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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), European Union (EU)

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Year of Version 2007 Dates Entry into force: January 16, 2007 Adopted: December 12, 2006 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Notes The notification by the European Union to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'Directive No. 2006/116/EC harmonizes in EU law the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights, notably of performers, producers of phonograms, film producers and broadcasting organisations.

Directive No. 2006/116/EC repeals Council Directive 93/98/EEC & Art. 11 (2) of Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council'.


Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Directive n° 2006/116/CE du Parlement Européen et du Conseil du 12 décembre 2006 relative à la durée de protection du droit d'auteur et de certains droits voisins (version codifiée) PDF HTML English 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) PDF HTML Spanish Directiva N° 2006/116/CE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo de 12 de diciembre de 2006 relativa al plazo de protección del derecho de autor y de determinados derechos afines (versión codificada) PDF HTML
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Code of Economic Law (updated on April 21, 2022)  (BE214)
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Law No. 230 of July 28, 2022, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (MD162)
Law No. 35/2016 of March 31, 2016, on Copyright and Related Rights (as amended by Law No. 37/2022 of April 14, 2022)  (AL110)
Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (SG No. 56/1993, as amended up to December 13, 2019) (BG086)
Act on Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights (Act No. 321 of April 5, 2016) (DK237)
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)
The Consolidate Act on Copyright (Consolidate Act No. 1144 of October 23, 2014) (DK091)
Is superseded by (1 text(s)) Is superseded by (1 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)

Historical Versions Repeals (2 text(s)) Repeals (2 text(s))
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)
Council Directive No. 93/98/EEC of 29 October 1993 harmonizing the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights (EU023)


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