Japón

Hungría

Observancia de los derechos de propiedad intelectual

11. Please explain the responsibility that the competent authorities and other related authorities take to the importers when they suspend the release into free circulation of goods which do not infringe intellectual property rights with regard to the suspension based on the Application or the Ex Officio Action stipulated in Article 58 of the TRIPS Agreement.

We have no special provisions for the responsibility of the competent authorities prescribed in the above questions. Under Article 349 of the Civil Code, liability for damage caused in the sphere of state administration shall be established only if the damage could not be prevented by ordinary legal remedies. These rules shall also apply to liability for damages caused within the sphere of authority of courts and prosecutors offices.