Designs Directive
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Event Date | Document | Body | Reference | Link |
1 June 1991 | Green Paper on the legal protection of industrial design | Commission | 111/F/5131/91-EN | |
3 December 1993 | Proposal for a Directive on the legal protection of designs | Commission | COM (93) 344 final – | |
20 December 1993 | Letter from Commission to Council enclosing proposal | Commission | 11437/93 | |
19 May 1994 | Opinion | Economic and Social Committee (Mr Pardon) | CES 276/94 fin F/PM/P/ym | |
6 July 1994 | Record of proceedings | Economic and Social Committee | CES 860/94 PT/F/D/SLW/ET/kb | |
6 July 1994 | Opinion | Economic and Social Committee | OJ C 388/9 | |
15 – 16 December 1994 | Outcome of proceedings | Working Party on Intellectual Property | 12312/94 | |
22 February 1995 | Record of proceedings | Economic and Social Committee | CES 202/95 F/PM/ht | |
22 February 1995 | Additional opinion | Economic and Social Committee | OJ C 110/12; | |
29 September 1995 | Report | Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens’ Rights (Mr Medina Ortega) | A4-0227/95; PE 209.491/fin.es – | |
5 October 1995 | Amendments | European Parliament | A4-0227/14 | |
11 October 1995 | Debates | European Parliament | No 4-468/134 | |
12 October 1995 | Decision | European Parliament | PE 194.337/7 | |
12 October 1995 | Opinion | European Parliament | OJ C 287/157 | |
12 October 1995 | Explanations of vote | European Parliament | No 4-468/192 | |
16 October 1995 | Summary of Proceedings | Working Party on Intellectual Property | 11052/95 | |
30 October 1995 | Report from Presidency to COREPER | Council | 10876/95 | |
13 November 1995 | Report from COREPER to Council | Council | 11522/95 | |
21 February 1996 | Amended proposal | Commission | COM (96) 66 final – COD 464; OJ C 142/7 | |
29 February, 1 March and 12 March 1996 | Summary of Proceedings | Working Party on Intellectual Property | 5932/96 | |
14 March 1996 | Letter from Commission to Council enclosing Amended Proposal | Commission | 5505/96 | |
15 March 1996 | Working Document from German delegation | Council | 5875/96 | |
28 March, 18 – 19 April 1996 | Summary of Proceedings | Working Party on Intellectual Property | 6936/96 | |
19 April 1996 | Working Document from French delegation | Council | 6679/96 | |
29 April 1996 | Report from Presidency to COREPER | Council | 6820/96 | |
10 May 1996 | Note from COREPER to Council (Internal Market) | Council | 7216/96 | |
30 May 1996 | Note from Presidency to Working Party on Intellectual Property enclosing draft consolidated text of Amended Proposal | Commission | 7489/96 | |
24 June 1996 | Summary of Proceedings | Working Party on Intellectual Property | 8756/96 | |
18 – 19 July 1996 | Summary of Proceedings | Working Party on Intellectual Property | 9814/96 | |
26 July 1996 | Note from Presidency to Working Party on Intellectual Property enclosing second consolidated text of Amended Proposal | Commission | 9415/96 | |
25 September 1996 | Addendum to Note from Presidency to Working Party on Intellectual Property | Commission | 9415/96 Add 1 | |
30 September 1996 | Contribution to proceedings of Working Party on Intellectual Property | Council Legal Service | 10312/96 | |
28 October 1996 | Report from Presidency to COREPER | Council | 10890/96 | |
28 October 1996 | Note from Presidency to COREPER enclosing text of Amended Proposal resulting from Working Party’s deliberations | Council | 10889/96 | |
13 November 1996 | Report from Presidency to Council | Council | 11508/96 | |
13 November 1996 | Corrigendum to Report from Presidency to Council | Council | 11508/96 Cor 1 | |
13 November 1996 | Note from Presidency to Council enclosing text of Amended Proposal resulting from COREPER’s deliberations | Council | 11509/96 | |
21 November 1996 | Addendum to Report from Presidency to Council | Council | 11508/96 Add 1 | |
26 February 1997 | Note from Presidency to COREPER | Council | 5786/97 | |
3 March 1997 | Note from COREPER to Council enclosing text of amended proposal | Council | 6401/97 | |
6 March 1997 | Note from COREPER to Council | Council | 6402/97 | |
11 March 1997 | List of ‘A’ items for 1993rd meeting of Council (Internal Market) | Council | 6513/97 | |
16 May 1997 | Draft statement of Council’s reasons for common position | Council | 6713/97 Add 1 | |
23 May 1997 | Adoption in official languages of common position | Council | 8401/97 | |
26 May 1997 | Draft common position | Council | 6713/97 | |
6 June 1997 | Corrigendum to draft statement of Council’s reasons for common position | Council | 6713/97 Add 1 Cor 1 | |
6 June 1997 | Corrigendum to adoption in official languages of common position | Council | 8401/97 Cor 1 | |
17 June 1997 | Common position | Council | OJ C 237/1 | |
17 June 1997 | Statement of Council’s reasons for common position | Council | 6713/1/97 Rev 1 Add 1 | |
2 July 1997 | Letter from European Parliament to Council | Council | 9809/97 | |
10 July 1997 | Note from General Secretariat to COREPER | Council | 9807/97 | |
18 July 1997 | List of ‘A’ items for 2025th meeting of Council (Agriculture) | Council | 9961/97 | |
15 October 1997 | Recommendation for second reading | Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens’ Rights (Mr Medina Ortega) | A4-0319/97; PE 223.177/fin;DOC_EN\RR\337\337279 | |
20 October 1997 | Debates | European Parliament | No 4-507/18 | |
21 October 1997 | Amendments | European Parliament | A4-0319/14 | |
22 October 1997 | Decision | European Parliament | OJ C 339/52 | |
22 October 1997 | Explanations of vote | European Parliament | No 4-507/128 | |
22 October 1997 | Information note from General Secretariat on outcome of second reading | Council | 11632/97 | |
21 November 1997 | Opinion | Commission | COM (97) 622 final – COD 464 | |
4 December 1997 | Report from General Secretariat to COREPER on outcome of second reading | Council | 12996/97 | |
17 December 1997 | Note from General Secretariat to Council on covening of Conciliation Committee | Council | 13383/97 | |
14 January 1998 | Report from Presidency to COREPER | Council | 5179/98 | |
16 January 1998 | Corrigendum to Report from Presidency to COREPER | Council | 5179/98 Cor 1 | |
16 March 1998 | Note from Presidency to COREPER | Council | 6881/98 | |
3 July 1998 | Note from General Secretariat to COREPER | Council | 10121/98 | |
29 July 1998 | Joint text | Conciliation Committee | PE-CONS 3621/98 | |
4 September 1998 | Note from General Secretariat to Council on adoption in official languages of Directive | Council | 10645/98 | |
4 September 1998 | Addendum to Note from General Secretariat to Council on adoption in official languages of Directive | Council | 10645/98 Add 1 | |
10 September 1998 | Report on joint text | European Parliament | A4-0315/98 | |
14 September 1998 | Debates | European Parliament | No 4-524/7 | |
15 September 1998 | Decision | European Parliament | PE 272.003/15 | |
24 September 1998 | Decision | Council | ||
29 September 1998 | Addendum to Draft Minutes of of 2117th Council Meeting (Internal Market) | Council | 11085/98 Add 1 | |
13 October 1998 | Adoption of Directive 98/71/EC on the legal protection of designs | European Parliament Council | OJ L 289/28 | |
13 October 1998 | Statement | Commission | OJ L 289/34 | |
13 October 1998 | Statement regarding article 18 | Commission | OJ L 289/35 | |
14 September 2004 | Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 98/71/EC on the legal protection of designs | Commission | COM (2004) 582 final – 2004/0203 (COD) | |
14 September 2004 | Working document | Commission | SEC (2004) 1097 | |
8 – 9 June 2005 | Opinion | Economic and Social Committee | COM (2004) 582 final – 2004/0203 (COD); OJ C 286/8 | |
20 December 2007 | Information note on outcome of first reading | Council | 16342/07 | |
18 March 2010 | Opinion | Economic and Social Committee (Mr Bataller) | INT/507 – CESE 444/2010 ES/PM/ht |