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CABINET OF MINISTERS OF UKRAINE  
RESOLUTION  
of 15 December 2023  
No 1312  
Kyiv  
On Approval of the Procedure for Acquisition and Los s of the Status of 
Orphan Works, Phonograms, Videograms and Performances Recorded  
Therein , Conditions for Their Authorised  Use and Maintenance of the 
Register  
In accordance with part four of Article 2 9 and part three of Article 44 of the Law of Ukraine 
‘On Copyright and Related Rights’, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine de c i de s : 
to approve the Procedure for acquisition and loss of the status of orphan works, phonograms, 
videograms and performances recorded therein, conditions for their authorised use and maintenance 
of the Register, which is added.  
Prime Minister of 
Ukraine  D. SHMIGAL  
 
 
 Approved by  the Resolution  
of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine  
of 15 December  2023  No 1312  
 
The Procedure for Acquisition and Loss of the Status of Orphan Works, 
Phonograms, Videograms and Performances Recorded Therein, Conditions for 
Their Authorised Use and Maintenance of the Register  
1. This Procedure defines the mechanism for acquisition and l oss of the status of orphan work, 
an orphan phonogram, an orphan videogram and performances recorded therein , conditions for their 
authorised use , as well as maintenance of the Register of orphan works.  
2. In this Procedure , the terms are used in the  following meaning : 2 
 
bulletin is an official electronic bulletin “Copyright and Related Rights” issued by the National 
Intellectual Property Authority;  
institution means a library, museum with open access for visitors, archive or organisation fo r 
preservation of audio and video recordings, in the funds (collections) of which works, phonograms, 
videograms and performances recorded therein are stored ; 
register of orphan works (register) means an information and communication system providing 
for collection, accumulation, protection, accounting, display, processing of information on orphan 
works, phonograms, videograms and performances recorded therein, as well as provision of register 
information ; 
thorough search - taking measures to identify copyright holders and/or related rights holders 
and to establish their location properly . 
Other terms are used in the meaning given in the Laws of Ukrai ne “On Copyright and Related 
Rights ”, “On Libraries and Librarianship ”, “On Cinematography ”, “On Museums and Museum 
Business ”, “On Electronic Documents and Electronic Document Management ”, “On Electronic 
Trust Services ”. 
3. A thorough search shall be  carried out by the institution in respect of the work, phonogram, 
videogram and performances recorded therein, which the institution intends to use in accordance 
with the terms of the permitted use if they acquire status of an orphan.  
4. A thorough search shall be carried out by publishing an announcement on the search for 
copyright holders and/or related rights holders on the official website of the National Intellectual 
Property Authority and in the bulletin, as well as by searching the following sources : 
1) for works published in a book, magazine, newspaper or other written (printed) publication : 
reference and search apparatus of national and state libraries;  
sources of state bibliography issued by the State Scientific Institution “Book Chamber of 
Ukraine named after Ivan Fedorov”;  
the WATCH database (‘Writers, Artists and Holders of Their Copyrights’);  
ISBN (International Standard Book Number) database - for books;  
ISSN database (International Standard Serial Numb er) - for periodicals;  
VIAF database (Virtual International Authority File);  
database of orphan works of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO Orphan 
Works Database);  
data of the State Register of Certificates of Registration of Copyright to Work and the State 
Register of Contracts Relating to the Author’s Ri ght to a Work;  
data of the Customs Register of Intellectual Property Rights;  
2) for audiovisual works, phonograms, videograms and performances recorded therein : 
reference and search apparatus of the Central State Audiovisual and Electronic Archive;  
data of the State Register of Films;  3 
 
data of the State Register of Certificates of Registration of Copyright to Work and the State 
Register of Contracts Relating to the  Author’s Right to a Work;  
database of orphan works of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO Orphan 
Works Database);  
data of the Customs Register of Intellectual Property Rights . 
5. In order to publish an announcement, an  institution shall submit to the National Intellectual 
Property Authority an application for search of copyright and/or related rights holders (hereinafter 
referred to as the application for search) in the form approved by the National Intellectual Propert y 
Authority.  
The application for search may concern one work, phonogram, videogram and performances 
recorded therein or several related (used) copyright and/or related rights objects, shall be drawn up 
in the state language and submitted in one copy.  The institution shall be responsible for the accuracy 
of the information specified in the application for search . 
The National Intellectual Property Authority shall consider  the application for search within 
one month from the date of its receipt and retu rn it to the institution in case of its non -compliance 
with the form approved by the National Intellectual Property Authority and/or the requirements of 
this Procedure . 
In case of compliance of the application for search with the form approved by the  National 
Intellectual Property Authority and the requirements of this Procedure, the National Intellectual 
Property Authority shall publish the search announcement on its official website and in the bulletin 
free of charge . 
6. Within six months from  the date of publication of the search announcement on the official 
website of the National Intellectual Property Authority and in the bulletin (whichever date is later), 
a person who is a copyright and/or related rights holder shall notify the National In tellectual 
Property Authority and the institution in writing by means of postal or electronic communication of 
his/her copyright and/or related rights, as well as his/her contact details and location (for a legal 
entity) or place of residence (for an indiv idual).  
If a person who is a copyright and/or related rights holder has provided incomplete data in 
accordance with the search announcement, the National Intellectual Property Authority has the right 
to make an additional request to such person  
7. In additio n to the measures of thorough search, the institution shall have the right to take 
other actions to identify copyright and/or related rights holders and their location (place of 
residence) in accordance with the legislation, the results of which shall be s ubmitted to the National 
Intellectual Property Authority for consideration  of the application for acquisition of the status of 
orphan work, phon ogram, videogram and performances recorded therein (hereinafter referred to as  
the application for acquisition of the status) . 
8. The institution may apply to the National Intellectual Property Authority with the application 
for acquisition of the  status  if, as a result of a thorough search, the relevant copyright holder and/or 
related rights holder has not been identified, and if they have been identified, their location (place of 
residence) has not been established . 
9. The application  for acquisition of the  status  shall be submitted in the form approved by the 
National Intellectual Property Authority.  4 
 
10. The application for acquisition of the  status  may ap ply to one work, phonogram, videogram 
and performances recorded therein or to several related (used) objects of copyright and/or objects of 
related rights and shall contain : 
1) name of the authority to which it is submitted ; 
2) information about the institution: full name of the legal entity, code according to the 
EDRPOU, location, address for correspondence, telephone number, e -mail address (if any). If the 
application for acquisition of the  status is submitted by a represent ative of the institution, it shall 
additionally contain information about the representative ; 
3) information on the type of copyright object and/or related rights objects in respect of which 
the application for acquisition of the  status is submitted, their names and information on their 
publication in Ukraine ; 
4) information about copyright a nd/or related rights holders (including the name of the 
copyright and/or related rights holder, a pseudonym), in particular,  if such data are identified a s a 
result of a thorough search ; 
5) a list of sources used by the institution for conducting a t horough search, indicating the dates 
and results of the search ; 
6) information on the publication of the search announcement on the official website of the 
National Intellectual Property Authority and in the bulletin ; 
7) information that the in stitution is not the entity affiliated with the aggressor state or a 
sanctioned entity ; 
8) a list of documents attached to the application for acquisition of the  status . 
11. The application for acquisition of the  status  shall be accompanied by : 
a screen shot or an extract, a reference, which records the wording and results of search 
requests in databases (registers, catalogues, etc.) available for online searches ; 
information submitted by the institution in accorda nce with paragraph 7 of this Procedure (if 
any);  
a document confirming the powers of the representative (if the application for acquisition of 
the status is submitted by the represent ative of the institution) . 
12. The application for acquisition of the  status shall be made in the state language. If the 
documents attached to the application for acquisition of the  status are in a foreign language, their 
translation into the state language shall be provided . 
The application for acquisition of the  status shall be signed by the head of the institution or its 
representative, indicating the full title of the person signing the application, his/her surname, name, 
patronymic (if any), date of signing the application  and shall be sealed (if any) . 
The head of the institution or its representative shall affix an electronic signature based on a 
qualified public key certificate to the application for acquisition of the  status in the form of an 
electronic document .  
13. The document confirming the authority of the institution's re presentative shall be executed 
in accordance with the requirements of the law . 
The representative of the institution may be an individual or a legal entity . 5 
 
If the representative acts on the basis of a power of attorney issued by the institutio n, the 
original power of attorney or a duly certified copy thereof shall be submitted . 
The power of attorney shall be drawn up in any form , taking into account the requirements 
established by by the Civil Code of Ukraine . The power of attorney shall contain : 
surname, name, patronymic (if any) or full name of the representative  
full name of the institution;  
the name of the body (National Int ellectual Property Authority), for representation in which the 
person to whom the power of attorney is issued is appointed;  
clearly defined legal actions to be performed by the representative;  
the date of the power of attorney.  
The power of attorney shall be signed by the head of the institution, taking into account the 
requirements specified in paragraph 12 of this Procedure.  
14 The application for acquisition of the  status and the documents attached thereto shall be 
submitted in paper or electronic form.  The way of submission is chosen by the institution . 
The application for acquisition of the  status and the doc uments attached thereto shall be sent in 
paper form to the postal address of the National Intellectual Property Authority. Copies of the 
documents attached to the application for acquisition of the  status shall be certified by the signature 
of the head of the institution or its representative . 
The application for acquisition of the  status and the documents attached thereto shall be 
submitted in electronic form through the information and communication system of the National 
Intellectual Property Autho rity. The copies of documents attached to the application for acquisition 
of the  status shall be certified by the head of the institution or its representative using an electronic 
signature based on a qualified public key certificate.  
15. The institu tion shall be responsible for the accuracy of the information provided in the 
application for acquisition of the  status and the documents attached thereto. In case of reasonable 
doubts as to the accuracy of the said information, the National Intellectual P roperty Authority may 
send a request to the institution to provide evidence confirming the said information . 
16. The institution shall have the right to withdraw the submitted application for acquisition of 
the status at any stage of its consideration  until the National Intellectual Property Authority makes a 
decision on recording the data on the orphan work, pho nogram, videogram and performances 
recorded therein into the Register.  
17. The National Intellectual Property Authority shall consider  the application for acquisition 
of the  status and the documents attached thereto for compliance with the requirements specified in 
paragraphs 9 -14 of this Procedure within one month from the date of receipt. In case of 
non-compliance of the application for acquisition of the  status and the docu ments attached thereto 
with the said requirements, the National Intellectual Property Authority shall notify the institution 
thereof in writing . 
If within one month from the date of receipt of the notification on the need to eliminate 
deficiencies th e National Intellectual Property Authority does not receive from the institution the 
missing and/or properly executed documents, the application for acquisition of the  status shall be 
left without consideration, and the institution shall be notified thereo f in writing. The institution 6 
 
may re -file the application for acquisition of the  status in compliance with the requirements of 
paragraphs 9 -14 of this Procedure.  
In case of return of a postal item with documents that were not received by the institut ion for 
reasons beyond the control of the National Intellectual Property Authority, it shall be considered  
that such documents were properly  delivered to the addressee. The date of receipt of such postal 
item by the institution is considered to be the date  when the postal notification was marked with the 
reasons for non -delivery of the item. 
18. The National Intellectual Property Authority shall consider  the application for acquisition 
of the  status and the documents attached thereto within a period not exceeding 60 calendar days 
from the date of receipt of the application for acquisition of the  status  by the National Intellectual 
Property Authority.  
Based on the results of cosideration  of the application for acquisition of the  status and the 
documents attached thereto, the National Intellectual Property Authority shall decide to record  into 
the Register the data on the orphan work, phonogram, videogram and performances recorded 
therein o r to refuse to record  the said data into the Register.  
The National Intellectual Property Authority shall decide to refuse to record  the data on the 
orphan work, phonogram, videogram and performances recorded therein into the Register if the 
submitted application for acquisition of the  status  and the documents attached thereto do not meet 
the requirements of this Procedure.  
19. In the decision on recording in the Register the data on an orphan work, phonogram, 
videogram and performances recorded therein, the National Intellectual Property Authority shall 
indicate the data on the respective subject matter based on the list of register data specified in 
paragraph 37 of this Procedure.  
The form of the decision on recording in to the Register the data on an orphan  work, 
phonogram, videogram and performances recorded therein, as well as the form of the decision on 
refusal to record such data in to the Register shall be approved by the National Intellectual Property 
Authority.  
The National Intellectual Property Author ity shall send a certified copy of the decision to the 
correspondence address of the institution within five working days from the date of making the 
decision.  
20. The National Intell ectual Property Authority shall  within 10 working days from the dat e of 
making the decision on recording into the Register the data on an orphan work, phonogram, 
videogram an d performances recorded therein  record  into the Register the data specified in the 
decision . 
After recording  the data into the Register, the National Intellectual Property Authority shall 
publish such data on its official website and in the bulletin free of charge.  
21. A work, phonogram, videogram and performances recorded therein shall acquire the status 
of an orphan from the date of recording of such object in to the Register by the National Intellectual 
Property Authority.  
22. A copyright holder and/or a holder of related rights, as well as a person who, in accordance 
with the Law of Ukraine ‘On Copyright and Related Rights’, has the right to use a copyright or 
related rights object (hereinafter referred to as the ‘applicant’), shall have the right to submit an 
application to the National Intellectual Property Authority for loss of the status of orphan work, 7 
 
phonogram, videogram and performances recorded therein (hereinafter referred to as the 
‘application for loss of the status’).  
23. The application for loss of the status shall be submitted in the form approved by the 
National Intellectual Prope rty Authority.  
24. The application for loss of the status shall be submitted to the National Intellectual Property 
Authority with simultaneous sending of its copy to the institution, which submitted the application 
for acquisition of the  status, a t the address indicated in the Register.  
25. The application for loss of the status may concern one work, phonogram, videogram and 
performances recorded therein or several related (used) objects of copyright and/or objects of 
related rights and shall contain : 
information about the applicant: surname, first name, patronymic (if any),  registration number 
of the taxpayer's account card or series (if any) and passport number (for an individual who, due to 
his/her religious beliefs, has refused to accept the taxpayer's account card and has notified the 
relevant supervisory authority and h as a mark in the passport), details of the foreigner's passport 
document or a document certifying a stateless person, a unique record number in the Unified State 
Demographic Register (if any) and/or the full name of the legal entity, code according to the 
EDRPOU or registration number in a foreign country (for non -residents), location, address for 
correspondence, telephone number, e -mail address (if any). If the application for loss of the status is 
submitted by the applicant's representative, it shall addi tionally contain information about the 
representative;  
the serial number in the Register, which contains the data on an orphan work, phonogram, 
videogram and performances recorded therein , in respect of which the application for loss of the 
status is submi tted; 
data on the type of copyright object and/or objects of related rights in respect of which the 
application for loss of the status is submitted , their names;  
a reasoned confirmation of the applicant's property rights to a work, phonogram, videogram 
and performances recorded therein or rights to use such objects with reference to the grounds for 
acquisition of rights and the term of validity of the respective ri ghts (the grounds shall not be 
specified if the applicant is the primary copyright and/or related rights holder) or reliable 
information on the identification of the respective property rights holder and/or its location (place of 
residence).  
26. The application for loss of the status shall be accompanied by : 
a certificate of state registration of copyright in a work or a decision on registration of an 
contract concerning property rights in a work (if any);  
documents and/or information cert ifying the identity and/or location of the copyright holder 
and/or the related rights holder in the work, phonogram, videogram and performances rec orded 
therein, recorded in to the Register, in respect of which the application for loss of the status is 
subm itted;  
a document confirming the powers of the representative (if the application for loss of the status 
is submitted by a representative of the copyright and/or related rights holder), which shall meet the 
requirements of paragraph 13 of this Procedure.  8 
 
27. The application for loss of the status shall be drawn up and submitted to the National 
Intellectual Property Authority in accordance with the requirements specified in paragraph s 12-14 
of this Procedure.  
28. The applicant shall be responsible for the accuracy of the information provided in the 
application for loss of the status and the documents attached thereto. In case of reasonable doubts as 
to the accuracy of the said information, the National Intellectual Property Auth ority may send a 
request to the applicant to provide evidence confirming the said information.  
29. The applicant shall have the right to withdraw the submitted application for loss of the 
status  at any stage of its consideration until the National Intellectual Property Authority makes a 
decision on recording the data on the loss of the status of a work, phonogram, videogram and 
performances recorded therein into the Register.  
30. The National Intellectual Property Authority shall consider  the application for loss of the 
status  and the documents attached thereto for compliance with the requirements specified in 
paragraphs 23 -27 of this Procedure within one month from the date of  receipt. In case of 
non-compliance of the application for loss of the status  and the documents attached thereto with the 
said requirements, the National Intellectual Property Authority shall notify the applicant thereof in 
writing.  
If within one month from the date of receipt of the notice of the need to eliminate deficiencies 
the National Intellectual Property Authority does not receive from the applicant the missing and/or 
properly  executed documents, the application for loss of the status shall be left without 
consideration, and the applicant shall be notified thereof in writing. The applicant may re -file the 
application for loss of the status  in compliance with the requirements of paragraphs 23 -27 of this 
Procedure.  
In case of return of a postal  item with documents that were not received by the applicant for 
reasons beyond the control of the National Intellectual Property Authority, it shall be considered  
that such documents were properly  delivered to the addressee. T he date of receipt of such postal  
item by the applicant is considered  to be the date when the postal notification  was marked with  the 
reasons for non -delivery  of the item. 
31. Within five business days from the date of receipt of a properly  executed application for 
loss of the status, the National Intellectual Property Authority shall notify the institution in writing 
of its receipt.  
The institution shall have the right to s ubmit reasonable objections to the application for loss of 
the status within one month from the date of receipt of the notification of the National Intellectual 
Property Authority.  
32. The National Intellectual Property Authority shall consider  the application for loss of the 
status and the documents attached thereto within a period not exceeding 60 calendar days from the 
date of receipt of the application for loss of the status by the National Intellectual Property 
Authority.  
Based on the result s of consideration  of the application for loss of the status and the documents 
attached thereto, the National Intellectual Property Authority shall decide to record  into the Register 
the data on loss of the status of orphan work, phonogram, videogram and performances recorded 
therein or to refuse to record  the said data into the Register.  9 
 
The National Intellectual Property Authority shall decide to refuse to record  the data on loss of 
the status of orphan work, phonogr am, videogram and the performances recorded therein into the 
Register, if the submitted application for loss of the status and the documents attached do not meet 
the requirements of this Procedure . 
33. In the decision on recording in the Register the data on loss of the status of orphan work, 
phonogram, videogram and the performances recorded therein, the National Intellectual Property 
Authority shall indicate the information that is the basis for re cognising the object as having lost the 
status  of an orphan , in accordance with the list of register data specified in paragraph 37 of this 
Procedure.  
The form of the decision on recording into the Register the data  on loss of the status of orphan 
work, phonogram, videogram and performances recorded therein , as well as the form of the 
decision on refusal to record  such data into the Register shall be approved by the National 
Intellectual Property Authority.  
The National Intellectual Property Authority shall send a certified copy of the decision to the 
correspondence address of the institution and the applicant within five working days from the date 
of making the decision.  
34. The National Intellectual Property Authority shall within 10 working days from the date of 
making the decision on recording into the Register the data on loss of the status of orphan work, 
phonogram, videogram and performances recorded therein record  into the Register the data 
specified in the decision.  
After recording  the data into the Register, the National Intellectual Property Authority shall 
publish such data on its official website and in the bulletin  free of charge.  
35. A work, phonogram, videog ram and performances recorded therein shall lose the status of 
an orphan from the date of recording  of the data on loss of the status of an orphan by the object into 
the Register by the National Intellectual Property Authority.  
36. The National Intellectual Property Authority is the h older and administrator of the Register.  
The creators of the register information and registrars are e mployees of the National 
Intellectual Property Authority.  
The objects of the Register shall be the data  on works, phonograms, videograms and 
performances recorded therein, which have the status of orphan or have lost such status. The 
register information shall include the data on the objects of the register - the register data specified 
in paragraph  37 of this Procedure.  
The sources of information in the Register are the application  for acquisition of the  status and 
the documents attached thereto, the application for loss of the status, as well as the court decision.  
37. The following data shall be recorded  into the Register:  
the serial number of a work, phonogram, videogram and performances recorded therein that 
have acquire d the status  of an orphan;  
the date of record  into the Register of the data  on the acquisition of the status of orphan by a 
work, phonogra m, videogram and performances recorded therein;  10 
 
the date of publication on the official website of the National Intellectual Property Authority of 
the data on acquisition of the status of orphan work, phonogram, videogram and performances 
recorded therein;  
the date of submission by the institution of the application for acquisition of the  status to the 
National Intellectual Property Authority;  
type of copyright and/or related rights object(s) in respect of which the application for 
acquisition of the  status  is submitted , their names and information on their publication in Ukraine;  
information about th e institution: full name of the legal entity, code according to the EDRPOU, 
location, address for correspondence;  
a list of sources used by the institution to conduct  thorough searches, indicating the dates of 
requests and responses to each of the source s or information about the lack of a response to the 
request;  
date and number of the bulletin in which the search announcement is published;  
the date of publication of the search announcement on the official website of the National 
Intellectual Property Auth ority;  
the date of submission by the copyright holder and/or related rights holder the application for 
loss of the status to the National Intellectual Property Authority;  
information about the applicant: surname, first name, patronymic (if any), re gistration number 
of the taxpayer's account card or series (if any) and passport number (for an individual who, due to 
his/her religious beliefs, has refused to accept the taxpayer's account card and has notified the 
relevant supervisory authority and has a mark in the passport), details of the foreigner's passport 
document or a document certifying a stateless person, a unique record number in the Unified State 
Demographic Register (if any) and/or the full name of the legal entity, code according to the 
EDR POU or registration number in a foreign country (for non -residents), locat ion, address for 
correspondence ; 
the date of recording in the Register of the data  on loss of the status of orphan work, 
phonogram, videogram and performances recorded therein ; 
the date of publication on the official website of the National Intellectual Property Authority of 
the data on loss of the status of orphan work, phonogram, videogram and performa nces recorded 
therein.  
38. The National Intellectual Property Authority in the process of maintaining the Register may 
make amendments to it on the basis of the application of the institution, the application of the 
applicant and a court decision.  
39. An application for amendments to the Register shall be submitted to the National 
Intellectual Property Authority in accordance with the requirements set forth in paragraphs 12 -14 of 
this Procedure.  
40. The National Intellectual Property Authority shall record the data  in the Register, exclude 
the data  from it, amend the data  contained in the Register free of charge.  
41. Any person shall have the right to apply for a confirmation from the Regist er. The National 
Intellectual Property Authority shall determine the content of the data and the procedure for 
providing a confirmation from the Register. The confirmation in the form of an electronic document 11 
 
shall be provided free of charge within 15 wor king days from the date of receipt by the National 
Intellectual Property Authority of the request in compliance with the requirements of the Law of 
Ukraine ‘On Personal Data Protection’.  
42. The National Intellectual Property Authority shall provid e open, 24 -hour and free access to 
the data of the Register by posting it on its official website, except for such information about the 
applicant as registration number of the taxpayer's account card or series, passport series and 
number, details of the f oreigner's passport document, details of the document certifying a stateless 
person, a unique record number in the Unified State Demographic Register, and address for 
correspondence.  
The data contained in the Register may be used by any  individual/ legal entit y, state authorities 
and local government bodies.  
43. Measures related to the establishment, maintenance, functioning and administration of the 
Register, software, technical and technological support, storage and protection of the Regist er data 
shall be carried out by the National Intellectual Property Authority at the expense of revenues from 
fees for actions related to the protection of intellectual property rights, as well as at the expense of 
funds from other sources not prohibited by  law, in compliance with the requirements of the Laws of 
Ukraine ‘On Protection of Information in Information and Communication Systems’ and ‘On the 
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights’.  
44. The Registry, its software and property rights thereto are  owned by the state acting through 
the National Intellectual Property Authority, which is a legal entity of public law determined by law.  
45. The Register shall be maintained in the state language in electronic form.  
46. The electronic information interaction of the Register with other state electronic 
information resources shall be carried out using the application software interface of the National 
Intellectual Property Authority, which ensures interaction (data exchange) with the Trembita system 
of electronic interaction of state electronic information resources.  
47. The Register shall start functioning from the date of entry into force of this Procedure.  
48. A qualified electron ic signature shall be used for electronic documents issued by the 
National Intellectual Property Authority with regard to the maintenance of the Register.  
For electronic documents received by the National Intellectual Property Authority with regard 
to the maintenance of the Register, an electronic signature based on a qualified public key 
certificate shall be used.  
49. On the territory of Ukraine, in stitutions shall be allowed to non -commercial use of the 
orphan works, phonograms, videograms and performances recorded therein included in the Register 
by means of reproduction methods solely for the purpose of their digitisation, indexing, cataloguing, 
preservation or restoration of a copy without their further publication.  
50. A copy of the relevant work, phonogram, videogram and performance recorded therein 
shall be accompanied by information that such object has the status of an orphan, indicat ing the date 
of acquisition of such status.  
51. Once the data on the loss of the status of orphan works, phonograms, videograms and 
performances recorded therein are recorded in the Register, any individual /legal entit y shall be 
obliged to terminate the permitted use of the respective object as an orphan provided for in 
paragraph 49 of this Procedure.  12 
 
52. Disputes on the acquisition and loss of the status of orphan work , phonogram, videogram 
and performances recorded ther ein, and on the maintenance of the Register shall be settled in court.