COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1352/2013
of 4 December 2013
establishing the forms provided for in Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular Article 6(1) and Article 12(7) thereof,
After consulting the European Data Protection Supervisor,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 sets out the conditions and procedures for action by the customs authorities where goods suspected of infringing an intellectual property right are, or should have been, subject to customs supervision or customs controls in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2).
(2)
In accordance with Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 persons and entities duly entitled may submit an application to the competent customs department requesting that customs authorities take action on those goods (application) and may also request the extension of the period during which the customs authorities are to take action in accordance with a previously granted application (extension request).
(3)
In order to ensure uniform conditions for the application and for the extension request, standard forms should be established.
(4)
Those standard forms should replace those provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1891/2004 (3) implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 (4), which is to be repealed by Regulation (EU) No 608/2013.
(5)
Regulation (EC) No 1891/2004 should therefore be repealed.
(6)
Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 shall apply from 1 January 2014 and, therefore, this Regulation should also be applicable from the same date.
(7)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee, referred to in Article 34(1) of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The application requesting that customs authorities take action with respect to goods suspected of infringing an intellectual property right (application) referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 shall be made by using the form set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
2. The request for extension of the period during which the customs authorities are to take action (extension request) referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 shall be made by using the form set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
3. The forms set out in Annexes I and II shall be completed in accordance with the notes on completion set out in Annex III.
Article 2
Without prejudice to Article 5(6) of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013, the forms set out in Annexes I and II to this Regulation may, where necessary, be completed legibly by hand.
Those forms shall contain no erasures, overwritten words or other alterations and shall be made up of two copies.
The handwritten forms shall be completed in ink and block capitals.
Article 3
Regulation (EC) No 1891/2004 is repealed.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
(2) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.).
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1891/2004 of 21 October 2004 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 concerning customs action against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights (OJ L 328, 30.10.2004, p. 16.).
(4) Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 of 22 July 2003 concerning customs action against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights (OJ L 196, 2.8.2003, p. 7).
Group of producers of products with a Geographical Indication or representative of such group
Person or entity authorised to use the IP right
Operator entitled to use a Geographical Indication
IP collective rights management body
Inspection body or authority competent for a Geographical Indication
Professional defence body
Exclusive license holder covering two or more Member States
4. Representative submitting the application in the name of the applicant:
Company:
Name (*):
Address (*):
Town (*):
Postal Code:
Country (*):
Telephone: (+)
Mobile: (+)
Evidence of the representatives power to act is enclosed
Fax: (+)
5 (*). Type of right to which the application refers
National trademark (NTM)
Geographical Indication/Designation of origin:
Community trademark (CTM)
for agricultural products and foodstuff (CGIP)
International registered trademark (ITM)
for wine (CGIW)
Registered national design (ND)
for aromatised drinks based on wine products (CGIA)
Registered Community design (CDR)
for spirit drinks (CGIS)
Unregistered Community design (CDU)
for other products (NGI)
International registered design (ICD)
as listed in Agreements between the Union and third countries (CGIL)
Copyright and related right (NCPR)
Plant variety right:
Trade name (NTN)
national (NPVR)
Topography of semiconductor product (NTSP)
Community (CPVR)
Patent as provided for by national law (NPT)
Supplementary protection certificate:
Patent as provided for by Union law (UPT)
for medicinal products (SPCM)
Utility model (NUM)
for plant protection products (SPCP)
6 (*). Member State or, in the case of a Union application, Member States in which customs action is requested
ALL MEMBER STATES
BE
BG
CZ
DK
DE
EE
IE
EL
ES
FR
HR
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
RO
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
7. Representative for legal matters
Company:
Name (*):
Address (*):
Town (*):
Postal Code:
Country (*):
Telephone: (+)
Mobile: (+)
Fax: (+)
Email:
Website:
8. Representative for technical matters
Company:
Name (*):
Address (*):
Town (*):
Postal Code:
Country (*):
Telephone: (+)
Mobile: (+)
Fax: (+)
Email:
Website:
9. In case of a Union application, the details of the designated representatives for legal and technical matters are included in annex no …
10. Small consignment procedure
I request the use of the procedure in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 and, where requested by the customs authorities, agree to cover the costs related to the destruction of goods under this procedure.
(*) these are mandatory fields and shall be filled in
(+) at least one of these fields shall be filled in
notify immediately the competent customs department that granted this application of any change in the information provided by me within this application or attachments in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013.
forward to the competent customs department that granted this application any update on the information as referred to in point (g), (h) or (i) of Article 6(3) of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 that are relevant to customs authorities' analysis and assessment of the risk of infringement of the intellectual property right(s) included in this application.
assume liability under the conditions laid down in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 and bear the costs as referred to in Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013.
I agree that all the data submitted with this application may be processed by the European Commission and by the Member States.
30. Signature (*)
Date (DD/MM/YYYY)
Applicant's signature
Place
Name (Block capitals)
For official use
Decision by customs authorities (within the meaning of Section 2 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013)
The application is completely granted.
The application has been partially granted (for the granted rights see attached list).
Date of adoption (DD/MM/YYYY)
Signature and stamp
Competent customs department
Expiry date of the application:
Any request for extension of the period that customs authorities are to take action should be received by the competent customs department at the latest 30 working days before the expiry date.
The application has been rejected.
A reasoned decision stating the grounds for partial or complete rejection and information concerning the appeal procedure are attached.
Personal data protection and the central database for the processing of applications for action.
Where the European Commission processes personal data contained in this application for action Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community Institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data will apply. Where the competent customs authority of a Member State processes personal data contained in this application for action the national provisions implementing Directive 95/46/EC will apply.
The purpose of the processing of personal data of the application for action is the enforcement of intellectual property rights by customs authorities in the Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights.
The controller with respect to the processing of the data in the central database is the national competent customs department where the application has been submitted. The list of competent customs departments is published on the website of the Commission:
The access to all personal data of this application is granted through UserID/Password to customs authorities in the Member States and the Commission.
Personal data forming part of the information that falls under restricted handling will only be accessible by customs authorities of the Member States as indicated in box 6 of the application through UserID/Password.
In accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013, without prejudice to applicable provisions on data protection in the Union and for the purpose of contributing to eliminating international trade in goods infringing intellectual property rights, the Commission and the customs authorities of the Member States may share personal data and information contained in the application with the relevant authorities in third countries.
Replies to data fields marked with an * and to at least one of the fields marked “+” are obligatory to be filled in. In case of failure to fill in these obligatory data, the application shall be rejected.
The data subject has a right of access to the personal data relating to him or her that will be processed through the central database and, where appropriate, the right to rectify, erase or block personal data in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 or the national laws implementing Directive 95/46/EC.
All requests for the exercise of the right of access, rectification, erasure or blocking shall be submitted to and processed by the competent customs department where the application was submitted.
The legal basis for processing the personal data for the enforcement of intellectual property rights is Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Personal data shall not be stored longer than six months from the date the decision granting the application has been revoked or the relevant period during which customs authorities are to take action has expired. That period shall be specified by the competent customs department when granting the application and shall not exceed one year from the day following the date of adoption of the decision granting the application. However, where customs authorities have been notified of proceedings initiated to determine a possible infringement of goods under the application, personal data shall be kept for six months after the proceedings have been concluded.
Complaints, in case of conflict, can be addressed to the relevant national data protection authority. The contact details of the national data protection authorities are available on the web-site of the European Commission, Directorate General for Justice (http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/eu/index_en.htm#h2-1). Where the complaint concerns processing of personal data by the European Commission, it should be addressed to the European Data Protection Supervisor (http://www.edps.europa.eu/EDPSWEB/).
Group of producers of products with a Geographical Indication or representative of such group
Person or entity authorised to use the IP right
Operator entitled to use a Geographical Indication
IP collective rights management body
Inspection body or authority competent for a Geographical Indication
Professional defence body
Exclusive license holder covering two or more Member States
4. Representative submitting the application in the name of the applicant:
Company:
Name (*):
Address (*):
Town (*):
Postal Code:
Country (*):
Telephone: (+)
Mobile: (+)
Evidence of the representatives power to act is enclosed
Fax: (+)
5 (*). Type of right to which the application refers
National trademark (NTM)
Geographical Indication/Designation of origin:
Community trademark (CTM)
for agricultural products and foodstuff (CGIP)
International registered trademark (ITM)
for wine (CGIW)
Registered national design (ND)
for aromatised drinks based on wine products (CGIA)
Registered Community design (CDR)
for spirit drinks (CGIS)
Unregistered Community design (CDU)
for other products (NGI)
International registered design (ICD)
as listed in Agreements between the Union and third countries (CGIL)
Copyright and related right (NCPR)
Plant variety right:
Trade name (NTN)
national (NPVR)
Topography of semiconductor product (NTSP)
Community (CPVR)
Patent as provided for by national law (NPT)
Supplementary protection certificate:
Patent as provided for by Union law (UPT)
for medicinal products (SPCM)
Utility model (NUM)
for plant protection products (SPCP)
6 (*). Member State or, in the case of a Union application, Member States in which customs action is requested
ALL MEMBER STATES
BE
BG
CZ
DK
DE
EE
IE
EL
ES
FR
HR
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
RO
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
7. Representative for legal matters
Company:
Name (*):
Address (*):
Town (*):
Postal Code:
Country (*):
Telephone: (+)
Mobile: (+)
Fax: (+)
Email:
Website:
8. Representative for technical matters
Company:
Name (*):
Address (*):
Town (*):
Postal Code:
Country (*):
Telephone: (+)
Mobile: (+)
Fax: (+)
Email:
Website:
9. In case of a Union application, the details of the designated representatives for legal and technical matters are included in annex no …
10. Small consignment procedure
I request the use of the procedure in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 and, where requested by the customs authorities, agree to cover the costs related to the destruction of goods under this procedure.
(*) these are mandatory fields and shall be filled in
(+) at least one of these fields shall be filled in
notify immediately the competent customs department that granted this application of any change in the information provided by me within this application or attachments in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013.
forward to the competent customs department that granted this application any update on the information as referred to in point (g), (h) or (i) of Article 6(3) of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 that are relevant to customs authorities' analysis and assessment of the risk of infringement of the intellectual property right(s) included in this application.
assume liability under the conditions laid down in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 and bear the costs as referred to in Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013.
I agree that all the data submitted with this application may be processed by the European Commission and by the Member States.
30. Signature (*)
Date (DD/MM/YYYY)
Applicant's signature
Place
Name (Block capitals)
For official use
Decision by customs authorities (within the meaning of Section 2 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013)
The application is completely granted.
The application has been partially granted (for the granted rights see attached list).
Date of adoption (DD/MM/YYYY)
Signature and stamp
Competent customs department
Expiry date of the application:
Any request for extension of the period that customs authorities are to take action should be received by the competent customs department at the latest 30 working days before the expiry date.
The application has been rejected.
A reasoned decision stating the grounds for partial or complete rejection and information concerning the appeal procedure are attached.
Personal data protection and the central database for the processing of applications for action.
Where the European Commission processes personal data contained in this application for action Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community Institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data will apply. Where the competent customs authority of a Member State processes personal data contained in this application for action the national provisions implementing Directive 95/46/EC will apply.
The purpose of the processing of personal data of the application for action is the enforcement of intellectual property rights by customs authorities in the Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights.
The controller with respect to the processing of the data in the central database is the national competent customs department where the application has been submitted. The list of competent customs departments is published on the website of the Commission:
The access to all personal data of this application is granted through UserID/Password to customs authorities in the Member States and the Commission.
Personal data forming part of the information that falls under restricted handling will only be accessible by customs authorities of the Member States as indicated in box 6 of the application through UserID/Password.
In accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013, without prejudice to applicable provisions on data protection in the Union and for the purpose of contributing to eliminating international trade in goods infringing intellectual property rights, the Commission and the customs authorities of the Member States may share personal data and information contained in the application with the relevant authorities in third countries.
Replies to data fields marked with an * and to at least one of the fields marked “+” are obligatory to be filled in. In case of failure to fill in these obligatory data, the application shall be rejected.
The data subject has a right of access to the personal data relating to him or her that will be processed through the central database and, where appropriate, the right to rectify, erase or block personal data in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 or the national laws implementing Directive 95/46/EC.
All requests for the exercise of the right of access, rectification, erasure or blocking shall be submitted to and processed by the competent customs department where the application was submitted.
The legal basis for processing the personal data for the enforcement of intellectual property rights is Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Personal data shall not be stored longer than six months from the date the decision granting the application has been revoked or the relevant period during which customs authorities are to take action has expired. That period shall be specified by the competent customs department when granting the application and shall not exceed one year from the day following the date of adoption of the decision granting the application. However, where customs authorities have been notified of proceedings initiated to determine a possible infringement of goods under the application, personal data shall be kept for six months after the proceedings have been concluded.
Complaints, in case of conflict, can be addressed to the relevant national data protection authority. The contact details of the national data protection authorities are available on the web-site of the European Commission, Directorate General for Justice (http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/eu/index_en.htm#h2-1). Where the complaint concerns processing of personal data by the European Commission, it should be addressed to the European Data Protection Supervisor (http://www.edps.europa.eu/EDPSWEB/).
2 (*). I request the extension of the period during which the customs authorities are to take action in respect of the following application
Registration number of application: /
I confirm, that there are no changes in the information concerning the application for action and its annexes.
I provide the following information concerning the application for action.
See enclosed annex no …
Any request for extension of the period that customs authorities are to take action should be received by the competent customs department at the latest 30 working days before the expiry date.
3. Signature (*)
Date (DD/MM/YYYY)
Signature of the holder of the decision
Place
Name (Block capitals)
For official use
Decision by customs authorities (within the meaning of Section 2 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013)
The request for extension is completely granted.
The request for extension has been partially granted (for the granted rights see attached list).
Date (DD/MM/YYYY)
Signature and stamp
Competent customs department
Expiry date of the application:
The request for extension has been rejected.
A reasoned decision stating the grounds for partial or complete rejection and information concerning the appeal procedure are attached.
Date (DD/MM/YYYY)
Signature and stamp
Competent customs department
(*) these are mandatory fields and shall be filled in
(+) at least one of these fields shall be filled in
Personal data protection and the central database for the processing of applications for action.
Where the European Commission processes personal data contained in this extension request Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community Institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data will apply. Where the competent customs authority of a Member State processes personal data contained in this extension request the national provisions implementing Directive 95/46/EC will apply.
The purpose of the processing of personal data of the application for action is the enforcement of intellectual property rights by customs authorities in the Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights.
The controller with respect to the processing of the data in the central database is the national competent customs department where the application has been submitted. The list of competent customs departments is published on the website of the Commission: http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs/customs_controls/counterfeit_piracy/right_holders/index_en.htm.
The access to all personal data of the application is granted through UserID/Password to customs authorities in the Member States and the Commission.
Personal data forming part of the information that falls under restricted handling will only be accessible by customs authorities of the Member States as indicated in box 6 of the application through UserID/Password. In accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013, without prejudice to applicable provisions on data protection in the Union and for the purpose of contributing to eliminating international trade in goods infringing intellectual property rights, the Commission and the customs authorities of the Member States may share personal data and information contained in the application with the relevant authorities in third countries. Replies to data fields marked with an * are obligatory to be filled in. In case of failure to fill in these obligatory data, the extension request shall be rejected.
The data subject has a right of access to the personal data relating to him or her that will be processed through the central database and, where appropriate, the right to rectify, erase or block personal data in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 or the national laws implementing Directive 95/46/EC.
All requests for the exercise of the right of access, rectification, erasure or blocking shall be submitted to and processed by the competent customs department where the application was submitted.
The legal basis for processing the personal data for the enforcement of intellectual property rights is Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Personal data shall not be stored longer than six months from the date the decision granting the application has been revoked or the relevant period during which customs authorities are to take action has expired. That period shall be specified by the competent customs department when granting the extension request and shall not exceed one year from the day following the date of adoption of the decision granting the extension request. However, where customs authorities have been notified of proceedings initiated to determine a possible infringement of goods under the application, personal data shall be kept for six months after the proceedings have been concluded.
Complaints, in case of conflict, can be addressed to the relevant national data protection authority. The contact details of the national data protection authorities are available on the web-site of the European Commission, Directorate General for Justice (http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/eu/index_en.htm#h2-1). Where the complaint concerns processing of personal data by the European Commission, it should be addressed to the European Data Protection Supervisor (http://www.edps.europa.eu/EDPSWEB/).