(13)Existing trademarks including geographical references should be able to continue to be used, provided they have been officially registered in the past, in accordance with Council Directive 89/104/EEC7 or Council Regulation (EC) No 40/948 .
7 First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks ( OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 1 ). ↩
8 Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark ( OJ L 11, 14.1.1994, p. 1 ). ↩
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