http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/608/chapter/VRegulation (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 1383/2003Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (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 1383/2003King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32013R0608texttext/xmlen2024-12-11Expert Participation2023-10-01 CHAPTER V<Strong>EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION</Strong>Exchange of data on decisions relating to applications and detentions between <Substitution ChangeId="key-c4bc93a7e8bb3c24285a75273f6e4457-1733408676789" CommentaryRef="key-c4bc93a7e8bb3c24285a75273f6e4457">the United Kingdom</Substitution> and the CommissionArticle 311The competent customs departments may notify the Commission of the following:adecisions granting applications, including the application and its attachments;bdecisions extending the period during which the customs authorities are to take action or decisions revoking the decision granting the application or amending it;cthe suspension of a decision granting the application.2Where the release of the goods is suspended or the goods are detained, the customs authorities may transmit to the Commission any relevant information, except personal data, including information on the quantity and type of the goods, value, intellectual property rights, customs procedures, countries of provenance, origin and destination, and transport routes and means.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Upon request by the Commission, the customs authorities may share such information with the Commission as they consider necessary for the application of this Regulation.6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Establishment of a central databaseArticle 32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Data protection provisionsArticle 331. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Processing of personal data by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs shall be carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation).3Personal data shall be collected and used solely for the purposes of this Regulation. Personal data so collected shall be accurate and shall be kept up to date.4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Personal data shall not be kept longer than six months from the date the relevant decision granting the application has been revoked or the relevant period during which the customs authorities are to take action has expired.8Where the holder of the decision has initiated proceedings in accordance with Article 23(3) or Article 26(9) and has notified the customs authorities of the initiation of such proceedings, personal data shall be kept for six months after proceedings have determined in a final way whether an intellectual property right has been infringed.Words in Art. 31 heading substituted (except in relation to goods entering Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland or exiting Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland) (31.12.2020) by The Customs (Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/514), regs. 1(2), 23(a) (with reg. 1(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Words in Art. 31(1) substituted (except in relation to goods entering Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland or exiting Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland) (31.12.2020) by The Customs (Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/514), regs. 1(2), 23(b) (with reg. 1(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Word in Art. 31(2) substituted (except in relation to goods entering Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland or exiting Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland) (31.12.2020) by The Customs (Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/514), regs. 1(2), 23(c)(i) (with reg. 1(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Word in Art. 31(2) substituted (except in relation to goods entering Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland or exiting Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland) (31.12.2020) by The Customs (Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/514), regs. 1(2), 23(c)(ii) (with reg. 1(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 31(3) omitted (except in relation to goods entering Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland or exiting Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Customs (Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/514), regs. 1(2), 23(d) (with reg. 1(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 31(4) omitted (except in relation to goods entering Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland or exiting Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Customs (Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/514), regs. 1(2), 23(d) (with reg. 1(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 31(5) substituted (except in relation to goods entering Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland or exiting Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland) (31.12.2020) by The Customs (Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/514), regs. 1(2), 23(e) (with reg. 1(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 31(6) omitted (except in relation to goods entering Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland or exiting Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Customs (Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/514), regs. 1(2), 23(f) (with reg. 1(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 31(7) omitted (except in relation to goods entering Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland or exiting Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Customs (Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/514), regs. 1(2), 23(f) (with reg. 1(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 32 omitted (except in relation to goods entering Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland or exiting Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Customs (Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/514), regs. 1(2), 24 (with reg. 1(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 33(1) omitted (except in relation to goods entering Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland or exiting Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Customs (Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/514), regs. 1(2), 25(a) (with reg. 1(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 33(2) substituted (except in relation to goods entering Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland or exiting Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland) (31.12.2020) by The Customs (Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/514), regs. 1(2), 25(b) (with reg. 1(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 33(4)-(6) omitted (except in relation to goods entering Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland or exiting Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Customs (Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/514), regs. 1(2), 25(a) (with reg. 1(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)