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

Japan
Penal Code (Law No. 45 of 24 April 1907, as last amended by Law No. 91 of 12 May 1995)
Article 19 of Penal Code provides that a thing which is a constituent element of a criminal act, a thing which has been used or was intended to use in the commission of a criminal act, etc., may be confiscated and this provision implements Article 61 of the TRIPS Agreement.
Promulgated on 12 May 1995
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