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Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China of September 7, 1990 (as amended by the Decision of October 27, 2001, of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on the Amendment of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China), China

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Year of Version 2001 Dates Entry into force: June 1, 1991 Adopted: September 7, 1990 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes The notification by China to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'Article 50 of the Law provides for the provisional measures before litigation.'

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) English Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China of September 7, 1990 (as amended by the Decision of October 27, 2001, of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on the Amendment of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China) PDF HTML Chinese 1990年9月7日，中华人民共和国著作权法（根据2001年10月27日全国人民代表大会常务委员会《关于修改〈中华人民共和国著作权法〉的决定》修正，中华人民共和国主席令第三十一号公布） PDF HTML
Legislation Supersedes (1 text(s)) Supersedes (1 text(s))
Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China (promulgated by Decree No. 31 of September 7, 1990, of the President of People’s Republic of China)(CN001)
 Is implemented by (2 text(s)) Is implemented by (2 text(s))
Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on the Application of Laws in the Trial of Computer Network Copyright Disputes (Interpretation No. 11 of 2006) (CN073)
Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court on the Application of Laws in the Trial of Civil Disputes of Copyright (Interpretation No. 31 of 2002) (CN038)
 Is superseded by (2 text(s)) Is superseded by (2 text(s))
Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China (amended up to November 11, 2020) (CN413)
Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China (as amended up to the Decision of February 26, 2010, of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Amending the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China) (CN031)
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/CHN/C/1
WIPO Lex No. CN019