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IP/N/1/MDA/D/3  
 
8 December 2016 
(16-6709) Page: 1/3 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects  
of Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS  AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER  ARTICLE 63.2  OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA : LAW NO. 161 -XVI OF JULY 12, 2007 ON THE PROTECTION OF 
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS (AS AMENDED BY LAW NO.  173 OF 25.07.2014,  
LAW NO.  162 OF 30.07.2015 AN D LAW NO. 10 1 OF 26.05.2016)  
 
Notifying Member  REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title  Law on the protection of industr ial designs No. 161 -XVI of July  12, 2007 - 
Official Journal No. 136 -140/577 of August 8, 2007 (as amended by  Law 
no. 173 of  25.07.2014, Law no.  162 of 30.07.2015  and Law no. 101 of 
26.05.2016)  
Subject matter  Industrial Property; Industrial designs  
Nature of 
notification   Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
  Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text  https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/IP/MDA/16_4986_00_e.pdf  
See also "Other Information" below for links to Romanian and Russian texts  
Notification status   First no tification  
 Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
 Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/MDA/D/1 (Law on the Protection of Industrial Designs No.  991, 
as last amended in 2000)  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&q uery=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MDA/D/1&Language=English&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/MDA/D/1/Add.1  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MDA/D/1/Add.1&Language=English
&Context=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/MDA /D/1/Add.2  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_ S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MDA/D/1/Add.2&Language=English
&Context=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
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  Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Law No. 101 of 26.05.2016 amending Certain Legislative Acts modified a nd consolidated 
certain legal texts in the intellectual property field in order to comply with the regulatory 
framework which is in force with the provisions of Law No. 114 of 03.07.2014 on the State Agency 
on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldo va.  
 
Through the Law No. 162 of 30.07.2015 Amending and Supplementing Certain Legislative Acts 
(link to English version can be found under "Other information" below)  were adopted some 
modifications and consolidations of certain legal texts in the intell ectual property field, namely:  in 
the Law on the protection of industrial designs No. 161 -XVI of July 12, 2007, were modified certain 
procedural issues,  in particular the procedure of  examination, retreat and renewal of registration of 
industrial designs.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified text  English , Romanian and Russian  
Date of adoption  12.07.2007 - Law on protection of industrial designs No. 161 -XVI; 
 
Amendments were adopted as follows:  
 
25.07.2014  - Law No. 173;  
30.07.2015 - Law No. 162;  
26.05.2016  - Law No. 1 01. 
 
Entry into force  01.12.2007  - Law on protection of industrial designs No. 161 -XVI; 
 
Amendments entered into force as follows:  
 
08.11.2014  - Law No. 173;  
28.08.2015 - Law No. 162;  
24.06.2016 - Law No. 101.  
 
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  10 August 2016  
Other information  Law No. 161 -XVI of July 12, 2007 :   
http://agepi.gov.md/sites/default/files/law/national/l_161_2007 -en.pdf  
(English)  
http://lex.justice.md/index.php?action=view&view=doc&lang=1&id=32503
7 (Romanian)  
http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=325037&lan
g=2 (Russian)  
 
amendments:  
 
Law No. 173 of  25.07.2014 : 
http://lex.justice.md/md/354308/  
http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=354308&lan
g=2 
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Law No. 162 of 30.07.2015:  
http://agepi.gov.md/sites/default/fil es/law/national/l_162_2015.pdf  
(English)  
http://lex.justice.md/md/360639/  
http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view &view=doc&id=360639&lan
g=2 
 
Law no. 101 of 26.05.2016  
http://lex.justice.md/md/365448/  
http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.ph p?action=view&view=doc&id=365448&lan
g=2 
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  State Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova  
Tel:   +37322400563  
E-mail:  vadim.ursu@agepi.gov.md  
Web:   www.agepi.gov.md  
 
Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Moldova  
Tel:   +373 22 250 607