Community Design Regulation

PROPOSAL FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL REGULATION ON THE COMMUNITY DESIGN

Stage: In force
Procedure: Regulation
Last activity: 12 Dec 2001

3 acts

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 2 published, 1 adopted.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1421	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q1 2026
EU Design Implementing Regulation	Implementing · Regulation	Adopted	Q1 2026
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/73	Implementing · Regulation	Published	12/2024

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Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 establishes the EU design system, providing unitary protection across the Union through registered and unregistered EU designs. It defines requirements for protection, rights conferred, invalidity grounds, and enforcement via EU design courts. The regulation is in force; applications for registered designs have been accepted since 1 April 2003.

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