Until such time as amendments to this Regulation enter
into force on a proposal from the Commission on this subject,
protection as a Community design shall not exist for a design
which constitutes a component part of a complex product used
within the meaning of Article 19(1) for the purpose of the
repair of that complex product so as to restore its original
appearance.
The proposal from the Commission referred to in para
graph 1 shall be submitted together with, and take into consid
eration, any changes which the Commission shall propose on
the same subject pursuant to Article 18 of Directive 98/71/EC.