WORLD TRADE IP/N/1/ESP/1/Rev.1/Add.1
4July1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2803)
Original: Spanish Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
Spain
Addendum
Bymeans ofacommunication fromthePermanent Mission ofSpain, dated 6May1997, Spain
hassupplemented itsinitial notification oflawsandregulations under Article 63.2oftheAgreement
asreflected indocument IP/N/1/ESP/1/Rev.1, bythesubmission ofthetextsofthe"other lawsand
regulations"asspecifiedinthefollowinglisting,whichreplacesthelistingof"otherlawsandregulations"
contained indocument IP/N/1/ESP/1/Rev.1.IP/N/1/ESP/1/Rev.1/Add.1
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SPAIN: LIST OF"OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS"
(Thelawsandregulations thatwerealready contained inthelisting reproduced indocument
IP/N/1/ESP/1/Rev.1 aremarked withanasterisk.)
Title, dateofadoption andpublication Summary description
Geographical indications
Unfair Competition Act(Law 3/1991, of
10January 1991)*
(Official Gazette No.10of11January 1991)Prohibits practices ofunfair competition,
including theuseofgeographical indications
thataremisleading astotheorigin ofthe
product (Article 7),ortaking wrongful
advantage ofthereputation ofothers
(Article 12). Article 18setsoutthelegal
actions thatmaybebrought against such
practices.
Patents
Competition Protection Act(Law 16/1989, of
17July1989)*
(Official Gazette No.170,of18July1989)TheLawisdesigned toestablish aregulatory
foundation toguarantee adequate competition
inthemarket. Thisenactment embodies
prevailing Community principles withregard
toprotection ofcompetition.
Theprocedures established inPartIIIserve
todetermine when apractice oranagreement
isanti-competitive. Thisisrelevant forthe
purposes of"Other UseWithout
Authorization oftheRight Holder" setoutin
Article 31.koftheTRIPS Agreement.
Protection ofundisclosed information
Unfair Competition Act(Law 3/1991, of
10January 1991)*
(Official Gazette No.10,of11January 1991)Practices ofunfair competition include the
infringement ofindustrial andcommercial
secrets (Article 13). Thelegalactions
envisaged inArticle 18maybeinstituted
against suchpractices.IP/N/1/ESP/1/Rev.1/Add.1
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Title, dateofadoption andpublication Summary description
Control ofanti-competitive practices in
contractual licensing
Competition Protection Act(Law 16/1989, of
17July1989)*
(Official Gazette No.170,of18July1989)TheLawisdesigned toestablish aregulatory
foundation toguarantee adequate competition
inthemarket. Thisenactment embodies
prevailing Community principles withregard
toprotection ofcompetition. Theprohibited
practices envisaged inArticle 1include those
thatcould constitute contractual licence
clauses. TheCompetition Protection Court
mayimpose penalties (Articles 9-13) on
anyone engaging inunfair competition.
Civil procedures andremedies
Civil Prosecution Act,published byRoyal
Decree on3February 1881.
(Parts IandVIIofBook IandParts IIand
VIIofBook II)
(Entry intoforce: 1April 1881)Article 3deals withquestions relating to
representation incourt, which isrelevant to
Article 42oftheTRIPS Agreement.
Articles 313and314regulate whether a
particular legalproceeding willbeinopen
court orincamera ,which isrelevant to
Article 42oftheTRIPS Agreement.
Article 497.1 addresses thelegalformulas for
obtaining information ondistribution channels
incases ofinfringement, which isrelevant
forthepurposes ofArticle 47oftheTRIPS
Agreement.
Articles 903ff.govern civilliability actions
against judges andmagistrates, which is
relevant forthepurposes ofArticle 48ofthe
TRIPS Agreement.
Organization Act6/1985, dated 1July, ofthe
Judiciary
(Published intheOfficial Gazette of
2July1985)
(Entry intoforce: 3July1985)Articles 411to413govern civilliability on
thepartofjudicial authorities, which is
relevant forthepurposes ofArticle 48ofthe
TRIPS Agreement.IP/N/1/ESP/1/Rev.1/Add.1
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Title, dateofadoption andpublication Summary description
Provisional measures
Civil Prosecution Actpublished byRoyal
Decree on3February 1881
(Part XIVofBook II)
(Entry intoforce: 1April 1881)Article 1428 setsforth thegeneral procedure
forinitiating theprocess ofadopting
provisional measures. Thisprocedure is
applicable inthedomain ofunfair
competition andisrelevant toArticle 50of
theTRIPS Agreement.
Special requirements related toborder
measures
Law30/1992 of26November, onRules
governing general government institutions and
Common Administrative Procedure
(Official Gazette of27November 1992)
(Entry intoforce: 27February 1993)PartVIregulates theduration andcostof
procedures involving intervention atthe
border, inthecaseofcounterfeit orpirated
goods, which isrelevant forthepurposes of
Articles 51ff.oftheTRIPS Agreement.
Criminal procedures
Penal Code Organization Act(Organization
Act10/1995, of23November 1995, Official
Gazette No.281of24November 1995)*
(Section IofChapter XIofPartXIII,
Articles 270to277andtheSingle Derogation
Clause, PartVandPartVI)
(Entry intoforce: 24May1996)Regulates penal categories relating to
offences against intellectual property rights in
general, which isrelevant forthepurposes of
Article 61oftheTRIPS Agreement.
Articles 270and271describe practices
deemed tobeinfringements ofintellectual
property intheform ofcopyright and
neighbouring rights, andthecorresponding
penalties. Articles 273to278setforth
similar provisions inregard topatents, utility
models, layout designs (topographies) of
integrated circuits, trademarks, geographical
indications andprotection ofundisclosed
information.
Italsocontains provisions ongeneral
penalties applicable toany"corpus delicti".
Hence, Articles 109ff.dealwiththe
restoration ofthegood, redress fordamages
andindemnification forloss. Article 127
deals withseizure.IP/N/1/ESP/1/Rev.1/Add.1
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Title, dateofadoption andpublication Summary description
Organization Act6/1985, of1July, ofthe
Judiciary
(Published intheOfficial Gazette of
2July1985)
(Entry intoforce: 3July1985)Articles 57,82and87,specify thecourts that
havejurisdiction incases ofcriminal
infringement ofintellectual property rights,
which isrelevant forthepurposes of
Article 61oftheTRIPS Agreement.
Criminal Prosecution Act,promulgated on
14September 1882
(Book I,PartIV)With specific exceptions, Articles 101and
103stipulate thepublic nature ofcriminal
proceedings, which isrelevant forthe
purposes ofArticle 61oftheTRIPS
Agreement, asregards individuals withthe
capacity toinstitute criminal proceedings.
Law50/1981 of30December 1981, onthe
Statutes oftheDepartment ofPublic
Prosecution
(Official Gazette of13January 1982)Article 3determines thepublic authority
competent toinitiate criminal proceedings,
which isrelevant forthepurposes of
Article 61oftheTRIPS Agreement.