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1. A design shall be refused registration where: the design is not a design within the meaning of Article 2, point (3); the design is contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality, as provided for in Article 8; or the design constitutes an improper use of any of the items listed in Article 6ter of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, unless the consent of the competent authorities to the registration has been given.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-16 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.