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Criminal Code

Year of current version:	1999
Date of entry into force of original text:	July 1, 2000
Date of Text (Enacted):	December 21, 1999
Type of Text:	IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Geographical Indications, Industrial Designs, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Patents (Inventions), Trade Names, Trademarks, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Utility Models
Notes:	The Criminal Code includes provisions on copyright infringement (Article 131), production and trade in counterfeits (Articles 156-158), deceptive practices (Article 162), false advertising (Article 168), and infringement of industrial property rights (Article 171). Acts of wilful trademark counterfeiting and copyright piracy on a commercial scale are considered crimes under Articles 156, 158 of the Criminal Code and Article 213 of the 2005 Intellectual Property Law.
Available Texts:
English	Criminal Code
Related Legislation:	Relates to Joint Circular No. 02/2008/TTLT-TANDTC-VKSNDTC-BVHTT&DL-BKH&CN-BTP of April 3, 2008, Guiding the Application of a Number of Legal Provisions to the Settlement of Disputes over intellectual Property Rights at People's Courts (VN021) Joint Circular No. 01/2001/TANDTC-VKSNDTC-BVHTT of December 5, 2001 of the Supreme People's Court, The Supreme People's Procuracy and Misnistry of Culture and Information on Guidance to the Implementation of a Number of Provisions of the Civil Code in the Settlement of Disputes Involving Copyright at People's Courts (VN042) Regulations of August 5, 1999 (issued under Decision No. 55/1999/QD-BVHTT of August 5, 1999 of the Ministry of Culture and Information) on Production, Export, Import, Circulation and Business of Audio and Video Tapes and Discs on Music and Stage Performances (VN041) Regulations of February 2, 1999 on Fine Art Exhibition and Gallery Activities (issued under Decision No. 03/1999/ED-BVHTT of February 2, 1999 of the Minister of Culture and Information) (VN039) Is amended by Law No. 37/2009/QH12 Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Penal Code (VN048)
WIPO Lex No.:	VN017

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