No L 293/18 Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 11. 96 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 11 November 1996 on the extension of the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products to persons from the Isle of Man (96/644/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 87/54/EEC (") of 16 December 1986 on the legal protection of topo- graphies of semiconductor products, and in particular Article 3 (7) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas the right to legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products in the Community applies to persons qualifying for protection under Article 3 (1) to (5) of Directive 87/54/EEC; Whereas this right can be extended by Council Decision to persons who do not benefit from protection under the said provisions; Whereas the extension of the protection in question should be decided by the Community as a whole; Whereas the Community has, since 7 November 1987, extended such protection to persons from the Isle of Man () OJ No L 24, 27. 1. 1987, p. 36. by successive Council Decisions taken on an interim basis, the latest of which is Decision 94/828/EC (%) Whereas that Decision applied until 31 December 1995; Whereas the Isle of Man has appropiate legislation (}) on the protection of topographies of semiconductor products; whereas that legislation entered into force on 1 January 1994; whereas it applies Directive 87/54/EEC and gives effect to the Council’s previous Decisions on the topic; whereas the Isle of Man extends application of the legisla- tion to nationals of Member States of the Community; Whereas the Agreement on trade-related aspects of intel- lectual property rights, concluded on 15 April 1994, requires Members of the World Trade Organization to () Council Decision 87/532/EEC of 26 October 1987 on the ex- tension of legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products in respect of persons from certain countries and ter- ritories (O] No L 313, 4. 11. 1987, p. 22); Council Decision 90/511/EEC of 9 October 1990 on the extension of the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products to per- sons from certain countries and territories (O] No L 285, 17. 10. 1990, p. 31); Council Decision 93/16/EEC of 21 Decem- ber 1992 on the extension of the legal protection of topo- graphies of semiconductor products to persons from the Uni- ted States of America and certain territories (OJ No L 11, 19. 1. 1993, p. 20), as amended by Decision 93/520/EEC (O] No L 246, 2. 10. 1993, p. 31), Council Decision 94/828/EC of 19 December 1994 on the extension of the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products to persons from cer- tain territories (O] No L 351, 31. 12. 1994, p. 12). Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) Order of 14 December 1993 and Design Right (Semiconductor Topo- graphies) Regulations of 18 January 1994. (3 )