On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Union designs (codification)

(COM(2025)0353 – C100140/2025 – 2025/0190(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure – codification)

The European Parliament,

–having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2025)0353),

–having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 118, first paragraph, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C100140/2025),

–having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 - Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts,

–having regard to Rules 112 and 60 of its Rules of Procedure,

–having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A10-0013/2026),

A.whereas, according to the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, the proposal in question contains a straightforward codification of the existing texts without any change in their substance;

1.Adopts its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal as adapted to the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission;

2.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

Brussels, 4 September 2025

OPINION

FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

THE COUNCIL

THE COMMISSION

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Union designs (codification)

COM(2025)353 final of 3.7.2025 – 2025/0190(COD)

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 on an accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts, and in particular to point 4 thereof, the Consultative Working Party consisting of the respective legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission met on 11 July 2025 for the purpose of examining the aforementioned proposal submitted by the Commission.

At that meeting, an examination of the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council codifying Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on European Union designs resulted in the Consultative Working Party’s establishing, by common accord, that in recitals 38 and 39 of the draft codified text the word ‘would’, contained in recitals 27 and 28 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002, should be reinstated in the place of the word ‘should’.

In addition, examination of the proposal has enabled the Consultative Working Party to conclude, without dissent, that the proposal is a straightforward codification of existing texts, without any change in their substance.

F. DREXLER E. FINNEGAN D. CALLEJA CRESPO

Jurisconsult Jurisconsult Director-General

The rapporteur declares under her exclusive responsibility that she did not include in her report input from interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies, to be listed in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.