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Consolidated text of the Law on Intellectual Property, regularizing, clarifying and harmonizing the Applicable Statutory Provisions (approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996, and last amended by Royal Decree No. 20/2011 of December 30, 2011)

Year of current version:	2011
Date of entry into force of original text:	April 23, 1996
Date of Text (Enacted):	April 12, 1996
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Available Texts:
Spanish	Texto refundido de la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, regularizando, aclarando y armonizando las Disposiciones Legales Vigentes sobre la Materia (aprobado por el Real Decreto legislativo Nº 1/1996, de 12 de abril de 1996 y modificado por el Real Decreto Nº 20/2011, de 30 de diciembre de 2011)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Law No. 34/2002 of July 11, 2002 on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (as last amended by Law No. 7/2010 of March 31, 2010 (ES159) Resolution of April 5, 1999 of the Secretariat of State for Culture authorizing the 'Copyright Organization in Audiovisual Media-Administration Entity' (DAMA) to act as an Organization for the Management of the Rights Provided for in the Law on Intellectual Property (ES073) Is amended by Law No. 2/2011 of March 4, 2011 on Sustainable Economy (as last amended by Law No. 2/2012 of June 29, 2012) (ES174) Law No. 1/2000 of January 7, 2000 on Civil Procedure (as last modified by Law No. 5/72 of July 6, 2012) (ES173) Law No. 3/2008, of December 20, 2008 on the Resale Right for the Benefit of the Author of an Original Art Work (ES124) Law No. 23/2006 of July 7, 2006 amending Revised Law on Intellectual Property, approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996 (ES108)
Historical Versions:	Repeals Royal Decree No. 1802/1995 of November 3, 1995 establishing the System for Determination of the Compensatory Payments for Private Copying in the Cities of Ceuta and Melilla (ES134) Law No. 27 of October 11, 1995 on the Incorporation in Spanish Law of Council Directive (EEC) No. 93/98 of October 29, 1993 harmonizing the Term of Protection of Copyright and Certain Related Rights (ES024) Law No. 28 of October 11, 1995 on the Incorporation in Spanish Law of Council Directive (EEC) No. 93/83 of September 27, 1993 on the Coordination of Certain Rules concerning Copyright and Rights related to Copyright Applicable to Satellite Broadcasting and Cable Retransmission (ES025) Law No. 16/1993 of December 23,1993 incorporating in Spanish Law Council Directive 91/250/EEC of May 14, 1991 on the Legal Protection of Computer Programs (ES018) Law No. 22/1987 of November 11, 1987 on Intellectual Property (ES015) Supersedes Consolidated text of the Law on Intellectual Property, regularizing, clarifying and harmonizing the Applicable Statutory Provisions (approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996, and amended by Law No. 5/1998 of March 6, 1998, incorporating Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 11, 1996 on the Legal Protection of Databases) (ES070) Revised Law on Intellectual Property, regularizing, clarifying and harmonizing the Applicable Statutory Provisions (approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996) (ES054)
WIPO Lex No.:	ES123

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