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Act No. LVIII of 2020 on Transitional Rules Related To the Termination of State of Danger and on Epidemiological Preparedness, Hungary
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Year of Version
2020
Dates
Entry into force:
June 18, 2020
Published:
June 17, 2020
Adopted:
June 16, 2020
Type of Text
IP-related Laws
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions),
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Subject Matter (secondary)
Other,
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Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Notes
Act No. LVIII of 2020 on Transitional Rules related to the Termination of State of Danger and on Epidemiological Preparedness was published in the Hungarian Official Gazette on June 17, 2020 from pages 3653 to 3751.
The Act introduces, inter alia, amendments to the following laws (see its section 57, 76, 88 and 96):
- Act No. CXXX of 2016 on Civil Procedures;
- Act No. XC of 2017 on Criminal Procedures;
- Section Act No. XXXIII of 1995 on the Protection of Inventions by Patents; and
- Act No. LXXVI of 1999 on Copyright.
The Act entered into force on June 18, 2020, in accordance with its paragraphs (1) and (7) of § 408 under Part V relating to Final Provisions, except for paragraphs (2) to (6), which shall enter into force on different dates, and are specified as follows:
- Paragraph (2) relating to Section 345, Chapter 112 and Section 409 (2) which shall enter into force on January 1, 2021;
- Paragraph (3) relating Section 308 which shall enter into force on May 26, 2021;
- Paragraph (4) relating to Subsection (3) of Section 409 which shall enter into force on July 1, 2021;
- Paragraph (5) relating to Section 409 (1) which shall enter into force on January 1, 2022;
- Paragraph (6) relating to Sections 333, 335 and 337 c) which shall enter into force on January 1, 2026.
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Hungarian
2020. évi LVIII. törvény a veszélyhelyzet megszűnésével összefüggő átmeneti szabályokról és a járványügyi készültségről
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French
Loi n° LVIII de 2020 sur les règles transitoires relatives à la levée de l'état de danger et sur la préparation aux épidémies
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Spanish
Ley N° LVIII de 2020 sobre las Reglas de transición relacionadas con el levantamiento del estado de peligro y sobre la preparación para epidemias
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English
Act No. LVIII of 2020 on Transitional Rules Related To the Termination of State of Danger and on Epidemiological Preparedness
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Legislation
Amends (5 text(s))
Amends (5 text(s))
Implements (3 text(s))
Implements (3 text(s))
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WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/HUN/4
IP/N/1/HUN/P/4
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