Council of the European Union and European Parliament 12 June 2013, Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003

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CHAPTER I. SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
Article 1. Subject matter and scope
Article 2. Definitions
CHAPTER II. APPLICATIONS
SECTION 1. Submission of applications
Article 3. Entitlement to submit an application
Article 4. Intellectual property rights covered by Union applications
Article 5. Submission of applications
Article 6. Application form
SECTION 2. Decisions on applications
Article 7. Processing of incomplete applications
Article 8. Fees
Article 9. Notification of decisions granting or rejecting applications
Article 10. Decisions concerning applications
Article 11. Period during which the customs authorities are to take action
Article 12. Extension of the period during which the customs authorities are to take action
Article 13. Amending the decision with regard to intellectual property rights.
Article 14. Notification obligations of the competent customs department
Article 15. Notification obligations of the holder of the decision
Article 16. Failure of the holder of the decision to fulfil his obligations
CHAPTER III. ACTION BY THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES
SECTION 1. Suspension of the release or detention of goods suspected of infringing an intellectual property right
Article 17. Suspension of the release or detention of the goods following the grant of an application
Article 18. Suspension of the release or detention of the goods before the grant of an application
Article 19. Inspection and sampling of goods whose release has been suspended or which have been detained
Article 20. Conditions for storage
Article 21. Permitted use of certain information by the holder of the decision
Article 22. Sharing of information and data between customs authorities
SECTION 2. Destruction of goods, initiation of proceedings and early release of goods
Article 23. Destruction of goods and initiation of proceedings
Article 24. Early release of goods
Article 25. Goods for destruction
Article 26. Procedure for the destruction of goods in small consignments
CHAPTER IV. LIABILITY, COSTS AND PENALTIES
Article 27. Liability of the customs authorities
Article 28. Liability of the holder of the decision
Article 29. Costs
Article 30. Penalties
CHAPTER V. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
Article 31. Exchange of data on decisions relating to applications and detentions between the Member States and the Commission
Article 32. Establishment of a central database
Article 33. Data protection provisions
CHAPTER VI. COMMITTEE, DELEGATION AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 34. Committee procedure
Article 35. Exercise of the delegation
Article 36. Mutual administrative assistance
Article 37. Reporting
Article 38. Repeal
Article 39. Transitional provisions
Article 40. Entry into force and application

29.6.2013

Official Journal of the European Union

L 181/15

REGULATION (EU) No 608/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 12 June 2013

concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of

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