WORLD TRADE IP/N/1/GRC/1
24October 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4077)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
Greece
Bymeans ofcommunications from thePermanent Mission ofGreece, dated 19April and
15July1996, thefollowing notification under Article 63.2oftheAgreement hasbeenreceived from
Greece.IP/N/1/GRC/1
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ANNEX I
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE TRIPS AGREEMENT
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS RATIFIED BYGREECE
Note According toArticle 28.1oftheGreek Constitution "international conventions asofthetime
theyaresanctioned bylawandbecome operative according totheconditions therein shallbeanintegral
partofdomestic Greek Lawandshallprevail overanycontrary provision ofthelaw".
Copyright andrelated rights
- TheUniversal Copyright Convention signed atGeneva on6September 1952.
Decree No.4254/1962, O.J.(FEK) No.A'166/17.10.1962.
- TheBerne Convention fortheProtection ofLiterary andArtistic Works asrevised atParis
on24July1971. LawNo.100/1975, O.J.(FEK) No.162A'/1.8.1975.
- TheConvention Relating totheDistribution ofProgramme -Carrying Signals Transmitted
bysatellite done atBrussels on21May 1974. Law No.1944/1991, O.J. (FEK)
No.56/22.4.1991.
- TheInternational Convention fortheProtection ofPerformers, Producers ofPhonograms and
Broadcasting Organizations doneatRome on26October 1961. LawNo.2054/1992, O.J.
(FEK) No.104A'/30.6.1992.
- TheConventionfortheProtectionofProducersofPhonogramsagainstUnauthorisedPublication
oftheirPhonograms doneatGeneva on9October 1971. LawNo.2148/1993, O.J.(FEK)
No.96/16.6.1993.
Patents (including plant variety protection)
- TheParis Convention fortheProtection ofIndustrial Property asrevised atStockholm on
14July1967. LawNo.213/1975, O.J.(FEK) No.258A'/20.11.1975.
- TheConvention ontheGrant ofEuropean Patents doneatMunich on5October 1973. Law
No.1607/1986, O.J.(FEK) No.85A'/30.6.1986.
- ThePatent Cooperation Treaty done atWashington on19June 1970, andamended on
2October 1979 and3February 1984 (including theImplementing Regulations). LawNo.
1883/1990, O.J.(FEK) No.45A'/29.3.1990.
- TheCommunity Patent Convention (including theAnnex thereof andtheProtocols annexed
thereto) andtheProtocol ontheeventual amendment oftheconditions onentering intoforce
oftheCommunity Patent Convention doneatLuxembourg on15December 1989. LawNo.
2029/1992, O.J.(FEK) No.55A'/6.4.1992.IP/N/1/GRC/1
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- TheBudapest Treaty ontheInternational Recognition oftheDeposit ofMicro-organisms for
thePurposes ofPatent Procedure doneatBudapest on28April 1977 andamended on
26September 1980(including Regulations). LawNo.2128, O.J.(FEK) No.56A'/6.4.1993.
- TheActRevising Article 63oftheEuropean Patent Convention. LawNo.2202/1994, O.J.
(FEK) No.57A'/15.4.1994.
- TheConvention onInternational Exhibitions signed between Greece andother countries in
Paris on22November 1928. LawNo.5562/1932, O.J.(FEK) No.221A'/11.07.1932.
- TheMultilateralInternationalTreatysignedinParison21September1960regardingtheMutual
Conservation oftheSecrecy onInventions concerning theNational Defence andwhich have
beensubject ofanApplication fortheGrant ofaPatent. LawNo.4307/1963, O.J.(FEK)
No.79A'/30.5.1963.
- TheProtocol signed inParison30November 1972amending theConvention onInternational
Exhibitions signed inParis on22November 1928. Law No.472/1976, O.J. (FEK)
No.305A'/16.11.1976.IP/N/1/GRC/1
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ANNEX II
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE TRIPS AGREEMENT
MAIN LAWS AND REGULATIONS DEDICATED TOINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Copyright andrelated rights1
1. LawNo.2121/1993
Copyright, related rights andcultural matters
O.J.(FEK) No.25A'/4.3.1993
2. LawNo.2173/1993 (Article 4)
Addition ofanewparagraph "6"toArticle 72ofLawNo.2121/1993
O.J.(FEK) No.208A'/16.12.1993
3. LawNo.2218/1994 (Article 59)
Supplementation ofthelegislation oncopyright, Article 54ofLawNo.2121/1993
O.J.(FEK) No.90A'/13.6.1994
4. Presidential Decree No.311/1994
Establishment ofthe"Copyright Organisation"
O.J.(FEK) No.165A'/6.10.1994
Trademarks2
LawNo.2239/1994
Trade Marks Law
O.J.(FEK) No.152A'/16.9.1994
Geographical indications
Industrial designs
There isnorelevant national legislation.
1Thetexts ofthese laws andregulations canbefound indocument IP/N/1/GRC/C/1
2Thetextofthislawcanbefound indocument IP/N/1/GRC/T/1IP/N/1/GRC/1
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Patents (including plant variety protection)3
1. LawNo.1733/1987, O.J.(FEK) No.171A'/22.9.1987
"Technology transfer, inventions, technological innovation andformation ofNuclear Energy
Committee" asamended byArticle 18ofLawNo.1739/1987, O.J.(FEK) No.201A'/20.11.1989
andArticle 2ofPresidential Decree No.54/1922, O.J.(FEK) No.22A'/14.2.1992 andArticle 9
ofLawNo.2359/1995, O.J.(FEK) No.241A'/21.11.1995.
TheLawcontains basicprovisions onpatents aswellasprovisions onthetermination ofpatents,
oninfringement ofrights, licensing andthetransfer oftechnology.
2. Minister 'sDecision No.15928/EFA/1253, O.J.(FEK) No.778B'/31.12.1987
TheDecision contains provisions onthefiling ofapplications forthegrant ofpatents orutility
model certificates andO.B.I. (Industrial Property Organization) andthekeeping ofrecord books.
3. Minister 'sDecision No.5326/EFA/485, O.J.(FEK) No.247B'/27.4.1988
TheDecision contains provisions ontheregistration formfortechnology transfer agreements.
4. Presidential Decree No.77/1988, O.J.(FEK) No.33A'/15.2.1988
Implementing regulations oftheConvention onthegrant ofEuropean patents asratified by
LawNo.1607/1986.
5. Presidential Decree No.16/1991, O.J.(FEK) No.6A'/24.1.1991
Implementing Regulations ofthePatent Cooperation Treaty asratified byLaw1883/1990.
6. LawNo.2385/1996, O.J.(FEK) No.42A'/7.3.1996*
TheLawcontains provisions ontheratification ofChapter IIofthePCT.
7. Council Regulation (EEC) No.1768/92 of18June 1992 concerning thecreation ofa
supplementary protection certificate formedicinal products, O.J.(EEC) No.L182/1 of2.7.1992.
3Thetexts ofthese laws andregulations canbefound indocuments IP/N/1/GRC/P/1-3
*Thetextofthislawhasbeen submitted inGreek onlypending itstranslation intoaWTO language and
willbedistributed asdocument IP/N/1/GRC/P/2/Add.1IP/N/1/GRC/1
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Layout -designs (topographies) ofintegrated circuits4
1. Presidential Decree No.45/1991, O.J.(FEK) No.24A'/1.3.1991
"Legal protection oftopographies ofsemi-conductor products incompliance withCouncil
Directive 87/54/EEC of16December 1986 assupplemented byDecision Nos. 87/532/EEC and
88/311/EEC.
2. Presidential Decree No.415/1995, O.J.(FEK) No.238A'/16.11.1995
Supplementation oftheabove Presidential Decree No.45/1991.
Protection ofundisclosed information
4Thetexts ofthese laws andregulations canbefound indocuments IP/N/1/GRC/L/1 and2IP/N/1/GRC/1
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ANNEX III
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE TRIPS AGREEMENT
OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS
TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Copyright andrelated rights
1.LawNo.988/1943, O.J.(FEK)
No.A'409/1.12.1943
2.LawNo.2328/1995, O.J.(FEK)
No.A'159/3.8.1995Specific provisions concerning dramatic
works.
Provisions concerning private TVstations
(particularly Article 1,paragraph 4;
Article 4;andArticle 10).
Trademarks
Decision oftheUnder-Secretary ofTrade
No.K410204/12.10.1994, O.J.(FEK)
No.812B'/31.10.1994
Geographical indicationsDefinition ofspecial form andcontent of
trademarks 'application statement
Patents (including plant variety protection)
1.Articles 39.1and40ofL.D.
No.3026/1954, O.J.(FEK) No.235 A'
"Code ofLawyers"
2.LawNo.4325/1963, O.J.(FEK)
No.156A'/27.9.1963TheArticles refertothefiling ofpatents by
attorneys.
Inventions concerning theNational Defence.
TheLawcontains basic provisions onsecret
patents.
3.Ministerial Decision OIKNo.56200/
19.10.1963, O.J.(FEK) No.493
B'/4.11.1964
4.Ministerial Decision No.16987/
16.11.1988, O.J.(FEK) No.841B'/
16.11.1988Inventions concerning theNational Defence.
TheDecision deals withprocedural issues
regarding secret patents andthekeeping of
theRegister ofsecret patents.
TheDecision contains provisions onthe
recruitment ofthestaffoftheIndustrial
Property Organization, onindemnities andon
promotions ofitsstaff.IP/N/1/GRC/1
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TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Patents (including plant variety protection )
(cont'd.)
5.Ministerial Decision No.7066/EFA/666/
4.5.1989, O.J.(FEK)
No.363B'/16.5.1989
6.Ministerial Decision No.13218/EFA/
1990, O.J.(FEK) 684B'/30.10.1990TheDecision contains provisions regarding
thefinancial administration oftheIndustrial
Property Organisation.
TheDecision refers totheincrease ofthe
members oftheAdministrative Council ofthe
Industrial Property Organization (OBI).
7.Presidential Decree No.232/1992, O.J.
(FEK) 120A'/14.7.1992Exemption oftheIndustrial Property
Organisation (OBI) from thePublic Sector, as
of14July1992.
Layout-designs (topographies) ofintegrated
circuits
Protection ofundisclosed information