3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 on Community plant variety rights (1995) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1367/95 of 16 June 1995 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 3295/94 laying down measures to prohibit the release for free circulation, export, re-export or entry for a suspensive procedure of counterfeit and pirated goods (1995) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1238/95 of 31 May 1995 establishing Implementing Rules for the Application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 2100/94 as regards the Fees Payable to the Community Plant Variety Office (1995) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1239/95 of 31 May 1995 establishing Implementing Rules for the Application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 2100/94 as regards proceedings before the Community Plant Variety Office (1995) Council Regulation (EC) No. 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community Plant Variety Rights as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 2506/95 (of 35 October 1995) (1995) Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 556/89 of 30 November 1988 on the application of Article 85(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of know-how licensing agreements. (1988) Commission Regulation No. 2349/84/EEC of 23 July 1984 on the application of Article 85(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of patent licensing agreements as corrected by OJL 113 of 1985 (1984)

Geographical Indications	Laws / Regulations (Date of current version) Commission Regulation (EU) No 173/2011 of 23 February 2011 amending Regulations (EC) No 2095/2005, (EC) No 1557/2006, (EC) No 1741/2006, (EC) No 1850/2006, (EC) No 1359/2007, (EC) No 382/2008, (EC) No 436/2009, (EC) No 612/2009, (EC) No 1122/2009, (EC) No 1187/2009 and (EU) No 479/2010 as regards the notification obligations within the common organisation of agricultural markets and the direct support schemes for farmers (2011) Commission Regulation (EU) No. 410/2010 of 11 May 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Εξαιρετικό Παρθένο Ελαιόλαδο Σέλινο Κρήτης (Exeretiko partheno eleolado Selino Kritis) (PDO)) (2010) Commission Regulation (EU) No 401/2010 of 7 May 2010 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 laying down certain detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards protected designations of origin and geographical indications, traditional terms, labelling and presentation of certain wine sector products (2010) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 607/2009 of 14 July 2009 laying down certain detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 479/2008 as regards protected designations of origin and geographical indications, traditional terms, labelling and presentation of certain wine sector products (2009) Regulation (EC) No. 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of spirit drinks (2008) Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation). (2007) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 815/2007 of 12 July 2007 entering a designation in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications: Εξαιρετικό παρθένο ελαιόλαδο ‘Τροιζηνία’ (Exeretiko partheno eleolado ‘Trizinia’) (PDO) (2007) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1898/2006 of 14 December 2006 laying down detailed rules of implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2006) Council Regulation (EC) No. 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the Protection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs (2006) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1845/2004 of 22 October 2004 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No. 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’ (Tergeste, Lucca, Miele della Lunigiana and Άγιος Ματθαίος Κέρκυρας (Agios Mathaios Kerkyras)) (2004) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1795/2003 of 13 October 2003 amending Annex VI to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards quality wines produced in specified regions (2003) Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 September 2003 adapting to Council Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the EC Treaty (2003) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1428/2003 of 11 August 2003 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No. 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs ‘ΦΑΣΟΛΙΑ ΓΙΓΑΝΤΕΣ — ΕΛΕΦΑΝΤΕΣ ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ (Fasolia Gigantes — Elefantes Kastorias)’ (2003) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1298/2003 of 22 July 2003 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No. 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs ‘Φοινίκι Λακωνίας’ (Finiki Lakonias) (2003) Commission Regulation (EC) No 828/2003 of 14 May 2003 amending the specification of 16 names appearing in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (Danablu, Monti Iblei, Lesbos, Beaufort, Salers, Reblochon or Reblochon de Savoie, Laguiole, Mont d'Or or Vacherin du Haut-Doubs, Comté, Roquefort, Epoisses de Bourgogne, Brocciu corse or Brocciu, Sainte-Maure de Touraine, Ossau-Iraty, Dinde de Bresse, Huile essentielle de lavande de Haute-Provence) (2003) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2066/2002 of 21 November 2002 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No. 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (Carne de Bovino Cruzado dos Lameiros do Barroso, Pruneaux d'Agen — Pruneaux d'Agen mi-cuits, Carciofo romanesco del Lazio, Aktinidio Pierias, Milo Kastorias, Welsh Beef) (2002) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2002 of 14 October 2002 amending the Annex to Regulation (EC) No. 1107/96 with regard to the name ‘Feta’ (2002) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1241/2002 of 10 July 2002 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No. 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’ provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (Gailtaler Speck, Morbier, Queso Palmero or Queso de la Palma, Thrapsano extra virgin olive oil, Turrón de Agramunt or Torró d’Agramunt) (2002) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 538/2002 of 25 March 2002 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No. 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’ provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2002) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1509/2000 of 12 july 2000 amending items in the specifications for several names listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (2000) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1070/1999 of 25 May 1999 amending the Annex to Regulation (EC) No. 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2081/92 (1999) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 378/1999 of 19 February 1999 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No. 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the `Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications© provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1999) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1549/98 of 17 July 1998 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No. 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2081/92 (1998) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 644/98 of 20 March 1998 supplementing the Annex of the Regulation (EC) No. 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of the Council Regulation (EC) No. 2081/92 (1998) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 195/98 of 26 January 1998 on the Register of some Geographical Indications and Appellations of Origin (1998) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 134/98 of 20 January 1998 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92. (1998) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2396/97 of 2 December 1997 on the Register of some Geographical Indications and Appellations of Origin (1997) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2325/97 of 24 November 1997 supplementing the Annex to the Regulation (EC) No. 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Regulation of the Council Regulation (EC) No. 2081/92 (1997) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1875/97 of 26 September 1997 completing the Annex of the Regulation (EC) No. 2400/96 of the Commission on the Register of Geographical Indications and Appellations of Origin laying down provisions for the implementation of the Council Regulation (EC) No. 2081/92 (1997) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1065/97 of 12 June 1997 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No. 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (1997) Commission Regulation (EC) No 123/97 of 23 January 1997 supplementing the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (1997) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2400/96 of 17 December 1996 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications` provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1996) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1263/96 of 1 July 1996 supplementing the Annex to the Regulation (EC) No. 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (1996) Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and geographical indications under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 Council with corrections published in the Official Journal of 13 November 1996 (1996) Council Regulation (EC) No. 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1994) Regulation (EEC) No. 3378/94 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No. 1576/89 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks and Regulation (EEC) No. 1601/91 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails following the Uruguay Round of the multilateral trade negotiations (1994) Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1601/91 of 10 June 1991 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine product cocktails (1991)

Treaty Approvals	Laws / Decrees (Date of current version) Council Decision of 25 February 2008 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt (2008) Council Decision of 19 November 2007 on the acceptance, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol amending the TRIPS Agreement, done at Geneva on 6 December 2005 (2007) Council Decision of 18 December 2006 approving the accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs, adopted in Geneva on 2 July 1999 (2006) Council Decision of 30 May 2005 approving the accession of the European Community to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, as revised at Geneva on 19 March 1991 (2005) Council Decision (EU) No. 793 of October 27, 2003, approving the accession of the European Community to the Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks, adopted at Madrid, on June 27, 1989 (2003) Council Decision of 16 March 2000 on the approval, on behalf of the European Community, of the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (2000)

IP Legal Literature	Commission Recommendation of 18 May 2005 on collective cross-border management of copyright and related rights for legitimate online music services (2005/737/EC) (2005)

IP Jurisprudence	Commission Decision of 15 June 2005 relating to a proceeding under Article 82 of the EC Treaty and Article 54 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/A.37.507/F3 — AstraZeneca) (1) (2005)

Administered IP-related Treaties	Agreement relating to Community Patents of 15 December 1989 (December 15, 1989)

Treaty Membership	WIPO-Administered Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Summary Table of Membership of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Treaties Administered by WIPO, plus UPOV, WTO and UN Trademark Law Treaty ... WIPO Copyright Treaty (March 14, 2010) WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (March 14, 2010) Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs (January 1, 2008) Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (October 1, 2004) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety ... Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity ... Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (January 22, 2011) Kiev Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (October 8, 2009) International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2005 (May 25, 2007) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (March 18, 2007) International Plant Protection Convention (October 6, 2005) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (September 28, 2005) International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) (July 29, 2005) Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (May 18, 2005) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (February 14, 2005) International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (June 29, 2004) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (September 11, 2003) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (May 1, 1998) Helsinki Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (October 6, 1996) Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (January 1, 1995) World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (January 1, 1995) Convention on Biological Diversity (March 21, 1994) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (March 21, 1994) International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods (September 12, 1987)

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