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Main text(s) Main text(s) English Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases       French Directive 96/9/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 11 mars 1996 concernant la protection juridique des bases de données      Spanish Directiva 96/9/CE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo de 11 de marzo de 1996 sobre la protección jurídica de las bases de datos     

 

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Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases

 

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Directiva 96/9/CE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo de 11 de marzo de 1996 sobre la protección jurídica de las bases de datos

 

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Directive 96/9/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 11 mars 1996 concernant la protection juridique des bases de données

Legislation Relates to (2 text(s)) Relates to (2 text(s))

• Code of Economic Law (updated on June 19, 2019) (BE187)
• Federal Law on Amendments to the Copyright Law (Copyright Amendment Law 1997) (BGBl. I No. 25/1998) (AT135)

Supersedes (1 text(s)) Supersedes (1 text(s))

• Directive No. 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases (EU005)

Is amended by (1 text(s)) Is amended by (1 text(s))

• Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC, (Directive (EU) 2019/790) (EU240)

Is implemented by (37 text(s)) Is implemented by (37 text(s))

• Act No. LXXVI of 1999 on Copyright, consolidated text of September 1, 2024 (HU147)
• Act on Copyright and Related Rights, Copyright Act - UrhG, amended up to Act of 23 October, 2024 (DE311)
• Code of Economic Law, updated on July 18, 2024 (BE216)
• Act No. 121/2000 Coll., of April 7, 2000, on Copyright and Related Rights and on Amendments to Certain Acts (Copyright Act) (as amended up to Act No. 429/2022 Coll.) (CZ121)
• Act of February 4, 1994, on Copyright and Related Rights (amended up to Act of March 11, 2022) (PL115)
• Act of June 30, 2000, on Industrial Property (amended up to Act of March 9, 2023) (PL116)
• Copyright Act (consolidated text of January 1, 2023) (EE256)
• Copyright Law, amended up to April 5, 2023 (LV160)
• Law on Copyright in Literary and Artistic Works and Related Rights 1936, Copyright Law, amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette BGBI.I No. 182/2023 (AT177)
• The Consolidated Act on Copyright, Consolidate Act No. 1093 of August 20, 2023 (DK270)
• Act on Amendments to the Copyright and Related Rights Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 130/22 of October 11, 2022) (SI087)
• Copyright and Related Rights Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 21/95 of April 14, 1995, as amended up to October 26, 2022) (SI085)
• Law No. 230 of July 28, 2022, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (MD162)
• Law No. 35/2016 dated 31.03.2016 on Copyright and Related Rights, (amended by Law No. 37/2022 dated 14.04.2022) (AL110)
• Law No. 8 of March 14, 1996, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (amended up to Law No. 69/2022) (RO107)
• Copyright Amendment 2021 – Urh Nov 2021 published in the Federal Law Gazette BGBl. I No. 244/2021, Federal Law on Amendments to the Copyright Act, the Collecting Societies Act 2016 and the KommAustria Act (AT170)
• Intellectual Property Act, (Act No. 40 of June 15, 2018, on Copyright for Intellectual Property, etc., amended up to September 1, 2021) (NO183)
• Judicial Code of October 10, 1967 (updated from December 31, 2018 to August 14, 2019) (BE209)
• Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (SG No. 56/1993, as amended up to December 13, 2019) (BG086)
• 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)
• Act on Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights, Act No. 321 of April 5, 2016 (DK237)
• 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)
• Act No. 741 of June 25, 2014, on Amendments to Copyright Act (DK235)
• Royal Decree of December 19, 2014, on Amendments to the Royal Decree of April 19, 2014 Setting the Entry into Force of the Law of April 19, 2014, Introducing Book XI, 'Intellectual Property' in the Code of Economic Law, and Introducing the Provisions Specific to Book XI in Books I, XV and XVII of the Same Code, and the Law of April 10, 2014, Introducing the Provisions Governing Matters Referred to in Article 77 of the Constitution in Book XI 'Intellectual Property' of the Code Economic Law, Inserting a Specific Provision of Book XI in Book XVII of the Same Code, and Amending the Judicial Code Regarding the Organization of Courts and Tribunals in Respect of Actions Relating to Intellectual Property Rights and Transparency of Copyright and Neighboring Rights (BE184)
• Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000, (Act No. 28 of 2000) (IE098)
• Law No. 2819/2000 on the Establishment of the Company Olympic Village 2004 S.A., Protection of Olympic Symbols and Marks and other Provisions (GR282)
• Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Law of 2002 (Law No. 128 (I)/2002) (CY042)
• Law No. 98-536 of July 1, 1998, on the Transposition into the Intellectual Property Code of Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 11,1996, on the Legal Protection of Databases (as amended on July 13, 2001) (FR550)
• Decree-Law No. 122/2000 of July 4, 2000 (as amended by Law No. 92/2019 of September 4, 2019) (PT191)
• Act of July 8, 1999, on Adaptations to the Dutch Legislation to the Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 11 March 1996 on the Legal Protection of Databases (NL072)
• Legislative Decree No. 169 of May 6, 1999, implementing Directive 96/9/EEC on the Legal Protection of Databases (IT107)
• Law No. 5/1998 of March 6, 1998, on the Incorporation in Spanish Law of Council Directive 96/9/EEC of March 11, 1996 on the Legal Protection of Databases (ES064)
• Law of August 10, 1998 transposing into Belgian Judicial Law the European Directive No. 96/9/EC of March 11, 1996 on the Legal Protection of Databases (BE068)
• Law of August 31, 1998 transposing into Belgian Law the European Directive No. 96/9/EC of March 11, 1996 on the Legal Protection of Databases (BE067)
• Decree No. 96-481 of May 31, 1996, on the Public Service of Legal Databases (FR474)