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Law No. 8 of March 14, 1996 on Copyright and Neighboring Rights

Year of current version:	2006
Date of entry into force of original text:	June 25, 1996
Date of Text (Enacted):	March 8, 1996
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, Trademarks
Notes:	This law has been amended by Law No. 329/2006 and codified in 2006. Date of entry into force: See Article 154 for further details.
Available Texts:
English	Law No. 8 of March 14, 1996 on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Romanian	Lege nr. 8 din 14 martie 1996 privind dreptul de autor si drepturile conexe
Related Legislation:	Relates to Decision No. 401 of March 29, 2006, on the Organization, Functioning, Personnel Structure and Necessary Inputs for Fulfilling the Attributions of the Copyright Office of Romania (RO026) Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (EU053) Directive 2001/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001 on the Resale Right for the Benefit of the Author of an Original Work of Art (EU087) Directive No. 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) Council Directive No. 93/98/EEC of October 29, 1993 Harmonizing the Term of Protection of Copyright and Certain Related Rights (EU023) Council Directive No. 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the Coordination of Certain Rules Concerning Copyright and Rights Related to Copyright applicable to Satellite Broadcasting and Cable Retransmission (EU022) Council Directive No. 92/100/EEC of November 19, 1992 on Rental Right and Lending Right and on Certain Rights related to Copyright in the Field of Intellectual Property (EU021) Council Directive of 14 May 1991 on the legal protection of computer programs (91/250/EEC) (EU020)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Law No. 8 of 14 March 1996 on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (RO007)
WIPO Lex No.:	RO025

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