Ob ustreznem upoštevanju zakonodaje Skupnosti, blagovna znamka, katere uporaba pomeni eno od stanj iz člena 13 in ki je bila prijavljena, registrirana ali, če to možnost predvideva zadevna zakonodaja, v dobri veri uveljavljena z uporabo na ozemlju Skupnosti pred datumom zaščite v državi porekla ali datumom predložitve zahtevka za registracijo označbe porekla ali geografske označbe Komisiji, se zadevna blagovna znamka lahko še naprej uporablja ne glede na registracijo označbe porekla ali geografske označbe, pod pogojem, da ne obstajajo razlogi za razveljavitev ali preklic registracije iz Direktive Sveta 89/104/EGS z dne 21. decembra 1998 o usklajevanju zakonodaj držav članic glede blagovnih znamk [9] in/ali Uredbi Sveta (ES) št. 40/94 z dne 20. decembra 1993 o blagovni znamki Skupnosti [10]."
With due regard to Community law, a trademark the use of which engenders one of the situations indicated in Article 13 and which has been applied for, registered, or established by use, if that possibility is provided for by the legislation concerned, in good faith within the territory of the Community, before either the date of protection in the country of origin or the date of submission to the Commission of the application for registration of the designation of origin or geographical indication, may continue to be used notwithstanding the registration of a designation of origin or geographical indication, provided that no grounds for its invalidity or revocation exist as specified by Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1998 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks(9) and/or Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark(10)."