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IP/N/1/EU/T/12  
 
14 November  2019 
(19-7790)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS  AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 O F THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
EUROPEAN UNION : COMMISSION IMPLEMENT ING REGULATION EU 20 17/1431 OF 18 MAY 20 17 
LAYING DOWN RULES FO R IMPLEMENTING CERTA IN PROVISIONS OF  COUNCIL  
REGULATION (EC) 207/2009 ON THE EURO PEAN UNION TRADE MAR K 
Notifying Member  EUROPEAN UNION 
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2017/1431 of 18 May 2017 laying 
down rules for implementing certain provisions of Council Regulation 
(EC) 207/2009 on the European Union Trade mark  
Subject matter  Trademarks  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2019/IP/EEC/19_5587_00_e.pdf  
 
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[X] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/EU/T /2 
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
Updates trade mark rules  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  9 August 2017  
Other date   Publication: 8 August 2017  IP/N/1/EU/27 • IP/N/1/EU/T/12  
 
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  Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  8 October 2019  
Other information   
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  European Commission  
Directorate General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs  
Unit F5, IP and fight against counterfeiting  
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
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