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Law No. 139 of July 2, 2010, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (as amended by Law No. 212 of July 29, 2016), Republic of Moldova

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Year of Version 2016 Dates Including amendment(s) up to: September 16, 2016 Entry into force: January 1, 2011 Adopted: July 2, 2010 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Subject Matter (secondary) Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Traditional Cultural Expressions Notes This consolidated version of Law No. 139 of July 2, 2010, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights takes into account amendments up "Law No. 212 of July 29, 2016", which was publishe in the Official Gazette on September 16, 2016. The consolidated Law No. 139 on copyright including all the amendments contained therein were repealed on October 9, 2022, by Law No. 230 of July 28, 2022, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights, which entered into force on October 9, 2022.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Russian Закон № 139 от 02.07.2010 г. «Об авторском праве и смежных правах» (с изменениями, внесенными Законом № 212 от 29.07.2016 г.) PDF Romanian Lege nr. 139 din 02.07.2010 privind dreptul de autor şi drepturile conexe (modificadat LP212 din 29.07.16) PDF HTML English Law No. 139 of July 2, 2010, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (as amended by Law No. 212 of July 29, 2016) PDF
Related Legislation Implements (7 text(s)) Implements (7 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) (EU226)
Directive 2009/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the legal protection of computer programs (Codified version) (EU133)
Directive 2006/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property (codified version) (EU071)
Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (EU053)
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)
Directive 2001/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001 on the resale right for the benefit of the author of an original work of art (EU087)
Directive No. 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases (EU005)
 Supersedes (1 text(s)) Supersedes (1 text(s))
Law No. 139 of July 2, 2010, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights(MD047)
 Is amended by (1 text(s)) Is amended by (1 text(s))
Law No. 212 of July 29, 2016, Amending and Supplementing Law No. 139 of July 29, 2010, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (MD122)
Is repealed by (1 text(s)) Is repealed by (1 text(s))
Law No. 230 of July 28, 2022, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (MD162)
Historical Versions Repeals (3 text(s)) Repeals (3 text(s))
Law No. 111 of May 17, 2012, on Amendments and Additions to Certain Laws (MD140)
Law No. 293-XIII of November 23, 1994, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (as amended up to Law No. 1268-XV of July 25, 2002) (MD039)
Law No. 293-XIII of November 23, 1994, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (as amended by Law No. 29-XIV of May 28, 1998, and Law No. 1207-XIV of July 28, 2000) (MD001)

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