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Law No. 7975 of January 4, 2000, on Undisclosed Information (as amended by Law No. 8686 of November 21, 2008), Costa Rica

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Year of Version 2008 Dates Amended: November 26, 2008 Entry into force: January 18, 2000 Promulgated: January 4, 2000 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes This consolidated version of Law No. 7975 on Undisclosed Information incorporates amendments introduced by "Law No. 8686 of November 21, 2008, on Amendment, Addition and Repeal of Various Rules Governing Matters Pertaining to Intellectual Property". which entered into force on November 26, 2008. Article 6 of the said amending Law No. 8686 provides for the amendments to Article 8 (relating to the protection of data provided with a view to marketing approval for pharmaceutical or agrochemical products).

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Spanish Ley N° 7975 del 4 de enero de 2000, de Información no Divulgada (así reformada por la Ley N° 8686 de 21 de noviembre de 2008) PDF HTML English Law No. 7975 of January 4, 2000, on Undisclosed Information (as amended by Law No. 8686 of November 21, 2008) PDF WTO Notifications Coversheet WTO Notifications Coversheet French Loi nº 7975 du 4 janvier 2000 sur les renseignements non divulgués (telle que modifiée par la loi n° 8686 du 21 novembre 2008) PDF Spanish Ley N° 7975 del 4 de enero de 2000, de Información no Divulgada (así reformada por la Ley N° 8686 de 21 de noviembre de 2008) PDF English Law No. 7975 of January 4, 2000, on Undisclosed Information (as amended by Law No. 8686 of November 21, 2008) PDF
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Law No. 7975 of January 4, 2000, on Undisclosed Information(CR020)
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Law No. 8686 of November 21, 2008, on Amendment, Addition and Repeal of Various Rules Governing Matters Pertaining to Intellectual Property (CR028)
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Executive Decree No. 34927-J-COMEX-S-MAG of November 28, 2011, on Approval of the Regulations Implementing the Law on Undisclosed Information  (CR086)
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IP/N/1/CRI/31
IP/N/1/CRI/U/3

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