WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/NOR/E/1 
16 June 2009 
 (09-2937) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original: English/ 
 anglais/  inglés 
 
  
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
NORWAY 
 The present document reproduces the text
1 of an unofficial translation of the relevant 
elements of Norway's new Act on Customs Dutie s and Movement of Goods (Customs Act) of 
21 December 2007 No. 119, which entered into force as from 1 January 2009.  This text has been 
notified by Norway under Article 63.2 of the Agre ement, in a communication dated 5 May 2009.   
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Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce  
 
 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA 
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE 
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
 
NORVÈGE 
 Le présent document contient1 le texte d'une traduction non offi cielle des éléments pertinents 
de la nouvelle Loi norvégienne n° 119 du 21 décembre 2007 sur les droits  de douane et la circulation 
des marchandises (loi douanière), entrée en vigueur le 1er janvier 2009.  Ce texte a été notifié par la 
Norvège, au titre de l'articl e 63:2 de l'Accord, dans une communication datée du 5 mai 2009. 
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Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio  
 
 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA PROPIEDAD 
INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD DEL PÁRRAFO 2 
DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
 
NORUEGA 
 El presente documento reproduce1 una traducción no oficial de lo s elementos pertinentes de la 
nueva Ley sobre Derechos de Aduana  y Circulación de Merc ancías (Ley de Aduanas) de Noruega de 
21 de diciembre de 2007, Nº 119, que entró en vigor el  1º de enero de 2009.  Este texto fue notificado 
por Noruega en virtud del párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo en una comunicación de fecha 5 de 
mayo de 2009. 
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. IP/N/1/NOR/E/1 
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  NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER  
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
NORWAY 
  
 Reference is made to the provisions of Ar ticle 63.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related 
Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.    Please find enclosed an unofficial translation of the relevant elements of Norway’s new Act 
on Customs Duties and Movement of Goods (Custo ms Act) of 21 December 2007 No. 119; which 
entered into force as from 1 January 2009. In case of  discrepancies, the original text in Norwegian 
prevails.   
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[Provisions relevant to TRIPS only] 
 
  
Chapter 15  Detention of goods that violate intellectual property rights 
 
Section 15-1  Notice and detention of goods prior to a preliminary order 
 
(1) The customs authorities may notwithstanding the duty of confidentiality notify the rights holder if there exists a reasoned suspicion that the importa tion or exportation of goods subject to customs 
treatment will constitute a contravention of an in tellectual property right. The customs authorities may 
detain the goods for up to five days r eckoned from date notification was given.  
 (2) The consignee or his representative shall be not ified when the customs authorities notify the rights 
holder or detain goods pursuant to subsection (1).  
(3) The Ministry may make regulations providing that  rights holders shall be encouraged to give the 
customs authorities information for the purpose of identifying goods as mentioned in subsection (1) 
and concerning who shall receive notificati on on behalf of the rights holder.   
 
Section 15-2  Preliminary order  
 
(1) Preliminary orders to protect intellectual pr operty rights pursuant to section 34-7 of the Civil 
Disputes Act shall state what goods the customs author ities are to detain and for how long the customs 
authorities shall seek to identify such goods. The court shall notify the customs authorities of any 
preliminary order. If the plaintiff is ordered to furnish the owner or consignee of the goods with 
security for possible compensatory damages, the cu stoms authorities shall only be informed once the 
plaintiff has furnished such security. In its no tification the court sha ll include any additional 
information about the goods of which it is awar e and which can help the customs authorities to 
identify goods which are to be detained.   (2) Where the customs authorities have received notification from the district court requiring them to 
withhold specified goods from release, the customs au thorities shall seek to identify such goods that 
are received for customs treatment.  
(3) The Ministry may make regulations concerning th e customs authorities’ control of goods that are 
to be detained to protect intellectual property rights pursuant to this section.  IP/N/1/NOR/E/1 
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Section 15-3  Notification, etc. in the event of detent ion of goods after a preliminary order  
 
(1) Where the customs authorities have identified goods that are to be detained, they shall 
immediately notify the district court, the plainti ff, the consignee of the goods and in the event the 
person who represents the consignee vis-à-vis the cu stoms authorities, or who has charge of the goods 
upon importation on behalf of the consignee. The notif ication shall state that the goods are detained in 
accordance with the preliminary orde r until the court or the plaintiff decides otherwise, or the court 
sends word that the order has been lifted with unappealable effect or has lapsed.  
 
(2) If the court is advised by the customs authorities that they have goods for customs treatment that 
shall not be released, the court shall immediately set  a short time-limit for the plaintiff to bring action 
against the consignee of the goods regarding the clai m that the order is intended to protect, unless the 
court has already set such a time-limit. The cour t may upon request decide that a party shall be 
entitled to examine goods at the premises of the cu stoms authorities. If the order has been made 
without convening oral proceedings, the consignee of  the goods and any other party who is affected 
by the order may demand subsequent oral proceed ings as mentioned in section 32-8 of the Civil 
Disputes Act.   (3) The Ministry may make regulations concerning the customs authorities’ notification of measures to protect intellectual property rights pursuant to this section.  
 
Section 15-4  Declaration in connection with the dete ntion of goods and liability for outstanding 
storage dues  
 
(1) Detention of goods by the customs authorities in  no way affects the duty to declare the goods and 
to pay customs duties and charges. The plaintiff is liable, together with the consignee of the goods, for 
outstanding storage dues, and shall be notified in accordance with section 4-10 of the Tax Payment 
Act in the same way as the consignee of the goods  before the goods can be subject to forced sale 
because of non-payment of storage dues.   (2) The goods may not be subject to forced sale pur suant to sections 4-2, 4-27 and 4-32 until the order 
can be lifted.  
 
Section 15-5  Lifting and lapse of a preliminary order  
 
(1) Where the court lifts a preliminary order or a dopts a decision to the effect that the order has 
lapsed, it shall inform the custom s authorities thereof once the decisi on is legally enforceable. In cases 
as mentioned in section 34-6 of the Civil Disput es Act the customs authorities may request the court 
to make a decision to the effect that the order has lapsed.   (2) The Ministry may make regulations concerning  the lifting and lapse of preliminary orders 
pursuant to this section. 
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