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Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, China

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Year of Version 1997 Dates Entry into force: October 1, 1997 Adopted: March 14, 1997 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Other Notes The notification by China to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'Articles 213-220 provide for the crimes of infringing intellectual property rights.'

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Chinese 中华人民共和国刑法 PDF HTML English Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China PDF HTML
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Provisions (II) of May 7, 2010, of the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security on the Standards for Filing Criminal Cases under the Jurisdiction of the Public Security Organs for Investigation and Prosecution (CN387)
Notice on Interim Regulation Concerning Intensified Interlinking and Coordination in the Combat against Trademark Exclusive Right Infringing Criminal Offenses (CN098)
Provisions on Reference of Suspected Criminal Cases by Administrative Law-enforcement Organs (CN096)
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Interpretation of Supreme People's Court on the Application of Laws in the Trial of Criminal Cases of Illegal Publications (Interpretation No. 30 of 1998) (CN372)
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Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China (amended up to December 26, 2020) (CN460)
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/CHN/1

WIPO Lex No. CN014