WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
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IP/N/1/BRB/C/3 
6 December 2011 
 (11-6336) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
 anglais/  inglés 
 
  
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PR OPERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
BARBADOS 
 
 The present document reproduces the text
1 of the Copyright (Prohibited Imports) 
Regulations 2004, as notified by Barbados on 14 Jan uary 2011 under Article 63.2 of the Agreement 
(see document IP/N/1/BRB/3). 
 
 
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 
 
BARBADE 
 
 Le présent document contient le texte
1 du Règlement de 2004 sur le droit d'auteur 
(importations prohibées), notifié par la Barbade le 14 janvier 2011 au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord 
(voir le document IP/N/1/BRB/3).   
 
 
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 
 
BARBADOS 
 
 
 En el presente documento se reproduce el texto
1 del Reglamento de Derechos de Autor 
(importaciones prohibidas) de 2004,  notificado por Barbados el 14 de enero de 2011 en virtud de lo 
dispuesto en el párrafo 2 del artículo 63 de l Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/BRB/3). 
 
 
                                                      
 1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente.    IP/N/1/BRB/C/3 
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Statutory Instruments Supplement No. 32 
Supplement to Official Gazette No. 57 dated 8th July, 2004 
  S.I. 2004 No. 82 
 
 
Copyright Act 
Cap. 300 
 
 
COPYRIGHT (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) 
REGULATIONS, 2004 
  
The Minister in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 148 of the Copyright Act, 
makes the following Regulations:  Citation. 
 
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Copyright (Prohibited Imports) 
Regulations, 2004. 
 
Interpretation. 
 
2.  For the purposes of these Regulations, 
 
"applicant" means the person who gives a notice to the Comptroller of Customs in accordance with 
regulation 3;  "Comptroller" means the Comptroller of Customs; 
 
"copies" means copies of any work in respect of which the applicant has given a notice. 
 Notice of importation of infringing copies 
Form 1. 
Schedule. 
 
3.  The notice to be given, pursuant to section 49 of the Act, to the Comptroller by the 
applicant, in respect of  
 
(a)  any published literary, dramatic or musical work; or 
 
(b)  a sound recording or film, 
 shall be in Form 1 set out in the Schedule. 
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  Conditions for acceptance of notice. 
 
4.  (1) A person shall at the time of giving a notice referred to in regulation 3, 
 
(a)  furnish to the Comptroller 
 
(i)  information that establishes the ownership of the copyright in the work in 
respect of which the copies are being imported, as belonging to the person giving the notice; 
 
(ii)  a detailed description of the work in which the copyright, belonging to the 
person giving the notice, is claimed to subsist; 
 (iii)  a copy of the work to which the notice refers;  
(iv)  the following information if it is within the knowledge or reasonable belief of 
the owner: 
 
(A)  a description of the infringing copies expected to be imported into the 
Island; 
 
(B)  the place of manufacture; 
 
(C)  port of shipment or trans-shipment of the infringing copies; 
 
(D)  the name of the vessel or aircraft used in the shipment or trans-
shipment of the infringing copies; and 
 
(E)  any other details respecting the shipment; 
 
(b)  as a means of providing security in respect  of any liability or expense which the 
Comptroller may incur for anything done as a consequence of a notice, enter into a 
bond in a form approved by the Comptroller for an amount as is determined by the 
Comptroller in respect of each consignment of the infringing copies imported during the period when the notice is valid; 
 Form 2. 
Schedule. 
 
(c)  enter into an undertaking, in Form 2  as set out in the Schedule, to indemnify the 
Comptroller against any liability suffered or  expense incurred in consequence of the 
notice by reason of the detention of any artic le or anything done to an article detained 
by the Comptroller. 
 
Form 3  
Schedule. 
 
(2)  A notice shall be of no effect unless th e Comptroller has accepted the notice and has 
notified the applicant in Form 3  as set out in the Schedule of its acceptance.  
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  Notice valid only in respect of work described. 
 
5.  The Comptroller shall not treat the notice as applying to an article sought to be treated 
as a copy unless the article matches the description provi ded by the applicant, of work in respect of 
which he claims ownership of the co pyright or he otherwise satisfies the Comptroller that the article is 
an infringing copy. 
 Requirement for further security. 
 
6.  (1)  Where the measures taken by the Comptroller are such that the security 
provided by the applicant becomes insufficient, th e Comptroller may request that the owner provides 
further security in an amount that woul d satisfy the circumstances of the case. 
 
(2)  Where the security provided by the owne r of copyright is insufficient and the owner 
fails to make good the insufficiency, such amount along with any costs incurred in recovering the 
amount shall be a debt owing to the Cr own and is recoverable by the Crown. 
 Termination of notice. 
 
7.  A notice referred to in regulation 3  
 
(a)  may be terminated upon the request, in writi ng, by the applicant to the Comptroller; 
 (b)  shall be terminated by the Comptroller where  
 
(i)  the Comptroller has reasonable grounds  for believing that the person who has 
given the notice is not the owner of the copyright in the work in relation to 
which the notice was given; 
 
(ii)  the applicant has failed to comply with a request by the Comptroller, for 
further security; and 
 
(iii)  the Comptroller is satisfied that the circumstances do not justify the 
continuation of the notice. 
 
Notice of detention. 
Forms 4 and 5. 
Schedule. 
 
8.  (1)  Where the Comptroller detains any copies pursuant to section 49 of the Act 
he shall, within 10 working days of the detenti on, give notice in writing of the detention to the 
applicant in Form 4  and to the importer of the copies in Form 5 as set out in the Schedule. 
 
(2)  The notice shall  
 (a)  have annexed to it, a copy of the invoice concerning the shipment; 
 (b)  inform the applicant and the importer of  
 
(i)  the grant of permission to inspect the goods and to take a sample of the 
goods, and 
 
(ii)  the time and place when the inspec tion can be done and the sample taken. IP/N/1/BRB/C/3 
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Form 6. 
Schedule. 
 
(3)  The notice to the applicant shall contain in addition to the information referred to in 
paragraph 2, a statement that the goods detained shall be released unless the applicant informs the 
Comptroller in Form 6 as set out in the Schedule, within a period of 10 working days from the date of 
the receipt of the notice, that an action was comme nced to determine whether the goods are infringing 
copies and also informing him of any other merits of the case. 
 
(4)  Notwithstanding paragraph 3 the Comp troller, where he is satisfied that 
circumstances justify an extension of the period re ferred to in that paragraph, may grant a further 
period, not exceeding 10 working days, by which he  must be informed of the commencement of an 
action.  
Release of copies detained. 
 
9.  The Comptroller shall release any copies  detained to the importer where  
 
(a)  the applicant fails to inform him of th e commencement of an action in accordance 
with section 8(3); 
 
(b)  the court has made an order for the release of the copies; 
 (c)  the Comptroller has been informed, in wr iting, by the person who gave the notice, 
that he is withdrawing the notice and w ill not be pursuing an action respecting the 
importation of the copies. 
 Determination of action. 
Cap. 66. 
 
10.  Where, in an action respecting the importation of the copies that are the subject of a 
notice referred to in regulation 3,  
 
(a)  judgment is given in favour of the applicant, the High Court 
 
(i)  shall order the forfeiture of  the copies in accordance with the Customs Act;  
 
(ii)  may by order direct the Comptroller to disclose to the applicant the name of 
any consignor and consignee of the copies; 
 
(b)  judgment is given in favour of the importer, the High Court may order 
 
(i)  the delivery of the detained copies to the importer, and 
 
(ii)  the payment of such compensation to the importer by the applicant, as the 
court considers reasonable in the ci rcumstances, for any injury caused 
through the wrongful detention of the copies.  IP/N/1/BRB/C/3 
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  SCHEDULE 
 
FORMS 
 
*FORM 1 
 
(Regulation 3)  
 
  
1.  I, .......................................................................................................................... . 
Full name of Owner in block letters 
 
of  ......................................................................................................................... 
Address of Owner of Copyright 
 
give notice that I am the owner of the copyright  in the work specified below which subsists 
under the Copyright Act, 1998-4 and that infringing copies of the work are expected to be 
imported into Barbados and I request that these copies be treated as prohibited goods for the 
period commencing on the date of impor tation and ending on the  day of   
  , 200   . 
 
2.  Particulars of Work 
 
Title: .......................................................................................................................  
............................................................................................................................... . 
 
Label, marking or statement borne by work: .............................................................. 
 
............................................................................................................................... . 
 
Date copyright expires: ............................................................................................. 
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SCHEDULE - Cont'd 
 
FORM 1 (Cont'd) 
  
3.  Expected arrival in Barbados 
 
Date ............................................................................................ 
 
Place ................................ ...................... ...................... ................ 
 
4.  Details of expected importation 
 
(a)  Place of customs declaration   ....................... ............................ .................. 
 
(b)  Place of unloading   .................. ............................ ...................... ................ 
 
(c)  Country of origin   ...................................................................................... 
 
(d)  Country from which goods consigned   ........................................................ 
 
(e)  Bill of lading / airway bill / consignment reference number   ………………. 
 
...................................................................................................................  
 
(f)  Name of ship / aircraft flight number   .......................................................... 
 
(g)  Name and address of importer   ........................... ............................ ............. 
 
 .................................................................................................................... 
 
 (h)  Tariff classification ...................................................................................... 
  
I declare that the information given by me in this notice is true. 
 
 
 
 ………………………………………    ……………………… 
Signature of Applicant       Date 
 * To be completed in block letters 
 
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  SCHEDULE - Cont'd 
 
FORM 2 
 
(Regulation 4(1)(c)) 
 
Copyright Act 
Cap. 300 
 
Indemnity against liability 
 
 To:  The Comptroller of Customs   
WHEREAS on the .......... day of ..................................................... I requested that copies 
infringing my copyright in certain works be treated as prohibited goods under the Customs Act upon 
the condition that I would discharge any liabilities connected with the detention of such goods. 
 NOW I hereby undertake that I will at all time s hereafter well and sufficiently indemnify you 
and keep you indemnified against the payment of an y amounts payable in respect of the said detention 
and against all liability in  respect thereof and against all acti ons, suits, proceedings, claims, demands, 
costs and expenses whatsoever which may be take n or made against you or incurred or become 
payable by you in respect thereof.   
Dated the ...................... day of ............................................ 
 
  
       ………………………………………. 
Signature 
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SCHEDULE - Cont'd 
 
FORM 3 
(Regulation 4(2)) 
 
Copyright Act 
Cap. 300 
 
Notice of Acceptance 
 
  To:  The Applicant  
 
TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to the Notice given under section 49 of the Copyright Act, your 
request to treat infringing copies of work in whic h you are the owner of the subsisting copyright as 
prohibited goods under the Customs Act, is granted. 
  
Dated the .............................. day of ........................................... 
 
   
 
    
The Comptroller of Customs  IP/N/1/BRB/C/3 
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  SCHEDULE - Cont'd 
 
FORM 4 
(Regulation 8(1)) 
 
Copyright Act 
Cap. 300 
 
Notice of detention of Infringing Copies 
  
To: …………………………………………………………………….. 
(applicant) 
 
of  .................................................................................................. 
 
Re:  ..................................................................................................   Further to the Notice of Importation dated: ...............................................  
 
NOTICE is hereby given that the copies specified in the above-mentioned Notice have been detained 
pursuant to section 49  of the Copyright Act, 1998. 
 Take Notice that this notice will be given to the importer of the copies. 
 
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE 
 
(a)  that you may attend at ................................................................. 
...................................................................................................  
  ……………………………………………………………………… 
on the .................................. day of ........................................, 
20  at ................................................................... to inspect  the goods and to take a sample of the goods;  
 
(b)  that the said copies shall be released to the importer unless a notice  
is given by you within a period not exceeding 2 weeks from the date  
of this notice that proceedings respecting the merits of this matter  have been commenced by you. 
   
The Comptroller of Customs 
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  SCHEDULE - Cont'd 
 
FORM 5 
(Regulation 8(1)) 
 
Copyright Act 
Cap. 300 
 
Notice of detention of Infringing Copies 
  
 To: …………………………………………………………………………………………… 
(applicant) 
 of ............................................................................................................................ ................ 
 Re: ........................................................................................................................... ............... 
  Further to the Notice of Importation dated: ................................................................................ 
 
 NOTICE is hereby given that the copies specified in the above-mentioned Notice have been detained 
pursuant to section 49 of the Copyright Act, 1998. 
 
 
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE 
 
(a)  that you may attend at ............................................................................................. 
on the .......................... day of .............................................................. 20   at ................................................................... to inspect the goods and to take a sample of 
the goods. 
    
The Comptroller of Customs 
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SCHEDULE  - Concl'd 
 
FORM 6 
(Regulation 8(3)) 
 
Copyright Act 
Cap. 300 
 
Notice of Action for Infringement 
 
  To:  The Comptroller of Customs  
Re: ........................................................................................................................... .................. 
 Further to the Notice of Importation dated: ............................................................................... 
 
**I/We  ............................................................................................................................... ......... 
 
of ............................................................................................................................ ..................... 
 being the owner of the copies detained pursuant to section 49 of the Act, hereby give notice that an 
action was commenced in the High Court with respect to the infringement of copyright in the work to 
which the above-mentioned Notice relates. The merits of the case are set out below: 
 
   
Signature ............................................... 
 
 
Date ...................................................... 
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Made by the Minister this 23rd day of June, 2004. 
 
 
 
DALE D. MARSHALL 
Minister responsible for Copyright. 
 
 
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