IP/N/1/UKR/16  
IP/N/1/UKR/C/10  
 
29 March 2023  
(23-2218)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
UKRAINE : THE LAW OF UKRAINE NO 2811 -IX "ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS"  
Notifying Member  UKRAINE  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title The Law of Ukraine No 2811 -IX "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://ip -documents.info/2023/IP/UKR/23_8448_00_e.pdf  
https://ip -documents.info/2023/IP/UKR /23_8448_00_x.pdf   
 
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[X] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/UKR/10/Rev. 1 - IP/N/1/UKR/C/6/Rev.1  - IP/N/1/UKR/D/3/Rev.1  - 
IP/N/1/UKR/G/3/Rev.1  - IP/N/1/UKR/L/3/Rev.1  - IP/N/1/UKR/P/6/Rev.1  - 
IP/N/1/UKR/T/3/Rev.1 ; IP/N/1/UKR/4  - IP/N/1/UKR/C/4 ; IP/N/1/UKR/C/1 ; 
IP/N/1/UKR/1  
 
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Law is aimed at regulating relations regarding acquisition, exercise and protection of personal 
non-property and property copyright and (or) related rights, as well as sui generis  rights, related to 
the field of copyright and (or) related rights.  
 
Thus the Law establishes:  
 
(1)  the list of objects of copyright, related rights and works that are not objects of copyright, 
taking into account the provisions of the EU legislation;  
 
(2)  registers on certain types of objects of copyright and related rights,  in particular, orphan 
works;  
 
(3)  subjects of copyright and related rights, including for certain types of objects taking into 
account the provisions of the EU legislation;  
 
(4)  term of validity of copyright and related rights;  
 
(5)  peculiarities of exercising copyright and related rights and their protection.  IP/N/1/UKR/16 • IP/N/1/UKR/C/10  
 
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  The Law regulates:  
 
(1)  relations related to the emergence of copyright and related rights;  
 
(2)  issues related to keeping the register of certain types of works;  
 
(3)  peculiarities of copyright to works made for hi re; 
 
(4)  peculiarities of regulation of relations between authors of audiovisual works, composite works, 
derivative works, etc;  
 
(5)  cases and conditions of free use of objects of copyright and related rights;  
 
(6)  conditions and peculiarities of use of objects of copyright and related rights and related rights 
that have acquired the status of "orphans";  
 
(7)  conditions of recognition of objects of copyright and related rights as such that passed into 
the public domain;  
 
(8)  peculiarities of exercise by authors and their successors of the resale right in respect of original 
artworks;  
 
(9)  peculiarities of exercising property rights to objects of copyright and related rights and 
disposal of rights;  
 
(10) forms, procedure and metho ds of protection of copyright and related rights in case of 
encroachment on them, their contestation or non -recognition, including with use of the 
Internet.  
 
The Law provides for increased liability for violation of copyright and related rights.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English, Ukrainian  
Entry into force  1 January 2023  
Other date   Adoption: 1 December 2022  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  23 March 2023  
Other information  https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/2811 -20#Text  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Ministry of Economy of Ukraine  
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
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