WORLD TRADE IP/N/1/ROM/1
20February 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0682)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
Romania
BymeansofacommunicationfromthePermanentMissionofRomania,dated4November1996,
Romania hasmade thefollowing notification under Article 63.2oftheAgreement andparagraph 3
oftheCouncil 'sDecision contained indocument IP/C/2.
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Romania shall, pursuant toArticle 63.2oftheAgreement onTRIPS, notify thelawsand
regulations intheintellectual property fieldtotheCouncil forTRIPS.
Romania considers thatthelegislation inforce related tointellectual property is,toagreat
extent, harmonized withtheprovisions oftheAgreement onTRIPS. Foranevengreater compatibility
withtheprovisions oftheAgreement, theprocess ofelaborating newregulations andamendments to
thelawsinforce isacontinuous one.
Atpresent, thefollowing lawsanddecisions areinadraftphase: anewlawontrademarks
which willalsocontain provisions ongeographical indications; alawontheprotection oftradesecrets;
agovernment decision onthecompetence ofcustoms authorities toensure theobservance ofintellectual
property rights.
Itisunderstood thatthisnotification doesnotprejudice inanywaytheprovisions ofArticle 65.2
and65.3oftheAgreement onTRIPS.
Thelistofnotified lawsandregulations isattached.IP/N/1/ROM/1
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ANNEX I
NOTIFICATION OFMAIN LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE TRIPS AGREEMENT
Copyright andRelated Rights1
LawonCopyright andRelated Rights, No.8of14March 1996; published intheOfficial
Gazette ofRomania, No.60of26March 1996.
Patents2
(1) Patent Law, No.64of11October 1991; published intheOfficial Gazette ofRomania, No.212
of21October 1991, entered intoforce on21January 1992*
(2) Decision No.152of27March 1992 fortheapproval oftheRegulations forImplementing
LawNo.64/1991; published intheOfficial Gazette ofRomania, No.79of30April 1992
(3) Lawonfeesforpatent applications andpatents, No.120of18December 1992; published
intheOfficial Gazette ofRomania, No.1of8January 1993
Industrial Designs3
Industrial Designs Law, No.129of29December 1992; published intheOfficial Gazette of
Romania, No.1of8January 1993*
Topographies ofIntegrated Circuits4
(1) LawontheProtection ofTopographies ofIntegrated Circuits, No.16of6March 1995;
published intheOfficial Gazette ofRomania, No.45of9March 1995*
(2) Decision No.535of4July1996 fortheapproval oftheRegulations fortheRegistration of
Topographies ofIntegrated Circuits; published intheOfficial Gazette ofRomania, No.172
of1August 1996
1Thetextofthislawwillbecirculated indocument IP/N/1/ROM/C/1.
2Thetextofthese laws andregulations willbecirculated indocuments IP/N/1/ROM/P/1-3.
3Thetextofthislawwillbecirculated indocument IP/N/1/ROM/D/1.
4Thetextofthese laws andregulations willbecirculated indocuments IP/N/1/ROM/L/1-2.
*Theintegral textofthislawhasbeen notified totheWorld Intellectual Property Organization andcanbe
found initscollection oflaws.IP/N/1/ROM/1
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Trademarks andService Marks5**
(1) LawonTrademarks andService Marks, No.28of28December 1967; published intheOfficial
Bulletin ofRomania, No.114of29December 1967*
(2) Decision No.77of22January 1968 fortheapplication ofLawNo.28/1967; published in
theOfficial Gazette ofRomania of27January 1968
(3) Decision No.274of12April 1991 forEstablishing FeesRelated toTrademarks andService
Marks, andtoAppellations ofOrigin ofGoods; published intheOfficial Gazette ofRomania,
No.99of9May1991
5Thetextofthese laws andregulations willbecirculated indocuments IP/N/1/ROM/T/1-3.
*Theintegral textofthislawhasbeen notified totheWorld Intellectual Property Organization andcanbe
found initscollection oflaws.
**Atpresent, there isanewdraft lawontrademarks andgeographical indications, harmonized withthe
provisions oftheTRIPS Agreement.IP/N/1/ROM/1
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ANNEX II
OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS
Theregulations below arenotactually dedicated toindustrial property rights, buttheyareaimed
attheirobservance.
TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Code ofPenal Law
Adopted byLaw15published intheOfficial
Bulletin, No.79of21June1968;
re-published intheOfficial Bulletin,
No.55-56 of23June1973
Entry intoforce: LawontheEnforcement of
thePenal Law(No.30published inthe
Official Bulletin, No.147of
13November 1968)
Amendments:
-Decree-Law No.6/1990
-Decree-Law No.12/1990
-Decree-Law No.112/1990
-LawNo.12/1990
-LawNo.20/1990
-LawNo.65/1992
-LawNo.83/1992
-LawNo.88/1992
-LawNo.104/1992
LawontheRepression ofUnfair
Competition, No.11*
Adopted 29January 1991, Entry intoforce
30January 1991Article 299Code ofPenal Law*
-sanctions theoffence ofcounterfeiting the
subject matter ofaninvention
Article 300Code ofPenal Law*
-sanctions theoffence ofreleasing forfree
circulation ofcounterfeit goods
Article 301Code ofPenal Law*
-sanctions actsofunfair competition
qualified asoffences
TheLawestablishes thecivil, administrative
orpenal liability foractsofunfair
competition inthetrading orindustrial
activity.
*Thetexts ofthese regulations canbefound inthecollection oflaws oftheWorld Intellectual Property
Organization.