Community Provisions (Goods Suspected of Infringing Intellectual Property Rights) (Jersey) Regulations 2014

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Community Provisions (Goods Suspected of Infringing Intellectual Property Rights) (Jersey) Regulations 2014

Regulation

1             Interpretation. 3

2             Application. 3

3             Competent customs department. 4

4             Relationship with the 1999 Law.. 4

5             Citation. 4

Table of Legislation History. 5

Table of Renumbered Provisions. 5

Table of Endnote References. 5

Community Provisions (Goods Suspected of Infringing Intellectual Property Rights) (Jersey) Regulations 2014

1        Interpretation

(1)     In these Regulations, “the EU Regulation” without more and unless otherwise indicated means Regulation (EU) No. 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 1383/2003 (OJ L 181, 29.6.2013, p.15).

(2)     Expressions used in these Regulations which also occur in the EU Regulation shall be construed for the purposes of these Regulations as they are for the purposes of the EU Regulation.

(3)     In these Regulations, “the 1999 Law” means the Customs and Excise (Jersey) Law 1999, and “Agent of the Impôts”, “assigned matter” and “officer of the Impôts” have the same meanings as is given to those expressions by that Law.

2        Application

(1)     Subject to paragraph (2), the EU Regulation has full force and effect in Jersey.[1]

(2)     For the purpose of the EU Regulation, as given effect by paragraph (1) –

(a)     a reference to a member state or to the European Union is to be read as being a reference to Jersey;

(b)     a reference to the customs territory of the European Union is to be read as being a reference to the corresponding territories, for the purpose of a Jersey arrangement, within the meaning of those expressions in the EU Legislation (Customs Union, Import and Export Control) (Jersey) Regulations 2018; and

(c)     a reference to any provision of an enactment of the European Union relating to customs is to be read as being a reference to any corresponding provision, for the purpose of such a Jersey arrangement, of an enactment of Jersey.[2]

3        Competent customs department

The Agent of the Impôts is the competent customs department in Jersey for the purposes of the EU Regulation.

4        Relationship with the 1999 Law

(1)     The implementation of the EU Regulation is an assigned matter for the purposes of the 1999 Law.

(2)     Powers to detain, suspend the release of, or destroy any goods conferred under the EU Regulation shall not derogate from any similar powers conferred on the Agent of the Impôts or officers of the Impôts by the 1999 Law or otherwise.

(3)     Article 58(2) of the 1999 Law shall have effect, for the purpose of implementation of the EU Regulation, as though –

(a)     after the words “under this Law” in each place in which they occur there were inserted the words “or under applicable Union provisions”; and

(b)     at the end of Article 58 there were added the following paragraph –

(4)     The implementation of the EU Regulation does not affect the power of any court to grant relief, including interim relief.

5        Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Community Provisions (Goods Suspected of Infringing Intellectual Property Rights) (Jersey) Regulations 2014.

Endnotes

Table of Legislation History

Table of Renumbered Provisions

Table of Endnote References