Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2

Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation (Main laws and regulations must be notified in a WTO language (English, French or Spanish). Where an authentic national text of a law or regulation is not available in a WTO language, the authentic text of that law or regulation in a national language shall be notified, in addition to the translation into a WTO language.)

Other law or regulation (Other laws and regulations can be notified in a Member's national language)

6. Brief description

In the Civil Code there are specific provisions related to the protection of intellectual property rights, such as in Article 178, paragraph 10, VII, which regulates the prescriptional term related to the violation of copyright. There are also provisions of a more generic nature, such as those in Articles 2 to 179 (general provisions related to civil legislation – subjects, assets and juridical facts); 524 to 648 (general provisions related to property); 1.079 to 1.187 and 1.288 to 1.330 (general provisions related to various contracts – purchase and sale, exchange, donation, etc.); 1.518 to 1.532 (general provisions concerning obligations related to illegal acts); 1.572 to 1.805 (general provisions concerning succession).

7. Date of entry into force

Date of entry into force (DD/MM/YYYY)

Please provide explanation if necessary

Dated 1 January 1916

8. Other date

Adoption, or

Enactment, or

Publication, or

Issuance by legislature or executive

None

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Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2 - View details of the document

Main information

1. Notifying Member

2. Subject matter

3. Notification status

4. Title of law or regulation

5. Nature of notification

6. Brief description

7. Date of entry into force

8. Other date

9. Other information (if applicable)

10. Contact information of agency or authority responsible

11. Link to Legal text

12. Notes