Latvia

Criminal Code (as last amended on June 6, 2009)

Year of current version:	2009
Date of Text (Enacted):	June 17, 1998
Type of Text:	IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Industrial Designs, Patents (Inventions)
Notes:	For IP-related provisions, see: -Article 147 'Violation of Inventors’ and Designers’ Rights' -Article 148 'Infringement of Copyright and Neighboring Rights' -Article 149 'Unlawful Acts with Objects of Copyright and Neighboring Rights'. -Date of entry into force: see 'Transitional Provisions' for further details.
Available Texts:
Latvian	Krimināllikums (ar grozījumiem 2007 .gada 6. jūnijs) (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Criminal Law (as amended on January 22, 2004) (LV029) Excerpt of the Criminal Code of 8 July 1998 (LV004)
WIPO Lex No.:	LV028