
TITLE I
Article 1 

1. A design which complies with the conditions contained in this Regulation is referred to as a  “supplementary unregistered design”.
2. A design shall be protected as a supplementary unregistered design, if made available to the public in the manner provided for in this Regulation.
3. But a design that is made available to the public before   IP completion day   is not protected under this Regulation.
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TITLE II
Section 1
Article 3 
For the purposes of this Regulation:

((a)) ‘design’ means the appearance of the whole or a part of a product resulting from the features of, in particular, the lines, contours, colours, shape, texture and/or materials of the product itself and/or its ornamentation;
((b)) ‘product’ means any industrial or handicraft item, including inter alia parts intended to be assembled into a complex product, packaging, get-up, graphic symbols and typographic typefaces, but excluding computer programs;
((c)) ‘complex product’ means a product which is composed of multiple components which can be replaced permitting disassembly and re-assembly of the product;
((d)) ‘qualifying country’ and  ‘qualifying territory’ mean a country or territory designated by regulations made under Article 7.
Article 4 

1. A design shall be protected by a  supplementary unregistered  design to the extent that it is new and has individual character.
2. A design applied to or incorporated in a product which constitutes a component part of a complex product shall only be considered to be new and to have individual character:
(a) if the component part, once it has been incorporated into the complex product, remains visible during normal use of the latter; and
(b) to the extent that those visible features of the component part fulfil in themselves the requirements as to novelty and individual character.
3. ‘Normal use’ within the meaning of paragraph (2)(a) shall mean use by the end user, excluding maintenance, servicing or repair work.
Article 5 

1. A design shall be considered to be new if no identical design has been made available to the public:
(a) in the case of  a supplementary  unregistered ... design, before the date on which the design for which protection is claimed has first been made available to the public;
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2. Designs shall be deemed to be identical if their features differ only in immaterial details.
Article 6 

1. A design shall be considered to have individual character if the overall impression it produces on the informed user differs from the overall impression produced on such a user by any design which has been made available to the public:
(a) in the case of  a supplementary  unregistered ... design, before the date on which the design for which protection is claimed has first been made available to the public;
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2. In assessing individual character, the degree of freedom of the designer in developing the design shall be taken into consideration.
Article 7 

1. Subject to paragraph 4, for the purposes of applying Articles 5 and 6, a supplementary unregistered design shall be deemed to have been made available to the public where paragraph 2 or 3 applies.
2. This paragraph applies where before  IP completion day, the design was published or exhibited, used in trade or otherwise disclosed except where those events could not have become known in the normal course of business to the circles specialised in the sector operating within the European Union.
3. This paragraph applies where on or after  IP completion day  but before the date mentioned in Articles 5(1)(a) or 6(1)(a), the design was published or exhibited, used in trade or otherwise disclosed except where those events could not have become known in the normal course of business to the circles specialised in the sector operating within the United Kingdom, a qualifying country or a qualifying territory.
(4.) A design shall not, however, be deemed to have been made available to the public for the sole reason that it has been disclosed to a third person under explicit or implicit conditions of confidentiality.
(5.) For the purposes of this Regulation, a  “qualifying country” is a country designated as such, and a  “qualifying territory” is a territory designated as such, in Regulations made by the Secretary of State.
(6.) Regulations under paragraph 5 are to be made by statutory instrument and are subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House.
Article 8 

1. A  supplementary unregistered  design shall not subsist in features of appearance of a product which are solely dictated by its technical function.
2. A  supplementary unregistered  design shall not subsist in features of appearance of a product which must necessarily be reproduced in their exact form and dimensions in order to permit the product in which the design is incorporated or to which it is applied to be mechanically connected to or placed in, around or against another product so that either product may perform its function.
3. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, a  supplementary unregistered  design shall under the conditions set out in Articles 5 and 6 subsist in a design serving the purpose of allowing the multiple assembly or connection of mutually interchangeable products within a modular system.
Article 9 
A  supplementary unregistered  design shall not subsist in a design which is contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality.
Section 2
Article 10 

1. The scope of the protection conferred by a  supplementary unregistered  design shall include any design which does not produce on the informed user a different overall impression.
2. In assessing the scope of protection, the degree of freedom of the designer in developing his design shall be taken into consideration.
Article 11 

1. A design which meets the requirements under Section 1 shall be protected by  a supplementary  unregistered ... design for a period of three years as from the date on which the design was first made available to the public within the  United Kingdom, a qualifying country or a qualifying territory.
2. For the purpose of paragraph 1, a design shall be deemed to have been made available to the public within the  United Kingdom, a qualifying country or a qualifying territory  if it has been published, exhibited, used in trade or otherwise disclosed in such a way that, in the normal course of business, these events could reasonably have become known to the circles specialised in the sector concerned, operating within the  United Kingdom, a qualifying country or a qualifying territory. The design shall not, however, be deemed to have been made available to the public for the sole reason that it has been disclosed to a third person under explicit or implicit conditions of confidentiality.
Article 12 
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Article 13 
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Section 3
Article 14 

1. The right to the  supplementary unregistered  design shall vest in the designer or his successor in title.
2. If two or more persons have jointly developed a design, the right to the  supplementary unregistered  design shall vest in them jointly.
3. However, where a design is developed by an employee in the execution of his duties or following the instructions given by his employer, the right to the  supplementary unregistered  design shall vest in the employer, unless otherwise agreed ....
Article 15 

1. If  a supplementary  unregistered ... design is disclosed or claimed by ... a person who is not entitled to it under Article 14, the person entitled to it under that provision may, without prejudice to any other remedy which may be open to him, claim to become recognised as the legitimate holder of  that  design.
2. Where a person is jointly entitled to a  supplementary unregistered  design, that person may, in accordance with paragraph 1, claim to become recognised as joint holder.
3. Legal proceedings under paragraphs 1 or 2 shall be barred three years after ... the date of disclosure of  a supplementary unregistered ...  design. This provision shall not apply if the person who is not entitled to  that design was acting in bad faith at the time when such design was ... disclosed or was assigned to him.
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Article 16 
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Article 17 
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Article 18 
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Section 4
Article 19 

1. A  supplementary unregistered  design shall confer on its holder the exclusive right to use it and to prevent any third party not having his consent from using it. The aforementioned use shall cover, in particular, the making, offering, putting on the market, importing, exporting or using of a product in which the design is incorporated or to which it is applied, or stocking such a product for those purposes.
2. A supplementary  unregistered ... design shall, however, confer on its holder the right to prevent the acts referred to in paragraph 1 only if the contested use results from copying the protected design.The contested use shall not be deemed to result from copying the protected design if it results from an independent work of creation by a designer who may be reasonably thought not to be familiar with the design made available to the public by the holder.
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Article 20 

1. The rights conferred by a  supplementary unregistered  design shall not be exercised in respect of:
(a) acts done privately and for non-commercial purposes;
(b) acts done for experimental purposes;
(c) acts of reproduction for the purpose of making citations or of teaching, provided that such acts are compatible with fair trade practice and do not unduly prejudice the normal exploitation of the design, and that mention is made of the source.
2. In addition, the rights conferred by a  supplementary unregistered  design shall not be exercised in respect of:
(a) the equipment on ships and aircraft registered in a third country when these temporarily enter the territory of the  United Kingdom;
(b) the importation in the  United Kingdom  of spare parts and accessories for the purpose of repairing such craft;
(c) the execution of repairs on such craft.
Article 21 
The rights conferred by a  supplementary unregistered  design shall not extend to acts relating to a product in which a design included within the scope of protection of the  supplementary unregistered  design is incorporated or to which it is applied, when the product has been put on the market in the  United Kingdom or the European Economic Area  by the holder of the  supplementary unregistered  design or with his consent.
Article 22 
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Article 23 
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Section 5
Article 24 

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2. A  supplementary unregistered  design may be declared invalid even after it  has lapsed ....
3. An unregistered  supplementary unregistered  design shall be declared invalid by a ... design court on application to such a court or on the basis of a counterclaim in infringement proceedings.
Article 25 

1. A  supplementary unregistered  design may be declared invalid only in the following cases:
(a) if the design does not correspond to the definition under Article 3(a);
(b) if it does not fulfil the requirements of Articles 4 to 9;
(c) if, by virtue of a court decision, the right holder is not entitled to the ... design under Article 14;
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(e) if a distinctive sign is used in a subsequent design, and ... the law ... governing that sign confers on the right holder of the sign the right to prohibit such use;
(f) if the design constitutes an unauthorised use of a work protected under ... copyright law ...;
(g) if the design constitutes an improper use of any of the items listed in Article 6ter of the ‘Paris Convention’ for the Protection of Industrial Property hereafter referred to as the ‘Paris Convention’, or of badges, emblems and escutcheons other than those covered by the said Article 6ter and which are of particular public interest in  the United Kingdom, a qualifying country or a qualifying territory.
2. The ground provided for in paragraph (1)(c) may be invoked solely by the person who is entitled to the  supplementary unregistered  design under Article 14.
3. The grounds provided for in paragraph (1) ..., (e) and (f) may be invoked solely by ... holder of the earlier right.
4. The ground provided for in paragraph (1)(g) may be invoked solely by the person or entity concerned by the use.
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Article 26 

1. A  supplementary unregistered  design shall be deemed not to have had, as from the outset, the effects specified in this Regulation, to the extent that it has been declared invalid.
2. Subject to ... claims for compensation for damage caused by negligence or lack of good faith on the part of the holder of the  supplementary unregistered  design, or to unjust enrichment, the retroactive effect of invalidity of the  supplementary unregistered  design shall not affect:
(a) any decision on infringement which has acquired the authority of a final decision and been enforced prior to the invalidity decision;
(b) any contract concluded prior to the invalidity decision, in so far as it has been performed before the decision; however, repayment, to an extent justified by the circumstances, of sums paid under the relevant contract may be claimed on grounds of equity.
TITLE III
Article 27 
 A supplementary unregistered design is personal property (in Scotland, incorporeal moveable property) which subsists in accordance with this Regulation.
Article 28 
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Article 29 
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Article 30 
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Article 31 
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Article 32 

1. A   supplementary unregistered   design may be licensed .... A licence may be exclusive or non-exclusive.
2. Without prejudice to any legal proceedings based on the law of contract, the holder may invoke the rights conferred by the   supplementary unregistered   design against a licensee who contravenes any provision in his licensing contract with regard to its duration, the form in which the design may be used, the range of products for which the licence is granted and the quality of products manufactured by the licensee.
3. Without prejudice to the provisions of the licensing contract, the licensee may bring proceedings for infringement of a   supplementary unregistered   design only if the right holder consents thereto. However, the holder of an exclusive licence may bring such proceedings if the right holder in the   supplementary unregistered   design, having been given notice to do so, does not himself bring infringement proceedings within an appropriate period.
4. A licensee shall, for the purpose of obtaining compensation for damage suffered by him, be entitled to intervene in an infringement action brought by the right holder in a   supplementary unregistered   design.
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Article 33 
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Article 34 
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TITLE IV
Section 1
Article 35 
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Article 36 
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Article 37 
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Article 38 
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Article 39 
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Article 40 
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Section 2
Article 41 
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Article 42 
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Article 43 
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Article 44 
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TITLE V
Article 45 
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Article 46 
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Article 47 
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Article 48 
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Article 49 
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Article 50 
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TITLE VI
Article 51 
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Article 52 
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Article 53 
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Article 54 
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TITLE VII
Article 55 
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Article 56 
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Article 57 
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Article 58 
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Article 59 
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Article 60 
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Article 61 
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TITLE VIII
Section 1
Article 62 
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Article 63 
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Article 64 
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Article 65 
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Article 66 
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Article 67 
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Article 68 
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Article 69 
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Section 2
Article 70 
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Article 71 
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Section 3
Article 72 
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Article 73 
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Article 74 
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Article 75 
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Article 76 
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Section 4
Article 77 
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Article 78 
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TITLE IX
Section 1
Article 79 
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Section 2
Article 80 
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Article 81 

(1.) In this Regulation,  “design court” means—
(a) in England and Wales, the High Court;
(b) in Scotland, the sheriff court and the Court of Session; and
(c) in Northern Ireland, the county court and the High Court.
(2.) The design court has exclusive jurisdiction—
(a) for infringement actions and actions in respect of threatened infringement of supplementary unregistered designs;
(b) for actions for declaration of non-infringement of supplementary unregistered designs;
(c) for actions for a declaration of invalidity of a supplementary unregistered design;
(d) for counterclaims for a declaration of invalidity of a supplementary unregistered design raised in connection with actions under (a).
Article 82 
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Article 83 
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Article 84 

1. An action or a counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity of a  supplementary unregistered  design may only be based on the grounds for invalidity mentioned in Article 25.
2. In the cases referred to in Article 25(2), (3),  and (4) ... the action or the counterclaim may be brought solely by the person entitled under those provisions.
3. If the counterclaim is brought in a legal action to which the right holder of the  supplementary unregistered  design is not already a party, he shall be informed thereof and may be joined as a party to the action in accordance with the  laws applying to the design courts.
4. The validity of a  supplementary unregistered  design may not be put in issue in an action for a declaration of non-infringement.
Article 85 

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2. In proceedings in respect of an infringement action or an action for threatened infringement of  a supplementary  unregistered ... design, the ... design court shall treat the  supplementary unregistered  design as valid if the right holder produces proof that the conditions laid down in Article 11 have been met and indicates what constitutes the individual character of his  supplementary unregistered  design. However, the defendant may contest its validity by way of a plea or with a counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity.
Article 86 

1. Where in a proceeding before a ... design court the  supplementary unregistered  design has been put in issue by way of a counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity:
(a) if any of the grounds mentioned in Article 25 are found to prejudice the maintenance of that  design, the court shall declare that  design invalid;
(b) if none of the grounds mentioned in Article 25 is found to prejudice the maintenance of that  design, the court shall reject the counterclaim.
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Article 87 
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Article 88 
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Article 89 

1. Where in an action for infringement or for threatened infringement a ... design court finds that the defendant has infringed or threatened to infringe a  supplementary unregistered  design, it shall, unless there are special reasons for not doing so, order the following measures:
(a) an order prohibiting the defendant from proceeding with the acts which have infringed or would infringe  that  design;
(b) an order to seize the infringing products;
(c) an order to seize materials and implements predominantly used in order to manufacture the infringing goods, if their owner knew the effect for which such use was intended or if such effect would have been obvious in the circumstances;
(d) any order imposing other sanctions appropriate under the circumstances which are provided by ... law.
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Article 90 

1. Application may be made to the courts ..., including ... design courts, for such provisional measures, including protective measures, in respect of a  supplementary unregistered  design as may be available  ....
2. In proceedings relating to provisional measures, including protective measures, a plea otherwise than by way of counterclaim relating to the invalidity of a  supplementary unregistered  design submitted by the defendant shall be admissible. Article 85(2) shall, however, apply mutatis mutandis.
3. A ... design court ... shall have jurisdiction to grant provisional measures, including protective measures ....
Article 91 
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Article 92 
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Section 3
Article 93 
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Article 94 
A  design  court which is dealing with an action relating to a  supplementary unregistered  design other than the actions referred to in Article 81 shall treat the design as valid. Articles 85(2) and 90(2) shall, however, apply mutatis mutandis.
TITLE X
Article 95 
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Article 96 
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TITLE XI
Section 1
Article 97 
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Article 98 
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Article 99 
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Article 100 
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Article 101 
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Section 2
Article 102 
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Article 103 
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Article 104 
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Article 105 
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Article 106 
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TITLE XIa
Section 1
Article 106a 
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Section 2
Article 106b 
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Article 106c 
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Article 106d 
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Article 106e 
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Article 106f 
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TITLE XII
Article 107 
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Article 108 
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Article 109 
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Article 110 

1. ... Protection as a  supplementary unregistered  design shall not exist for a design which constitutes a component part of a complex product used within the meaning of Article 19(1) for the purpose of the repair of that complex product so as to restore its original appearance.
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Article 110a 
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Article 111 

1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 60th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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