RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE IP/N/1/EEC/1/Rev.1
20February 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0633)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
European Communities
Revision
Byaletter,dated23January1996,thePermanentDelegationoftheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communities notified totheCouncil forTRIPS theattached listofEuropean Community lawsand
regulations pertaining tointellectual property under Article 63.2oftheTRIPS Agreement, which
comprises alsotheimplementation measures taken bytheEuropean Communities pertaining tothe
subjectmatteroftheTRIPSAgreementthatwerecommunicatedbytheEuropeanCommunitiesinMarch
1995 (seedocument IP/N/1/EEC/1).IP/N/1/EEC/1/Rev.1
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NOTIFICATION OFEUROPEAN COMMUNITY IPRLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE TRIPS AGREEMENT
A. MAIN LAWS AND REGULATIONS
Copyright andRelated Rights1
Council Directive 91/250/EEC of14May1991 onthelegal protection ofcomputer programs
(OJL 12217/5/91).
Council Directive 92/100/EEC of19November 1992onrental rightandlending rightandoncertain
rights related tocopyright inthefieldofintellectual property (OJL 34627/11/92).
Council Directive 93/83/EEC of27September 1993 onthecoordination ofcertain rules concerning
copyright andrights related tocopyright applicable tosatellite broadcasting andcable retransmission
(OJL 2486/10/93).
Council Directive 93/98/EEC of29October 1993 harmonizing thetermofprotection ofcopyright
andcertain related rights (OJL 29024/11/93).
Council Resolution of14May1992 onincreased protection forcopyright andneighbouring rights
(OJC 13828/5/92).
Trademarks2
FirstCouncil Directive 89/104/EEC of21December 1988 toapproximate thelawsoftheMember
States relating totrademarks (OJL 4011/2/89).
Council Regulation (EC)40/94 of20December 1993ontheCommunity Trademark (OJL1114/1/94).
Council Regulation (EC) 3288/94 of22December 1994 amending Regulation (EC) 40/94 onthe
Community trademark fortheimplementation oftheagreements concluded intheframework ofthe
Uruguay Round (OJL 34931/12/94).
Commission Regulation (EC) 2868/95 of13December 1995 implementing Council Regulation
(EC) 40/94 ontheCommunity Trademark (OJL 30315/12/95).
Commission Regulation (EC) 2869/95 of13December 1995 onthefeespayable totheOffice for
Harmonisation intheInternal Market (Trademarks andDesigns) (OJL 30315/12/95).
1Seedocument IP/N/1/EEC/C/1 -tobedistributed.
2Seedocuments IP/N/1/EEC/T/1-3 -tobedistributed.IP/N/1/EEC/1/Rev.1
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Geographical Indications3
Council Regulation 2081/92 EECof14July1992 ontheprotection ofgeographical indications and
designations oforigin foragricultural products andfoodstuffs (OJL 20824/7/92).
Council Regulation (EEC) 822/87 of16March 1987 onthecommon market organisation for
wines (OJL 8427/3/87) -provisions relating togeographical indications ofwines fromthirdcountries:
- Article 63
- Article 72a (amendment: Annex XVIofCouncil Regulation (EC) 3290/94 of
22December 1994 -OJL34931/12/94).
Council Regulation (EEC) 1576/89 of29May1989 onthedefinition description andpresentation of
spirit drinks (OJL 16012/6/89):
- Articles 5,7,11
- Article 11a (amendment: Regulation (EC) 3378/94 of22December 1994 -
OJL36631/12/94).
Council Regulation (EEC) 1601/91 of10June1991 onthedefinition, description andpresentation
ofaromatized wines (OJL 14714/6/91):
- Articles 6,7,8,10
- Article 10a (amendment: Regulation (EC) 3378/94 of22December 1994 -
OJL36631/12/94).
Patents4
Council Regulation 1768/92/EEC of18June1992 onthesupplementary protection certificate for
medicinal products (OJL 1822/7/92).
Agreement 89/695/EEC of15December 1989 onCommunity Patents (OJL 40130/12/89).
Council Regulation (EC)2100/94 of27July1994onCommunity plantvariety rights (OJL2271/9/94),
anditsamendment (Council Regulation (EC) 2506/95 -OJL25828/10/95).
3Seedocuments IP/N/1/EEC/G/1 and2-tobedistributed.
4Seedocuments IP/N/1/EEC/P/1-3 -tobedistributed.IP/N/1/EEC/1/Rev.1
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Layout-Designs (Topographies) ofIntegrated Circuits5
Council Directive 87/54/EEC of16December 1986 onthelegalprotection oftopographies of
semiconductor products (OJL 2427/1/87).
FirstCouncil Decision 90/510/EEC of9October 1990 ontheextension ofthelegalprotection of
topographies ofsemiconductor products topersons from certain countries andterritories
(OJL 28517/10/90), anditsamendment (Council Decision 93/17/EEC of22December 1992 -
OJL1119/1/93).
Council Decision 94/824/EC of22December 1994 ontheextension ofthelegalprotection of
semiconductor products topersons from aMember oftheWorld Trade Organization
(OJL 349 31/12/94).
Enforcement ofIntellectual Property Rights6
Council Regulation (EC) 3295/94 of22December 1994 laying down measures toprohibit the
release forfreecirculation, export, re-export orentry forasuspensive procedure ofcounterfeit
andpirated goods (OJL 34130/12/94).
Commission Regulation (EC) 1367/95 of16June1995 laying down provisions forthe
implementation ofCouncil Regulation (EC) 3295/94 laying down measures toprohibit therelease
forfreecirculation, export, re-export orentry forasuspensive procedure ofcounterfeit and
pirated goods (OJL 13317/06/95).
5Seedocument IP/N/1/EEC/L/1 and2-tobedistributed.
6Seedocument IP/N/1/EEC/E/1 -tobedistributed.IP/N/1/EEC/1/Rev.1
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B. OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS
Title, Date ofAdoption, Entry intoForce Brief Description
1. Articles 85and86oftheEEC Treaty Rules applying toundertakings.
Art.85: prohibits collusion that
restricts competition. Art.85(3) provides for
exemptions from theprohibition.
Art.86: prohibits theabusive exploitation
ofadominant position.
2. Council Regulation No.17
FirstRegulation Implementing Articles 85
and86oftheTreaty.
Adoption andentry intoforce 6/2/62 -
OJL20421/2/62Enables theCommission toenforce articles
85and86.Art.3provides fororders that
firms should terminate aninfringement and
art.6-9provide forexemptions. Most
agreements which theparties wantexempted
must benotified totheCommission under
art.4and5.Art.11-14 enable the
Commission torequire information, while
art.15and16provide forfinesand
penalties. Art.17provides forappeals
against decisions totheCourt ofJustice.
Block exemptions7
3. Commission Regulation 2349/84/EEC
(OJL 2191984) ontheapplication ofArticle
85(3) oftheTreaty tocertain categories of
patent licensing agreements ascorrected by
OJL113of1985 .Expired 31/12/95.Opposition procedure: restrictions must be
notified totheCommission, butaredeemed
tobeexempt ifnotopposed within six
months.
4. Commission regulation 556/89/EEC
of30November 1988 (OJL 611989) onthe
application ofArticle 85(3) oftheTreaty to
certain categories ofknow-how licensing
agreements.Know-how must besecret andsubstantial,
anddescribed insufficient detail toallow the
technology which istransferred tobe
identified.
7Regulations 2349/84 and556/89 willsoon bereplaced byonesingle Regulation onallagreements ontransfer of
technologies.