17. 10. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 285/29 VFIRS'I' COUNCIL DECISION of 9 October 1990 on the extension of the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products to persons from certain countries and territories (90/510/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Article 1 i Having regard to Council Diréctive 87/5S4/EEC of 16 Member States shall extend the right to protection under ~ December 1986 on the legal protection of topographies of Directive 87/54/EEC as follows : : semiconductor products ('), and in particular Article 3 (7) (a) natural persons who are nationals of a country or terri- thereof, tory listed in'the Annex to this Decision or who have their habitual residence in the territory of one of those Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, - s ; countries or territories shall be treated as if they were Whereas the right to legal protection of topographies of nationals of a Member State ; semiconductor products in the Community applies to : persons qualifying for protection under Article 3 (1) to (5) (b) companies or other legal persons of a country or terri- of Directive 87/54/EEC; tory listed in the Annex which have a real and effec- tive industrial or commercial establishment in such a country or territory shall be treated as if they had a real and effective industrial or commercial establish- ment on the territory of a Member State. Whereas the right to protection can be extended, by a Counicl Decision, to persons who do not benefit from protection under the said provisions ; Whereas the extension of protection should, as far as possible, be decided for the Community as a whole; Article 2 Whereas such protection has in fact previously been This Decision shall apply from 8 November 1990. extended in respect of certain countries and territories on an interim basis only, in' accordance with Decisions Article 3 87/532/EEC (3) and 88/311/EEC (%), which both expire on rhacte 7 November 1990 ; This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Whereas it now seems appropriate to extend protection on a permanent basis to those countries or territories which have an appropriate legislation protecting topogra- Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 1990. phies of semiconductor products under their national law and which make this protection available on a permanent : For the Council basis to those persons from the Member States of the The Presid Community who benefit from the right to protection ¢ Fresident under Directive 87/54/EEC, P. ROMITA () OJ No L 24, 27. 1. 1987, p. 36. () OJ No L 313, 4. 11. 1987, p. 22. () O No L 140, 7. 6. 1988, p. 13.