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Directive No. 2006/116/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the Term of Protection of Copyright and Certain Related Rights (codified version), European Union (EU)

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Year of Version 2011 Dates Adopted: December 12, 2006 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Directive n° 2006/116/CE du Parlement Européen et du Conseil du 12 décembre 2006 relative à la durée de protection du droit d'auteur et de certains droits voisins (version codifiée) PDF HTML English Directive No. 2006/116/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the Term of Protection of Copyright and Certain Related Rights (codified version) PDF HTML Spanish Directiva N° 2006/116/CE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo de 12 de diciembre de 2006 relativa al plazo de protección del derecho de autor y de determinados derechos afines (versión codificada) PDF HTML
Legislation Relates to (1 text(s)) Relates to (1 text(s))
Federal Law on Amendments to the Copyright Law and the Law on Collecting Societies 2006 (Copyright Amendment Law 2013) (BGBI. I No. 150/2013) (AT126)
 Supersedes (1 text(s)) Supersedes (1 text(s))
Directive No. 2006/116/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the Term of Protection of Copyright and Certain Related Rights (codified version)(EU108)
 Is implemented by (11 text(s)) Is implemented by (11 text(s))
Copyright Act (consolidated text of January 1, 2023) (EE256)
Act on Amendments to the Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 130/22 of October 11, 2022) (SI088)
Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 63/16 of October 7, 2016, as amended on October 26, 2022) (SI086)
Act No. 40 of June 15, 2018, on Copyright for Intellectual Property, etc.  (NO183)
Federal Law on Copyright in Literary and Artistic Works and Related Rights  (AT171)
Act No. LXXVI of 1999 on Copyright (consolidated text of June 18, 2020) (HU132)
Regulation No. 56 of April 24, 2006, of the Minister of Agriculture on the Categories of Fodder Plant Seed and its Production and Marketing Requirements (consolidated text of April 1, 2019) (EE242)
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)
Law No. 139 of July 2, 2010, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (as amended by Law No. 212 of July 29, 2016) (MD119)
Law No. 212 of July 29, 2016, Amending and Supplementing Law No. 139 of July 29, 2010, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (MD122)
Law of April 19, 2014, on the Insertion of Book XI 'Intellectual Property' to the Code of Economic Law, and Specific Provisions to the Book XI in Books I, XV and XVII of the Code (updated on October 30, 2015) (BE177)
Historical Versions Repeals (2 text(s)) Repeals (2 text(s))
Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (EU049)
Council Directive No. 93/98/EEC of 29 October 1993 harmonizing the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights (EU023)

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