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Consolidated version of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community#TITLE II - PROVISIONS FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF PROGRESS IN THE FIELD OF NUCLEAR ENERGY#CHAPTER 2 - Dissemination of information#Section 3 - Security provisions#Article 26
Consolidated version of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community
TITLE II - PROVISIONS FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF PROGRESS IN THE FIELD OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
CHAPTER 2 - Dissemination of information
Section 3 - Security provisions
Article 26
Consolidated version of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community
TITLE II - PROVISIONS FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF PROGRESS IN THE FIELD OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
CHAPTER 2 - Dissemination of information
Section 3 - Security provisions
Article 26
OJ C 203, 7.6.2016, p. 17–17
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
In force
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/euratom_2016/art_26/oj
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7.6.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 203/17 |
Article 26
1. Where information covered by patents, patent applications, provisionally protected patent rights, utility models or applications for utility models has been classified in accordance with Articles 24 and 25, the States which have applied for such classification may not refuse to allow corresponding applications to be filed in the other Member States.
Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to maintain the security of such rights and applications in accordance with the procedure laid down in its own laws and regulations.
2. No applications relating to information classified in accordance with Article 24 may be filed outside the Member States except with the unanimous consent of the latter. Should Member States fail to make known their attitude, their consent shall be deemed to have been obtained on the expiry of six months from the date on which the information was communicated to the Member States by the Commission.