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Main text(s) Main text(s) German Verordnung vom 26. April 1993 über den Schutz von Topographien von Halbleitererzeugnissen (stand am 1. Januar 2022)      French Ordonnance du 26 avril 1993 sur la protection des topographies de produits semi-conducteurs       Italian Ordinanza del 26 aprile 1993 sulla protezione delle topografie di prodotti a semiconduttori (stato 1° gennaio 2022)     

 

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Verordnung vom 26. April 1993 über den Schutz von Topographien von Halbleitererzeugnissen (stand am 1. Januar 2022)

 

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Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on the Protection of Topographies of Semi-Conductor Products

 

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Orden de 26 de abril de 1993 sobre la Protección de las Topografías de Productos Semiconductores

 

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Ordonnance du 26 avril 1993 sur la protection des topographies de produits semi-conducteurs

 

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Ordonnance du 26 avril 1993 sur la protection des topographies de produits semi-conducteurs

 

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Ordinanza del 26 aprile 1993 sulla protezione delle topografie di prodotti a semiconduttori (stato 1° gennaio 2022)

Additional Text(s) WTO Notifications Coversheet (3 text(s)) WTO Notifications Coversheet (3 text(s)) English Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on the Protection of Topographies of Semi-Conductor Products Spanish Orden de 26 de abril de 1993 sobre la Protección de las Topografías de Productos Semiconductores French Ordonnance du 26 avril 1993 sur la protection des topographies de produits semi-conducteurs

 

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Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on the Protection of Topographies of Semi-Conductor Products

 

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Orden de 26 de abril de 1993 sobre la Protección de las Topografías de Productos Semiconductores

 

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Ordonnance du 26 avril 1993 sur la protection des topographies de produits semi-conducteurs

Legislation Implements (1 text(s)) Implements (1 text(s))

• Federal Act of October 9, 1992, on the Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products, (status as of July 1, 2025) (CH612)

Supersedes (8 text(s)) Supersedes (8 text(s))

• Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on the Protection of Topographies of Semi-Conductor Products, (status as of January 1, 2022) (CH613)
• Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on the Protection of Topographies of Semi-Conductor Products, (status as of January 1, 2017) (CH359)
• Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on the Protection of Topographies of Semi-Conductor Products (status as of September 1, 2014) (CH327)
• Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on the Protection of Topographies of Semi-Conductor Products(status as of July 1, 2008) (CH173)
• Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on the Protection of Topographies of Semi-Conductor Products (status as of December 21, 2004) (CH146)
• Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on the Protection of Topographies of Semi-Conductor Products (status as of May 28, 2002) (CH096)
• Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on the Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products (status as of January 1, 1996) (CH080)
• Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on the Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products (CH015)

Is amended by (8 text(s)) Is amended by (8 text(s))

• Ordinance of March 8, 2002, on the Protection of Designs, (status as of July 1, 2025) (CH597)
• Ordinance of November 1, 2006, on Customs (status as of January 1, 2019) (CH550)
• Ordinance of December 2, 2016, on Amendments to the Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on the Protection of Topographies of Semi-Conductor Products (CH442)
• Ordinance of June 6, 2014, on the Time-Limits of Order Periods in the field of the Federal Customs Administration (CH405)
• Ordinance of May 21, 2008, on Amendments to the Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on the Protection of Topographies of Semi-Conductor Products (CH441)
• Ordinance of December 3, 2004, on Amendments to the Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on the Protection of Topographies of Semi-Conductor Products (CH440)
• Ordinance of May 17, 1995, on Amendments to the Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on the Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products (CH063)
• Ordinance of October 25, 1995, on Amendments to the Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on the Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products (CH064)

WTO Document Reference

IP/N/1/CHE/76

IP/N/1/CHE/L/10