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Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (of June 30, 1994, as amended by the Law of April 3, 1995)

Year of current version:	1994
Date of last amendment:	April 3, 1995
Date of entry into force of original text:	August 1994
Date of Text (Enacted):	April 3, 1995
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body
Available Texts:
English	Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (of June 30, 1994, as amended by the Law of April 3, 1995)
French	Loi relative au droit d'auteur et aux droits voisins (du 30 juin 1994, modifiée par la loi du 3 avril 1995) (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Amends October 10, 1967 - Judicial Code (updated in 2012) (BE136) March 21, 1804 - Civil Code - Book III: Ways to Acquire Property - Title III to V (Arts. 1101 - 1581) (updated April 6, 2012) (BE149) Law of July 14, 1991 on Trade Practices and Consumer Information and Protection (consolidated as of 1994) (BE054) Relates to October 30, 1997 - Royal Decree on the Remuneration of Authors and Publishers for Private Copying Recorded in Graphic Form or in a Similar Way for Personal or Didactic Use (updated on October 20, 2010) (BE160) March 28, 1996 - Royal Decree on the Right to Remuneration for Private Copying of Writers, Artists, Performers and Producers of Phonograms and Audiovisual Works (updated December 23, 2009) (BE114) June 30, 1994 - Law transposing to Belgian Law the European Directive of May 14, 1991 on the Legal Protection of Computer Programs (updated July 17, 2007) (BE113) December 15, 2006 - Royal Decree entrusting a Society to Collect and Distribute the Public Lending Right Remuneration (BE155) April 25, 2004 - Royal Decree on Remuneration Rights for Public Lending for the Authors, Performing or Interpreting Artists, Producers of Phonograms and Producers of First Recordings of Films (BE158) November 10, 2004 - Royal Decree amending the Royal Decree of October 30, 1997 on the Remuneration of Authors and Publishers for Private Copying Recorded in Graphic Form or in a Similar Way for Personal or Didactic Use (BE115) Law of August 10, 1998 transposing into Belgian Judicial Law the European Directive No. 96/9/EC of March 11, 1996 on the Legal Protection of Databases (BE068) October 30, 1997 - Royal Decree on the Remuneration of Authors and Publishers for Private Copying Recorded in Graphic Form or in a Similar Way for Personal or Didactic Use (BE069) October 15, 1997 - Royal Decree entrusting a Society with Collecting and Distributing the Remuneration Rights for Copying Works Recorded in a Graphic Form or in a Similar Way (BE159) Royal Decree on the Right to Remuneration for Private Copying of Authors, Performers and Producers of Phonograms and Audiovisual Works (of June 23, 1995) (BE037) Royal Decree No. 91 of January 29, 1935 regulating Measures on the Protection of Industrial Designs (as amended 1974) (BE008) Is amended by December 10, 2009 - Law modifying the Status and the Management of Collective Societies of the Law of June 30, 1994 on Copyrights (BE152) Mai 22, 2005 - Law transposing into Belgian Law the European Directive 2001/29/EC of May 22, 2001 on the Harmonization of Certain Aspects of Copyright and Neighboring Rights in the Information Society (updated 19 May 2009) (BE108) Law of August 31, 1998 transposing into Belgian Law the European Directive No. 96/9/EC of March 11, 1996 on the Legal Protection of Databases (BE067) Law amending the Law of June 30, 1994 on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (of April 3, 1995) (BE006)
Historical Versions:	Repeals October 1, 1921 - Ministerial Decree implementing Article 4 of the Royal Decree of September 23, 1921 (BE039) September 23, 1921 - Royal Decree implementing the Law of June 25, 1921 imposing the Public Sale of Works of Art to a Royalty for the Benefit of the Artists who are the Authors of the Works Sold (BE038) Law extending, Due to Hostilities, the Term of Literary and Artistic Property Rights (of June 25, 1921) (BE002) June 25, 1921 - Law imposing the Public Sale of Works of Art to a Royalty for the Benefit of the Artists who are the Authors of the Works Sold (BE154) Supersedes Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (of June 30, 1994) (BE003)
WIPO Lex No.:	BE064

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