| European Union regulation | |
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| Title | Regulation on Community designs |
|---|---|
| Made by | European Council |
| Made under | Art. 308 |
| Journal reference | L3, 2002-01-05, pp. 1–24 |
| History | |
| Date made | 2001-12-12 |
| Entry into force | 2002-03-06 |
| Preparative texts | |
| Commission proposal | C29, 1994-01-31, p. 20 C248, 2000-08-29, p. 3 |
| EESC opinion | C110, 1995-05-02 C75, 2000-03-15, p. 35 |
| EP opinion | C67, 2001-03-01, p. 318 |
| Reports | |
| Other legislation | |
| Replaces | — |
| Amends | — |
| Amended by | — |
| Replaced by | — |
| Current legislation | |
Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs is a European Union regulation which 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, which are partially harmonised by the Directive on the legal protection of designs (98/71/EC).