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Council Directive No. 93/98/EEC of 29 October 1993 harmonizing the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights, European Union (EU)

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Year of Version 1993 Dates Adopted: October 29, 1993 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Notes Date of entry into force: see Article 13

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Directive du Conseil n° 93/98/CEE du 29 octobre 1993 relative à l'harmonisation de la durée de protection du droit d'auteur et de certains droits voisins PDF HTML Spanish Directiva del Consejo Nº 93/98 de 29 de octubre de 1993 la Armonización del Plazo de Protección del Derecho de Autor y de Dterminados Derechos Afines PDF HTML English Council Directive No. 93/98/EEC of 29 October 1993 harmonizing the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights PDF HTML
Legislation Amends (2 text(s)) Amends (2 text(s))
Council Directive No. 92/100/EEC of 19 November 1992 on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property (EU021)
Council Directive No. 91/250/EEC of 14 May 1991 on the legal protection of computer programs (EU020)
 Relates to (4 text(s)) Relates to (4 text(s))
Law No. 52 of February 6, 1996, Laying Down Provisions for the Fulfillment of Obligations deriving from Italy's Membership of the European Communities (Community Law 1994, as amended up to Law No. 234 of December 24, 2012) (IT183)
Legislative Decree No. 154 of May 26, 1997, on the Implementation of the Directive No. 93/98/EC of Harmonizing the Term of Protection of Copyright and Certain Related Rights (IT103)
Act of December 21, 1995, on Amendments to the Copyright Act 1912 and the Act on Related Rights in accordance with the Council Directive 93/98/EEC of October 29, 1993 Harmonizing the Term of Protection of Copyright and Certain Related Rights (OJL 290 24/11/93) (NL007)
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)
 Is amended by (1 text(s)) Is amended by (1 text(s))
Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (EU049)
Is implemented by (12 text(s)) Is implemented by (12 text(s))
Act of February 4, 1994, on Copyright and Related Rights (amended up to Act of March 11, 2022) (PL115)
Act of June 30, 2000, on Industrial Property (amended up to Act of March 9, 2023) (PL116)
Copyright Act (consolidated text of January 1, 2023) (EE256)
Copyright Law (as amended up to April 5, 2023) (LV160)
Copyright and Related Rights Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 21/95 of April 14, 1995, as amended up to October 26, 2022) (SI085)
Law No. 8 of March 14, 1996, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (amended up to Law No. 69/2022) (RO107)
Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (SG No. 56/1993, as amended up to December 13, 2019) (BG086)
Copyright and Related Rights Act and Acts on Amendments to the Copyright and Related Rights Act (OG Nos. 167/2003, 79/2007, 80/2011, 141/2013, 127/2014, 62/2017 and 96/2018) (HR139)
Act on Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights (Act No. 321 of April 5, 2016) (DK237)
Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Law of 2002 (Law No. 128 (I)/2002) (CY042)
Law No. 97-283 of March 27 1997, on the Transposition into the Intellectual Property Code of the Council Directives of the European Communities No. 93/83 of 27 September 1993 and No. 93/98 of 29 October 1993 (FR054)
Law No. 99/97 of September 3, 1997  (PT065)
 Is repealed by (2 text(s)) Is repealed by (2 text(s))
Directive No. 2006/116/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the Term of Protection of Copyright and Certain Related Rights (codified version) (EU226)
Directive No. 2006/116/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the Term of Protection of Copyright and Certain Related Rights (codified version) (EU108)
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/EEC/C/1
WIPO Lex No. EU023