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Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 TITLE I — GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1–Article 2 · 2 articles

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Article 1

Community design 1. A design which complies with the conditions contained in this Regulation is hereinafter referred to as a "Community design". 2. A design shall be protected: (a) by an "unregistered Community design", if made available to the public in the manner provided for in this Regulation; (b) by a "registered Community design", if registered in the manner provided for in this Regulation. 3. A Community design shall have a unitary character. It shall have equal effect throughout the Community. It shall not be registered, transferred or surrendered or be the subject of a decision declaring it invalid, nor shall its use be prohibited, save in respect of the whole Community. This principle and its implications shall apply unless otherwise provided in this Regulation.

Article 2

Office The Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), hereinafter referred to as "the Office", instituted by Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark(6), hereinafter referred to as the "Regulation on the Community trade mark", shall carry out the tasks entrusted to it by this Regulation. TITLE II THE LAW RELATING TO DESIGNS Section 1 Requirements for protection

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