Industrial property: legal protection of designs. Recast
Legal protection of designs (recast)
- Stage
- In force, reached 18 Nov 2024
- In force
- In force since 8 Dec 2024 · CELEX 32024L2823
- Transposition deadline
- 9 Dec 2027
- 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: 24 dates, 12 Jan 2021 to 20 Dec 2023
- 12 Jan 2021
- Inception impact assessment closed: Review of the Designs Directive, 35 responses · Commission
- 22 Jul 2021
- Public consultation closed: Review of the Designs Directive, 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 Designs Directive, 47 responses · Commission
- 22 May 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 16 Jun 2023
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
- 14 Jul 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 7 Sept 2023
- Committee opinion adopted
- 13 Sept 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 19 Sept 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 20 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
- 30 Oct 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 |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Magdalena Adamowicz | EPP | PL | JURI |
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A9-0317/2023Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2022)0667Parliament
- Text adopted · Directive 2024/2823Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 18.11.2024Commission
- Report · PE749.961Parliament
- PE751.740Parliament
- Amendments · PE751.775Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE752.970Parliament
- Text adopted · SP(2024)350Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0165/2024Parliament
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 | 187 |
Summary
GeneratedThe recast legislation modernizes and harmonizes EU rules on design protection to better align with digital and cross-border trade. It clarifies and strengthens rights for designers, manufacturers, and retailers across all industrial and craft sectors. The act was signed in October 2024 and entered into force on 18 November 2024.
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