European Union designs (codification)
- Stage
- In force, reached 30 Mar 2026
- In force
- In force since 1 Jul 2026 · CELEX 32026R0715
- Procedure
- OLP · Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Magdalena Adamowicz (EPP)
- Lead DG
- DG SJ
- Commissioner
- Ursula von der Leyen
- Council configuration
- General Affairs Council
- Last activity
- 27 Jul 2026
- Legal basis
- TFEU Art. 118; TFEU Art. 294
Where it stands
Latest: Delegated act adopted: EU designs - rules specifying certain proceedings, 27 Jul 2026.
ShowHide the earlier record: 22 dates, 3 Jul 2025 to 11 Apr 2026
- 3 Jul 2025
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- 8 Sept 2025
- Referred to committee
- 21 Oct 2025
- Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme · Commission
- 13 Jan 2026
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
- 28 Jan 2026
- Committee report adopted
- 4 Feb 2026
- Tabled for plenary
- 10 Feb 2026
- Plenary adopted first-reading position
- Plenary vote
- 26 Feb 2026
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act) · Council
- 11 Mar 2026
- Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council · Parliament and Council
- Signed
- 30 Mar 2026
- Published in the Official Journal
- 31 Mar 2026
- Publication in the Official Journal
- 1 Apr 2026
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- Publication in the Official Journal · provisional
- 27 Jul 2026
- Delegated act adopted: EU designs - rules specifying certain proceedings
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Magdalena Adamowicz | EPP | PL | JURI |
Delegated and implementing acts beneath it
By status: 1 adopted.
| Act | Kind | Status | Adoption |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU designs - rules specifying certain proceedings | Delegated · Regulation | Adopted | Q3 2026 |
Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Text adopted · T10-0032/2026Parliament · 4 Feb 2026
- Report · A10-0013/2026Parliament · 28 Jan 2026
- Report · PE781.410Parliament · 13 Jan 2026
- Proposal · COM(2025)0353Commission · 3 Jul 2025
- Text adopted · OJ L 30.03.2026Commission
- Text adopted · Regulation 2026/0715Commission
Summary
GeneratedThis codification act consolidates existing EU rules on design protection to streamline intellectual property law within the internal market. It establishes a unified legal framework to enhance legal certainty for designers and businesses operating across the EU. The regulation is now in force, following Council approval at first reading.
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