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Protocol7
onSpanishquantitativequotas
1.ThequotasreferredtoinArticle43shallbeglobal
andopenwithoutdiscrimination toallthepresent
MemberStates.Theyshallbeopentoalloperators
withoutrestriction .
2.Quotasshallbeopeninoneinstalmentatthe
beginningofthecalendaryear.3.TheKingdomofSpainshallnotifytheCommis­
sioneachyearoreachhalfyearandshallpublishoffi­
ciallytheopeningofthequotas.
4.Thetimelimitformakinganapplicationforalic­
enceshallbeforaminimumoffourweeksfromthe
publicationornotification ;oncethistimelimithas
expired,theKingdomofSpainshallgrantthelicences
withinamaximumperiodof20workingdays.
5.Theimportlicenceshallbevalidforatleastsix
months.
6.TheKingdomofSpainshallfurnishinformationto
theCommissionathalf-yearlyintervalsontheuseof
thequotas.However,theKingdomofSpainmayopenthesequo­
tasintwoequalinstalments,thesecondinstalment
startingatthebeginningofthesecondhalfoftheyear.
Inthatcasetheremainderofthefirstinstalmentshall
becarriedovertothesecondinstalmentsoastocom­
plywiththeglobalannualamount.
Protocol8
onSpanishpatents
anotherprocesspatentforthemanufactureofaprod­
uctidenticaltothatobtainedastheresultofthe
patentedprocessoftheplaintiff,ifthatotherpatent
wasissuedbeforethedateofaccession.Nevertheless ,
theKingdomofSpainshallrepealfromaccession
Article273ofitslawrelatingtopatents,currentlyin
force.
Incaseswhereshiftingtheburdenofproofdoesnot
apply,theKingdomofSpainshallcontinuetorequire
thepatentholdertoadduceproofofinfringement .In
allthesecasestheKingdomofSpainshallhowever
passnewlegislationwitheffectfrom7October1992,
introducingajudicialprocedureknownas'distraint­
description'.1.TheKingdomofSpainshalluponaccessionadjust
itspatentlawsoastomakeitcompatiblewiththeprin­
ciplesofthefreemovementofgoodsandwiththelevel
ofprotectionofindustrialpropertyattainedinthe
Community,inparticularinthefieldsofcontractual
licensingrules,ofexclusivecompulsorylicensing,of
thecompulsoryexploitationofapatentandalsothe
patentofimportation .
Tothatend,closecooperationshallbeinstituted
betweentheCommission servicesandtheSpanish
authorities ;thiscooperationshallalsocovertheprob­
lemsoftransitionofcurrentSpanishlawtowardsnew
law.
2.TheKingdomofSpainshallintroduce,inits
nationallegislation,aprovisiononshiftingtheburden
ofproofcorresponding toArticle75oftheLuxem­
bourgConventionof15December1975ontheCom­
munitypatent.
Thisprovisionshallapplyuponaccessionwithregard
tonewprocesspatentsfiledasfromthedateofacces­
sion.
Forpatentsfiledpriortothatdate,thisprovisionshall
applynotlaterthan7October1992.
However,thisprovisionshallnotapplyiftheinfringe­
mentproceedingsarebroughtagainsttheholderof'Distraint-description 'meansaprocedureformingpart
ofthesystemreferredtointheprecedingparagraphsby
whichanypersonentitledtobringanactionfor
infringement may,afterobtainingaCourtorder,
grantedonhisapplication,causeadetaileddescription
tobemade,atthepremisesoftheallegedinfringer,by
abailiffassistedbyexperts,oftheprocessesinques­
tion,inparticularbyphotocopying technicaldocu­
ments,withorwithoutactualdistraint.This Courtorder
mayorderthepaymentofasecurity,intendedtogrant
damagestotheallegedinfringerincaseofinjury
causedbythe'distraint-description '.