RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE IP/C/W/92
5March 1998
ORGANIZATION(98-0879)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights
REVIEW OFLEGISLATION
Questions Posed byJapan
Bymeans ofacommunication fromthePermanent Mission ofJapan, dated 27February 1998,
theSecretariat hasreceived thefollowing questions thatJapan hadcommunicated toBulgaria, Hungary,
Poland, Romania andtheSlovak Republic.
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Bulgaria 2
Hungary 2
Poland 3
Romania 3
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BULGARIA
1. Please explain whether andhowtheCopyright LawofBulgaria provides protection forworks,
phonograms andperformances ofother WTO Members, andplease describe theprovision inthe
Copyright LawofBulgaria which provides forthenational treatment (NT) andmost-favoured-nation
treatment (MFN) asrequired byTRIPS Article 3,Article 4,andArticle 9.1incorporating Berne
Article 5.1.
2. Please explain exceptions orexemptions forNTandMFN, ifany,intheCopyright Lawof
Bulgaria aspermitted byArticles 3and4oftheTRIPS Agreement.
3. PleaseexplainwhetherandhowtheCopyrightLawofBulgariaprovidesprotectionfor"computer
programs", andwhether suchprotection covers computer programs inbothsource andobject code,
asrequired byArticle 10.1oftheTRIPS Agreement.
4. Please explain whether andhowtheCopyright LawofBulgaria provides protection for
"compilations ofdata", asrequired byArticle 10.2oftheTRIPS Agreement.
5. AsArticle9a(1)5oftheCopyrightLawofBulgariaconcerningrentalrightsofpublishedliterary,
artistic andscientific works doesnotexplicitly referto"originals andcopies ofcomputer programs"
and"unpublished computer programs", please explain whether rental rights ofsuchworks areprovided
forintheCopyright LawofBulgaria andplease explain whether theCopyright Lawconforms to
Article 11oftheTRIPS Agreement inthisrespect.
6. AsArticle 9a(l)l oftheCopyright LawofBulgaria provides forrental rights onlyinrespect
ofvideocassettes orothervideo carriers, please explain whether andhowtheCopyright LawofBulgaria
provides forrental rights oforiginals ofcinematographic works which arenotmade intovideocassettes
orother video carriers. Please explain alsowhether theCopyright Lawconforms toArticle 11of
theTRIPS Agreement inthisrespect.
7. SinceArticle14.4oftheTRIPSAgreementprovidesforrentalrightsfor"anyotherrightholders
inphonograms asdetermined inaMember 'slaw"inaddition to"producers ofphonograms", please
specify such"anyother rightholders", ifany,intheCopyright LawofBulgaria.
8. Please explain byreferring tospecific provisions inthelegislation ofyourcountry howtextile
designs areprotected inconformity withArticle 25.2oftheTRIPS Agreement. Moreover, please
explain your system orpractice withregard tocost, examination orpublication ensuring thatthe
opportunity toseekandobtain protection fortextile designs isnotunreasonably impaired.
HUNGARY
1. Please explain whether andhowtheCopyright LawofHungary provides protection forworks,
phonograms andperformances ofother WTO Members, andplease describe theprovision inthe
Copyright LawofHungary which provides forthenational treatment (NT) andmost-favoured-nation
treatment (MFN) asrequired byTRIPS Article 3,Article 4,andArticle 9.1incorporating Berne
Article 5.1.
2. Please explain exceptions orexemptions forNTandMFN, ifany,intheCopyright Lawof
Hungary aspermitted byArticles 3and4oftheTRIPS Agreement.IP/C/W/92
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3. Please explain whether "computer programs" inArticle 1(1)ofDecree No.9/1969. (XII.29.)
MMImplementing ActNo.IIIof1969onCopyright, which provides fortheprotection ofcomputer
programs, include computer programs inbothsource codeandobject codeandplease explain how
theCopyright LawofHungary complies withArticle 10.1oftheTRIPS Agreement inthisrespect.
4. Please explain whether "collected works" inArticle 5(3)oftheCopyright LawofHungary,
which provides fortheprotection ofcollected works, include compilations ofdatainmachine readable
formandplease explain howtheCopyright LawofHungary complies withArticle 10.2oftheTRIPS
Agreement inthisrespect.
5. Please explain which Article oftheCopyright LawofHungary provides forrental rights of
computer programs andcinematographic works andplease explain howtheCopyright LawofHungary
complies withArticle 11oftheTRIPS Agreement inthisrespect.
POLAND
1. Please explain whether andhowtheCopyright LawofPoland provides protection forworks,
phonograms andperformances ofother WTO Members, andplease describe theprovision inthe
Copyright LawofPoland which provides forthenational treatment (NT) andmost-favoured-nation
treatment (MFN) asrequired byTRIPS Article 3,Article 4,andArticle 9.1incorporating Berne
Article 5.1.
2. Please explain exceptions orexemptions forNTandMFN, ifany,intheCopyright Lawof
Poland aspermitted byArticles 3and4oftheTRIPS Agreement.
3. Please explain whether Article 1oftheCopyright LawofPoland, which provides forthe
protection ofcomputer programs, includes programs inbothsource codeandobject codeandplease
explain howtheCopyright LawofPoland complies withArticle 10.1oftheTRIPS Agreement.
ROMANIA
1. Please explain whether "computer programs" inArticle 7(a)oftheCopyright LawofRomania,
which provides fortheprotection ofcomputer programs, include programs inbothsource codeand
object codeandplease explain howtheCopyright LawofRomania complies withArticle 10.1ofthe
TRIPS Agreement inthisrespect.
2. Please explain whether "collections" inArticle 8(b)oftheCopyright LawofRomania, which
provides fortheprotection ofcollections, include compilations ofdatainmachine-readable formand
please explain howtheCopyright LawofRomania complies withArticle 10.2oftheTRIPS Agreement
inthisrespect.
3. Please explain byreferring tospecific provisions inthelegislation ofyourcountry howtextile
designs areprotected inconformity withArticle 25.2oftheTRIPS Agreement. Moreover, please
explain your system orpractice withregard tocost, examination orpublication ensuring thatthe
opportunity toseekandobtain protection fortextile designs isnotunreasonably impaired.IP/C/W/92
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SLOVAK REPUBLIC
1. Please explain whether andhowtheCopyright LawoftheSlovak Republic provides protection
forworks, phonograms andperformances ofother WTO Members, andplease describe theprovision
intheCopyright LawoftheSlovak Republic which provides forthenational treatment (NT) and
most-favoured-nation treatment (MFN) asrequired byTRIPS Article 3,Article 4,andArticle 9.1
incorporating Berne Article 5.1.
2. Please explain exceptions orexemptions forNTandMFN, ifany,intheCopyright Lawof
theSlovak Republic aspermitted byArticles 3and4oftheTRIPS Agreement.
3. Please explain whether andhowtheCopyright LawoftheSlovak Republic provides protection
for"compilations ofdata", asrequired byArticle 10.2oftheTRIPS Agreement.
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