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Council Directive No. 93/98/EEC of 29 October 1993 harmonizing the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights

Year of Version:

1993

Dates:

Adopted: October 29, 1993

Type of Text:

Main IP Laws

Subject Matter:

Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)

Notes:

Date of entry into force: see Article 13

Available Texts:

English

Council Directive No. 93/98/EEC of 29 October 1993 harmonizing the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights(Version with Automatic Translation Tool)

Spanish

Directiva del Consejo Nº 93/98 de 29 de octubre de 1993 la Armonización del Plazo de Protección del Derecho de Autor y de Dterminados Derechos Afines(Version with Automatic Translation Tool)

French

Directive du Conseil n° 93/98/CEE du 29 octobre 1993 relative à l'harmonisation de la durée de protection du droit d'auteur et de certains droits voisins(Version with Automatic Translation Tool)

Related Legislation:

Amends

(2 texts)

• Council Directive No. 91/250/EEC of 14 May 1991 on the legal protection of computer programs(EU020)
• Council Directive No. 92/100/EEC of 19 November 1992 on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property(EU021)

Is amended by

(1 text)

• 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)

Is implemented by

(12 texts)

• Act of February 4, 1994, on Copyright and Related Rights (as amended up Act of February 13, 2020)(PL113)
• Act of June 30, 2000, on Industrial Property (as amended up to Act of February 13, 2020)(PL108)
• Act of June 30, 2000, on Industrial Property (as amended up to Act of June 19, 2020) (PL109)
• Act on Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights (Act No. 321 of April 5, 2016)(DK237)
• Copyright Act (consolidated text of April 1, 2019)(EE229)
• Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Law of 2002 (Law No. 128 (I)/2002)(CY042)
• 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)
• Copyright Law (as amended up to December 13, 2018)(LV077)
• Law No. 8 of March 14, 1996, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (as amended up to Law No. 8/2020)(RO083)
• Law No. 97-283 of March 27 1997, on the Transposition into the Intellectual Property Code of the Council Directives of the European Communities No. 93/83 of 27 September 1993 and No. 93/98 of 29 October 1993(FR054)
• Law No. 99/97 of September 3, 1997 (Copyright and Related Rights)(PT065)
• Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (SG No. 56/1993, as amended up to December 13, 2019)(BG086)

Is repealed by

(2 texts)

• 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)
• 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)(EU226)

WIPO Lex No.

EU023