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TF50 (2017) 11 – Commission to EU 27

Subject: Position paper transmitted to EU27 on Intellectual property rights (including geographical indications)

Origin: European Commission, Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU

Objective: For discussion at the Council Working party (Art. 50) of 7 September 2017

Remarks: The attached position paper on Intellectual property rights (including geographical indications) contains the main principles of the EU position in this regard, to be

The United Kingdom submitted on 29 March 2017 the notification of its intention to withdraw from the Union pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union[1]. This means that unless the withdrawal agreement establishes another date or the period is extended by the European Council in accordance with Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union, all Union primary and secondary law ceases to apply to the United Kingdom from 30 March 2019, 00:00h (CET). The United Kingdom would then become a 'third country'.

In view of