# Council Decision of 11 November 1996 on the extension of the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products to persons from the Isle of Man (96/644/EC), Article 2

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1996.
Member States shall extend the right to protection under this Decision to the persons referred to in Article 1 until such time as the Isle of Man is bound by the provisions of the Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights following the exension of the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization to the Isle of Man.
Any exclusive rights acquired under Decisions 87/532/EEC, 90/511/EEC, 94/828/EC or under this Decision shall continue to produce their effects for the period laid down under Directive 87/54/EEC.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1996/644/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1996-644/article-2
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