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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), Belgium

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Year of Version 2015 Dates Published: June 12, 2014 Promulgated: April 19, 2014 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Industrial Designs, Trademarks, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Plant Variety Protection, Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Industrial Property Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Notes This consolidated version of the Law of April 19, 2014 takes into account amendments up to the 'Law of October 26, 2015, on Amendments to the Code of Economic Law and Containing Other Amending Provisions', which entered into force on different dates.
Article 72 under Chapter 3 of the said amending Law of October 26, 2015, which entered into force on November 9, 2015, introduced amendments to Article 32, section 2 of this consolidated version, where the following law was added to the list of the repealed laws:
'...- Law of May 20, 1975, on the Protection of New Plant Varieties, as last amended by the Law of May 10, 2007, Relating to the Judicial Aspects of the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights...'.


Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Dutch Wet van 19 april 2014 houdende invoeging van boek XI, “Intellectuele eigendom” in het Wetboek van economisch recht, en houdende invoeging van bepalingen eigen aan boek XI in de boeken I, XV en XVII van hetzelfde Wetboek (bijgewerkt op 30 oktober 2015) PDF HTML French Loi du 19 avril 2014 portant insertion du Livre XI 'Propriété intellectuelle' dans le Code de droit économique, et portant insertion des dispositions propres au Livre XI dans les Livres I, XV et XVII du même Code (mise à jour le 30 octobre 2015) PDF HTML
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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)
Directive No. 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions (EU036)
Council Directive 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission (EU171)
Council Directive No. 91/250/EEC of 14 May 1991 on the legal protection of computer programs (EU020)
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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(BE166)
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 December 19, 2014)(BE179)
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Royal Decree of 12 May 2015, on the Implementation of Articles XI.82 to XI.90 of Book XI of the Code of Economic Law, Relating to the Filing of an European Patent Application, and its Transformation into a Belgian Patent Application and the Registration of European Patents Producing Effect in Belgium (BE193)
Royal Decree of May 12, 2015, on the Implementation of the Provisions on Plant Variety Rights of Law of April 19, 2014, inserting 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 July 26, 2016) (BE168)
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