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Ordinance No. 83-162 of July 9, 1983, on the Establishment of the Criminal Code, Mauritania
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Year of Version
1984
Dates
Entry into force:
February 29, 1984
Adopted:
July 9, 1983
Type of Text
IP-related Laws
Subject Matter
Trademarks,
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets),
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights),
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
Other
Notes
For the provisions on the protection of copyright, please refer to:
Book III, Title II, Chapter II, Section II 'Bankruptcy, fraud, and other types of fraud'
§ 5 'Violation of regulations on manufacturing, commerce and the arts':
-Article 401 (sanction against violations of copyright in respect of the production of any edition of writings, musical composition, drawing, painting, etc.).
- Article 402 (sanctions against counterfeiting of copyright and related rights regarding reproduction, representation or distribution by any means whatsoever, of an intellectual work)
-Articles 403-405 (compensating authors for the loss suffered due to the copy of their work)
For the provisions relating to the protection of trade secrets and trademarks, please refer to:
-Book III, Title II, Chapter II, Section II 'Bankruptcy, fraud, and other types of fraud',
§ 5 'Violation of regulations on manufacturing, commerce and the arts':
-Article 388 (sanctions against the violation of trade secrets)
-Articles 392-399 (sanctions against the violation of trademarks and service marks)
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Ordonnance n° 83-162 du 09 juillet 1983 portant institution d’un Code pénal
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