PART SIXU.K. INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

TITLE IU.K. INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1U.K.THE INSTITUTIONS

SECTION 5 U.K.THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Article 262U.K.(ex Article 229a TEC)

Without prejudice to the other provisions of the Treaties, the Council, acting unanimously in accordance with a special legislative procedure and after consulting the European Parliament, may adopt provisions to confer jurisdiction, to the extent that it shall determine, on the Court of Justice of the European Union in disputes relating to the application of acts adopted on the basis of the Treaties which create European intellectual property rights. These provisions shall enter into force after their approval by the Member States in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements.