WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIOIP/N/1/MDA/E/3
6 February 2002
(02-0567)
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
MOLDOVA
The present document reproduces the text1 of Articles 141, 141/1, 141/2 and 158 of the
Criminal Code, as notified by Moldova under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document
IP/N/1/MDA/1).
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriétéintellectuelle qui touchent au commerce
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD
MOLDOVA
Le présent document contient le texte
1 des articles 141, 141/1, 141/2 et 158 du code pénal,
notifié par la Moldova au titre de l'article 63: 2 de l'Accord (voir le document IP/N/1/MDA/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
MOLDOVA
En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 de los artículos 141, 141/1, 141/2, y 158,
notificado por Moldova de conformidad con lo dispuesto en el párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo
(véase el documento IP/N/1/MDA/1).
                                                     
1 In English only.  The text in the original language is available for consultation by interested
Delegations at the WTO Secretariat./En anglais seulemen t.  Les délégations intéressées peuvent consulter le
texte, dans sa langue d'origine, au Secrétariat de l'OM C./En inglés solamente.  Las delegaciones interesadas
podrán consultar en la Secretaría de la OMC el texto en su idioma original.IP/N/1/MDA/E/3
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The Criminal Code of the Republic of Moldova
Article 141. Infringement of  Rights of Inventors
Usurpation of the capacity of inventor, obtai ning under constraint the capacity of joint
inventor, or disclosure of the subject matter of an invention prior to the filing of a patent
application without the consent of the inventor  shall be sanctioned w ith imprisonment for a
period up to 2 years or with a fine up to 60 times minimum wages.
Article 141/1. Infringe ment of Copyright
Any use of literary, artistic or sc ientific work, including those of the foreign authors, without
signing a contract with these authors or their successors in rights, breach of law and contractprovisions on using these works, appropriation of  the authorship on a foreign work, any other
unlawful using thereof, as well as constraint  to co-authorship, where these  actions were
carried out after application of some admin istrative sanctions, or where a very serious
damage was caused, as well as deliberate destruction of the original work of plastic arts,sculpture, manuscript or of the final version of the original audiovisual work  shall be
sanctioned with a fine up to 60 times of minimum wages.
Article 141/2. Infringement of Patent Owner’s Right in In dustrial Property Objects
Manufacture, import, export, holding, offering for sale, or sale of some goods under false
patents for invention, or under false statements c oncerning their origin and characteristics,  or
falsely indicating the name of the producer or seller, in order to mislead other sellers or
beneficiaries shall be sanctioned with imprisonment for a period up to 2 years or with a fine
up to 60 times of minimum wages, or with confiscation of the product bearing falsestatements.
Note: The designation of a product, which be came well-known and indicates only its specific
character in trade, except for the case where such a designation is accompanied by astatement, which might mislead in respect of th e origin of the product, shall not be  deemed
false statement concerning the origin of the product.
Article 158. Products (Goods) Counterfeit, Unlawful Use of Foreign Trade Names
Products (goods) counterfeit and unlawful use of  foreign trade names, where these actions
were performed after application of an administrative sanction for similar offences or on alarge scale shall be liable to a fine between 500 and 1000 times minimum wages, with
confiscation of products (goods), which constitute the object of the counterfeit.
Manufacture, marketing, tran sportation and holding for mark eting purposes of counterfeit
spirits, where these actions were performed after application of an administrative sanction forsimilar offences or on a large scale shall be liable to imprisonment for a period up to 3 yearsor to a fine between 150 and 500 times minimum wages, with confiscation of the products
(goods), which constitute the object of the infringement.IP/N/1/MDA/E/3
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The same actions performed repeatedly or at a large scale shall be liable to imprisonment for
a period between 3 and 7 years or to a fine between 500 and 2000 times minimum wages,
with confiscation of the products (goods), whic h constitute the object of the infringement.
The same actions performed on an extremely large scale shall be liable to imprisonment for a
period between 7 and 12 years or to a fine between 2000 and 3000 times minimum wages,
with confiscation of the products (goods), whic h constitute the object of the infringement.
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