Industrial property: protection of Community design
Amending Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 on Community designs and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 2246/2002
- Stage
- In force, reached 18 Nov 2024
- Procedure
- Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Gilles Lebreton (PfE)
- Lead DG
- DG GROW
- Commissioner
- Thierry Breton
- Last activity
- 18 Nov 2024
Where it stands
Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 18 Nov 2024.
ShowHide the earlier record: 23 dates, 12 Jan 2021 to 20 Dec 2023
- 12 Jan 2021
- Inception impact assessment closed: Review of the Community Designs Regulation, 35 responses · Commission
- 22 Jul 2021
- Public consultation closed: Review of the Community Designs Regulation, 105 responses · Commission
- 28 Nov 2022
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- 29 Nov 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 12 Dec 2022
- Referred to committee
- 16 Dec 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 31 Jan 2023
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Review of the Community Designs Regulation, 33 responses · Commission
- 6 Mar 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 22 May 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 15 Jun 2023
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
- 14 Jul 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 13 Sept 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 19 Sept 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 21 Sept 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 22 Sept 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 25 Sept 2023
- General approach by the Council
- 16 Oct 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 24 Oct 2023
- Committee report adopted
- 6 Nov 2023
- Tabled for plenary
- 8 Nov 2023
- Plenary sitting
- 9 Nov 2023
- Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
- 16 Nov 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 20 Dec 2023
- Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
- 21 Dec 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 24 Jan 2024
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
- 1 Feb 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 14 Mar 2024
- EP position at first reading
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Plenary vote
- 18 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 10 Oct 2024
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
- 23 Oct 2024
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2024
- Published in the Official Journal
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Gilles Lebreton | PfE | FR | JURI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Antonius Manders | EPP | NL | JURI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Emmanuel Maurel | The Left | FR | JURI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Ibán García Del Blanco | S&D | ES | JURI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Patrick Breyer | Greens/EFA | DE | JURI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Pierre Karleskind | Renew | FR | JURI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Raffaele Stancanelli | ECR | IT | JURI |
Amendments
Tabled on 5 Mar 2024. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By author
- Adrián Vázquez Lázara1
Amendments each member tabled or co-signed.
By article
- –1
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A9-0315/2023Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2022)0666Parliament
- Text adopted · OJ L 18.11.2024Commission
- Report · PE749.960Parliament
- Amendments · PE751.776Parliament
- Text adopted · Regulation 2024/2822Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2024)350Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0164/2024Parliament
Consultations on it
The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2023 | 173 |
Summary
GeneratedThe reform modernizes the EU Community design system by introducing a repair clause for spare parts, clarifying design protection for products with technical functions, and streamlining registration procedures. It primarily affects manufacturers in automotive, furniture, and electronics sectors, as well as designers and IP legal practitioners.
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