council decis octob approv access european commun protocol relat madrid agreement intern registr mark adopt madrid june ec council european union regard treati establish european commun articl conjunct articl sentenc articl subparagraph thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion european econom social committe council regul ec decemb commun trade mark base articl treati design creat market function properli offer condit similar obtain nation market order creat market kind make increasingli singl market regul creat commun trade mark system undertak mean procedur system obtain commun trade mark uniform protect produc effect entir area european commun prepar initi carri world intellectu properti organis particip member state member madrid union member state member madrid union european commun diplomat confer conclus protocol relat madrid agreement intern registr mark adopt protocol relat madrid agreement intern registr mark refer quot madrid protocol quot june madrid madrid protocol adopt order introduc featur system intern registr mark exist madrid agreement intern registr mark april amend refer quot madrid agreement quot object madrid protocol eas state member state parti thereto acced system intern registr mark compar madrid agreement madrid protocol introduc articl main innov possibl intergovernment organis region offic purpos regist mark effect territori organis parti madrid protocol possibl intergovernment organis region offic purpos regist mark parti madrid protocol introduc madrid protocol order european commun acced protocol madrid protocol enter forc decemb oper april commun trade mark system oper date commun trade mark system intern registr system establish madrid protocol complementari order enabl firm profit advantag commun trade mark madrid protocol vice versa commun trade mark applic holder trade mark appli intern protect trade mark file intern applic madrid protocol convers holder intern registr madrid protocol appli protect trade mark commun trade mark system establish link commun trade mark system intern registr system madrid protocol promot harmoni develop econom activ elimin distort competit cost effici increas level integr function intern market access commun madrid protocol order commun trade mark system attract european commiss authoris repres european commun assembl madrid union access commun madrid protocol european commun express view assembl matter relat sole madrid agreement compet european commun conclud acced intern agreement treati deriv explicit conferr treati deriv provis treati act adopt pursuant provis commun institut decis affect member state particip assembl madrid union regard nation trade mark decid articl protocol relat madrid agreement intern registr mark adopt madrid june refer madrid protocol approv behalf commun regard matter compet text madrid protocol attach decis articl presid council authoris deposit instrument access director gener world intellectu properti organis date council adopt measur establish link commun trade mark madrid protocol declar notif attach decis made instrument access articl commiss authoris repres european commun meet madrid union assembl held auspic world intellectu properti organis matter sphere compet commun regard commun trade mark commiss negoti madrid union assembl behalf commun accord arrang posit commun adopt assembl prepar relev council work parti spot meet conven work framework world intellectu properti organis decis involv amend regul ec act council requir unanim commun posit adopt council act unanim propos commiss decis affect commun trade mark commun posit adopt council act qualifi major propos commiss luxembourg octob council presid matteoli oj oj oj oj regul amend regul ec oj madrid agreement intern registr mark revis stockholm juli amend octob