Article 1 — EU design

1. A design which complies with the conditions laid down in this Regulation is hereinafter referred to as a European Union design (EU design). 2. A design shall be protected: (a) by an unregistered EU design, if made available to the public in the manner provided for in this Regulation; (b) by a registered EU design, if registered in the manner provided for in this Regulation. 3. An EU design shall have a unitary character. It shall have equal effect throughout the Union. It shall not be registered, transferred or surrendered or be the subject of a decision declaring it invalid, nor shall its use be prohibited, save in respect of the whole of the Union. That principle and its implications shall apply unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation.