Decision 1994/824 - 94/824/EC: Council Decision of 22 December 1994 on the extension of the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products to persons from a Member of the World Trade Organization - Main contents
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94/824/EC: Council Decision of 22 December 1994 on the extension of the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products to persons from a Member of the World Trade OrganizationLegal instrument | Decision |
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Number legal act | Decision 1994/824 |
Original proposal | COM(1994)414 ![]() |
CELEX number i | 31994D0824 |
Document | 22-12-1994 |
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Publication in Official Journal | 31-12-1994; Special edition in Slovak: Chapter 17 Volume 001,OJ L 349, 31.12.1994,Special edition in Swedish: Chapter 13 Volume 029,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 17 Volume 001,Special edition in Lithuanian: Chapter 17 Volume 001,Special edition in Finnish: Chapter 13 Volume 029,Special edition in Latvian: Chapter 17 Volume 001,Special edition in Polish: Chapter 17 Volume 001,Special edition in Estonian: Chapter 17 Volume 001,Special edition in Czech: Chapter 17 Volume 001,Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 17 Volume 001,Special edition in Maltese: Chapter 17 Volume 001,Special edition in Slovenian: Chapter 17 Volume 001,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 17 Volume 002,Special edition in Hungarian: Chapter 17 Volume 001 |
Effect | 01-01-1995; Entry into force See Art 2 19-01-1995; Takes effect Date notif. 01-01-1996; Application See Art 2 |
End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
Notification | 19-01-1995 |
31.12.1994 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Communities |
L 349/201 |
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 December 1994
on the extension of the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products to persons from a Member of the World Trade Organization
(94/824/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 87/54/EEC of 16 December 1986 on the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products (1), and in particular Article 3 (7) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (hereinafter, ‘WTO Agreement’) was signed on behalf of the Community; whereas the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (hereinafter, ‘the TRIPs Agreement’), annexed to the WTO Agreement, contains detailed provisions on the protection of intellectual property rights whose purpose is the establishment of international disciplines in this area in order to promote international trade and prevent trade distortions and friction due to the lack of adequate and effective intellectual property protection;
Whereas in order to ensure that all relevant Community legislation is in full compliance with the TRIPs Agreement, the Community must take certain measures in relation to current Community acts on the protection of intellectual property rights; whereas these measures entail in some respects the amendment or modification of Community acts; whereas these measures also entail complementing current Community acts;
Whereas Directive 87/54/EEC concerns the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products; whereas Articles 35 to 38 of the TRIPs Agreement set out the obligations of WTO Members in relation to the protection of layout-designs (topographies) of integrated circuits; whereas in accordance with Article 1 (3) and Article 3 of the TRIPs Agreement, the Community must ensure that nationals of all other WTO Members benefit from such protection and from the application of national treatment; whereas it is therefore necessary to extend the protection under Directive 87/54/EEC to nationals of WTO Members, without any reciprocity requirement; whereas it is adequate to use the procedure of Article 3 (7) of the Directive to this end,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Member States shall extend the legal protection for topographies of semiconductor products provided for under Directive 87/54/EEC as follows:
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natural persons who are nationals of, or are domiciled in the territory of, a Member of the WTO Agreement, shall be treated as nationals of a Member State; |
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legal entities which or natural persons who have a real and effective establishment for the creation of topographies or the production of integrated circuits in the territory of a Member of the WTO Agreement shall be treated as legal entities or natural persons having a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the territory of a Member State. |
Article 2
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1.This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1995.
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2.It shall apply from 1 January 1996.
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3.Council Decision 90/510/EEC of 9 October 1990 on the extension of the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products to persons from certain countries and territories (2) is replaced as from the date of application of the present Decision, in so far as it concerns the extension of the protection under Directive 87/54/EEC to countries or territories Members of the WTO Agreement.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 1994.
For the Council
The President
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H.SEEHOFER
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OJ No L 258, 17. 10. 1990, p 29. Decision as amended by Decision 93/17/EEC...
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