Belarus

Penal Code of the Republic of Belarus

Year of current version:	2010
Date of Text (Enacted):	July 9, 1999
Type of Text:	IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Competition, Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Industrial Property, Patents (Inventions)
Notes:	The Penal Code contains the provisions concerning the violation of invention and patent rights, and the authors’ rights (Article 201), the limitation of competition (Article 248), the discrediting competitors (Article 249), and the dissemination of false information about goods and services (Article 250).
Available Texts:
Russian	Уголовный кодекс Республики Беларусь (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
WIPO Lex No.:	BY028