diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/CopyPasteUtils.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/CopyPasteUtils.java
index 14e6168bc85d8a738897fde457a216b4c3aca452..1f334d9c274a07c0c1bf8ef8ec4507aedd5d0ab4 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/CopyPasteUtils.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/CopyPasteUtils.java
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ public class CopyPasteUtils {
 		if(copy instanceof INamedElement) {
 			String copyName = ((INamedElement)copy).getName();
 			int iterator = 0;
-			for(EObject o : target.eContents()) {
+			EList<EObject> contentsAtTwoLevels = getContentsAtTwoLevels(target);
+			for(EObject o : contentsAtTwoLevels) {
 				// check class types
 				if(o.getClass().isInstance(copy) && o instanceof INamedElement) {
 					INamedElement contained = (INamedElement)o;
@@ -238,4 +239,19 @@ public class CopyPasteUtils {
 			((INamedElement)copy).setName(newName);
 		}
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a @{link {@link EList} of the eContents of the current {@link EObject} and the
+	 * eConents of its container.
+	 */
+	private static EList<EObject> getContentsAtTwoLevels(EObject target) {
+
+		EList<EObject> containtsOfContainer = target.eContainer().eContents();
+		EList<EObject> contents = target.eContents();
+		EList<EObject> allContents = new BasicEList<EObject>();
+		allContents.addAll(containtsOfContainer);
+		allContents.addAll(contents);
+
+		return allContents;
+	}
 }