China

Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China

Year of current version:2009
Date of last amendment:March 14, 1997
Date of entry into force of original text:October 1, 1997
Date of Text (Enacted):March 14, 1997
Type of Text:IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Notes:The WTO notification states:
"Articles 213-220 provide for the crimes of infringing intellectual property rights."
"The texts of the laws and regulations are submitted in Chinese and English. However, due to time constraints, the English translations must not be regarded as official and are only for reference by WTO members."
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Chinese

中华人民共和国刑法 中华人民共和国刑法, Complete document (pdf) [22 KB] 中华人民共和国刑法, Complete document (html) [9 KB] (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)

English

Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, Complete document (pdf) [22 KB]

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