(1) The regional courts have exclusive jurisdiction as Community design courts of first instance for all actions for which the Community design courts within the meaning of Article 80 (1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 have jurisdiction (Community design litigation), irrespective of the value in dispute.
(2) The Land governments are authorised to assign, by statutory instrument, Community design litigation cases for the districts of more than one Community design court to one of these courts. The Land governments may delegate this authorisation by statutory instrument to the Land departments of justice.
(3) The Länder may, by agreement, delegate duties incumbent on the Community design courts of one Land to the competent Community design court of another Land, in full or in part.
(4) Section 52 (4) and sections 53 and 54 apply accordingly to proceedings before the Community design courts.