IP/N/1/KGZ/14  
IP/N/1/KGZ/C/9  
 
15 November  2018 
(18-7176)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects  
of Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS  AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 O F THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC : THE LAW OF THE KYRGY Z REPUBLIC (BISHKEK,  JANUARY 21 2014 NO 14) - 
ON THE INTRODUCTION OF AMENDMENTS AND SUPPL EMENTS TO THE LAW OF   
THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC "ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATE D RIGHTS"  
Notifying Member  KYRGYZ REPUBLIC  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title The Law of t he Kyrgyz Republic (Bishkek, January 21 2014 No 14) - On the 
introduction of a mendments and supplements to the Law of The Kyrgyz 
Republic "On Copyright and related rights"  
Subject matter  Copyright and related rights  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text  https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/IP/KGZ/18_4942_00_e.pdf   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/IP/KGZ/18_4942_00_x.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[X] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/KGZ/C/2 and Addenda 1 -3 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/KGZ/C/2*&Language=English&Cont
ext=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The given draft provided for introducing amendments to part 2 article 16 of the Law of the Kyrgyz 
Republic «On the Copyright and Related Rights», where by the Decree of Parliament of the Kyrgyz 
Republic dated 27 May 2011, No. 515 -V the paragraph 12 of the above -stated Law has been 
recognized technically wrong as become invalid.  
 
To identify categories of rights the administration of which shall be carried out by the entities of 
collective management, it is proposed to introduce amendments to article 44 of the Law of the 
Kyrgyz Republic  «On the Copyright and Related Rights».  
 
In view of that the amendments are also introduced to Article 47 of the Law as so far the functions 
of those organizations shall be carried out by Kyrgyzpatent.  
 
The draft also contains some amendments of editorial  nature facilitating to correct interpretation of 
provisions of that Law.  
 IP/N/1/KGZ/14 • IP/N/1/KGZ/C/9  
 
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  In addition, it should be noted that some provisions of the existing version of the Law of of the 
Kyrgyz Republic «On the Copyright and Related Rights» in state language are not in compliance with 
existing version of the specified Law in official language.  
 
Due to that according to section 3 article 6 of the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic «On the normative 
legal acts of the Kyrgyz Republic» in case of discrepancy between the text of Constitution and other 
normative acts of the Kyrgyz Republic in state language and the text in official language, the text in 
state language shall be deemed as original. By the draft it is proposed to make the appropriate 
amendments to the above Law in sta te language.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English, Russian  
Entry into force  31 January 2014  
Other date    
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  8 May 2018  
Other information  http://cbd.minjust.gov.kg/act/view/ru -ru/205235  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  The State Service of Intellectual Property and Innovation under the 
Government of the Kyrgyz Republic