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Directive No. 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on Certain Permitted Uses of Orphan Works, European Union (EU)

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Year of Version 2012 Dates Entry into force: October 26, 2012 Adopted: October 25, 2012 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Notes Date of entry into force: see Article 11 for further details.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Directive n° 2012/28/UE du Parlement Européen et du Conseil du 25 octobre 2012 sur certaines utilisations autorisées des oeuvres orphelines PDF HTML English Directive No. 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on Certain Permitted Uses of Orphan Works PDF HTML Spanish Directiva N° 2012/28/UE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo de 25 de octubre de 2012 sobre ciertos usos autorizados de las obras huérfanas PDF HTML
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Law No. 8 of March 14, 1996, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (amended up to Law No. 69/2022) (RO107)
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Copyright and Related Rights Act and Acts on Amendments to the Copyright and Related Rights Act (OG Nos. 167/2003, 79/2007, 80/2011, 141/2013, 127/2014, 62/2017 and 96/2018) (HR139)
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