. /.WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIOIP/N/1/LVA/E/1
24 June 1999
(99-2602)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English/
anglais/
inglés
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS
NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
LATVIA
The present document reproduces the text1 of an excerpt of the Criminal Code applicable to
intellectual property, as notified by Latvia under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document
IP/N/1/LVA/1).
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES
À LA PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES
AU TITRE DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD
LETTONIE
Le présent document contient le texte1  d'un extrait du Code pénal applicable à la propriété
intellectuelle, notifié par la Lettonie au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document
IP/N/1/LVA/1).
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD
DEL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO
LETONIA
En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 de un pasaje del Código Penal aplicable a la
propiedad intelectual, notificado por Letonia en virtud de lo dispuesto en el párrafo 2 del artículo 63del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/LVA/1).
                                                     
1 In English only/En anglais seulement/En inglés solamente.IP/N/1/LVA/E/1
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The Saeima (Parliament) had adopted and the President of the State promulgates the following Law
The Criminal Code
Article 147. Violation of  Invention Rights.
(1) For intentional disclosure of an invention without consent of the inventor before he has applied for
a patent, as well as for fraudulently claiming authorship of the invention, or imposition of joint
authorship, the sentence shall be deprivation of freedom for a period not exceeding three years, or
arrest, or a monetary fine not exceeding fifty minimum monthly wages.
(2) For coercing an individual to disclaim his in vention rights by use of violence or the threat of
violence or blackmailing, or for imposition of joint authorship, the sentence shall be deprivation of
freedom for a period not exceeding five years, or arrest, or a monetary fine not exceeding hundredminimum monthly wages.
Article 148. Violation of Copy rights and Related Rights.
(1) For intentional violation of copyrights or related rights by violating rights of author to publish or
announce and use of his work, and by violating related rights of their owners, the sentence shall beforced labour or a monetary fine not exceedin g sixty minimum monthly wages, with or without
confiscation of property.
(2) For the same repeated action or the same action by group of persons pursuant to an advance
agreement, the sentence shall be deprivation of freedom for a period not exceeding three years, or
arrest, or a monetary fine not exceeding hund red minimum monthly wages, with or without
confiscation of property.
(3)  For misappropriation of copyrights, for coercing to disclaim copyrights by use of violence or the
threat of violence or blackmailing, or for imposing joint authorship, the sentence shall be deprivation
of freedom for a period not exceeding five years or a monetary fine not exceeding hundred and sixty
minimum monthly wages, with or without confiscation of property.
Article 149. Illegal operations with objects of copyrights and related rights.
(1) For obtaining tangible benefits by use of objects of copyrights or related rights which are
published, announced, publicly performed or otherwise us ed by violating  copyrights or related rights,
the sentence shall be deprivation of freedom for a period not exceeding two years, or arrest, or amonetary fine not exceeding eighty minimum m onthly wages, with or without confiscation of
property.
(2) For obtaining objects, specified in the first part of this paragraph in order to sell, store or conceal
them , the sentence shall be forced labour or a monetary fine not exceeding forty minimum monthly
wages, with or without confiscation of property.
The Law had been passed by Saeima (Parliament) on 17 June 1998The President of the State Guntis UlmanisRiga, 8 July 1998
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