WORLD TRADE IP/N/1/ITA/1/Add.2
25June1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2621)
Original: French Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
Italy
Addendum
Bymeans ofacommunication fromthePermanent Mission ofItaly, dated 12May1997, Italy
hasnotified thetextsofthe"other lawsandregulations" intheareaofcopyright andrelated rights
contained inthefollowing annex and,thus,complemented itsearlier notification oftheselawsasreferred
toonthecover pageofdocument IP/N/1/ITA/1.IP/N/1/ITA/1/Add.2
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ANNEX
Other Laws andRegulations
Laws onCopyright andNeighbouring Rights
Civil Code -Book V-Chapter I-Copyright inliterary andartistic works -Articles 2575 to2583:
These articles recognize thepurpose andcontent ofcopyright, aswellastheentitlement to
acquire copyright andthepersons soentitled, andtheyrefer tospecial enactments forthe
determination ofconditions ofexercise andtemporal scope.
Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic No.1842of20October 1962-"Statutes oftheItalian Society
ofAuthors andPublishers, amended byDecrees ofthePresident oftheRepublic No.859of
14November 1974, No.726of2August 1986 andNo.1020 of12December 1986":
Thisdecree establishes thesocial purpose, theorgans ofthesociety andtheirmembership and
functioning, theinternal organization andtheprocedures foracquiring thestatus ofmember
andregistered candidate formembership.
LawNo.198of16April 1973-"Increase intheannual contribution toassistance andprovident funds
forwriters, playwrights, musicians andauthors-composers-lyricists ofpopular music":
Thislawsanctions anincrease intheamount oftheannual contribution totheabove-mentioned
assistance andprovident funds within themeaning ofArticle 198ofLaw No.633of
22April 1941.
LawNo.39of8March 1975 -"Granting ofcivilmajority rights tonationals whohavereached the
ageof18andmodification ofother provisions relating tolegalcapacity andtherighttovote":
Thislawgrants authors aged16andovertherighttoperform alllegaltransactions relating
totheirworks andtobring actions arising therefrom.
Decree oftheChairman oftheCouncil ofMinisters of15July1976 -"Establishment oftheamount
ofremuneration payable within themeaning ofArticle 73ofLawNo.633of22April 1941 on
copyright":
Thisdecree laysdown theamount -unless otherwise agreed bytheparties -oftheremuneration
payable totheproducer bythefranchise operator ofthecircular broadcasting service forthe
direct use,onaprofit-making basis, ofthediscorofananalogue device.
LawNo.103of14april1975:
Newrules onradio broadcasting andtelevision.
Decree oftheChairman oftheCouncil ofMinisters of1September 1975:
Determination ofthescale andapportionment oftheremuneration payable under theterms
ofArticle 73ofLawNo.633of22April 1941 ontheprotection ofcopyright andother
neighbouring rights.IP/N/1/IT A/1/Add.2
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LawNo.416of5August 1981:
Rules ofconduct forpublishing firms andmeasures topromote publishing.
Legislative Decree No.807of6December 1984:
Emergency regulations inrespect ofradio andtelevision broadcasts.
LawNo.4001of20July1985:
Rules ontheunauthorized duplication, reproduction, importation, distribution andsale,public
projection andtransmission ofunauthorized cinematographic works.
Legislative Decree No.91of26January 1987:
Emergency measures inrespect ofcommercial distribution andsubsequent amendments toLaw
No.517of10October 1975 onrules pertaining tobusiness loans.
LawNo.223of6August 1990:
Rules governing thepublic andprivate radio andtelevision broadcasting system.
Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic No.255of27March 1992:
Implementing regulations forLawNo.223of6August 1990 onrules governing thepublic
andprivate radio andtelevision broadcasting system.
Legislative Decree No.323of27August 1993:
Emergency regulations onradio andtelevision broadcasting.
Legislative Decree No.26of14January 1994:
Textcoordinated withRestructuring LawNo.153of1March 1994providing foremergency
measures onbehalf ofthecinema.
Legislative Decree No.137of29April 1995:
Emergency regulations ontheaccounts offirms operating inthepublishing andbroadcasting
sector andonthecontinued activity oflocally authorized television andradio broadcasters.
Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic No.223of19May1995:
NewCharter fortheItalian Society ofAuthors andPublishers (SIAE).
1With regard tothetextsofLawNo.400of20July1985 andLegislative Decree No.9of26January 1987,
attached hereto, theItalian delegation haspointed outthattheywererepealed byArticle 20ofLegislative Decree
No.685of16November 1994, alawalready notified andcirculated asdocument IP/N/1/ITA/C/2.IP/N/1/ITA/1/Add.2
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LawNo.689of24November 1981 -"Changes inthepenal system":
This lawlaysdown rules ofliability topecuniary penalties fixed bydecision ofthe
Administrative Authority forviolations forwhich theonlystatutory penalty wasacriminal
sanction.
Decree oftheChairman oftheCouncil ofMinisters of22May1993-"Establishment oftheStanding
Committee forthecoordination ofaction toprevent andpunish thereproduction andmarketing of
cinematographic, discographic, audiovisual andcomputer program products":
Thisdecree setsuptheabove-mentioned committee asabodyanswerable totheOffice ofthe
Chairman oftheCouncil ofMinisters, Department ofInformation andPublishing, andalso
establishes itsmembership.
LawNo.547of23December 1993-"Modification oftheprovisions ofthePenal Code andtheCode
ofCriminal Procedure inrespect ofcomputer crime":
Thislawamends andsupplements theprovisions ofthePenal Code andtheCode ofCriminal
Procedure relating tocomputer offences.
LawNo.161of21April 1962:
Showings offilms andtheatrical works.
Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic No.2929 of11November 1963:
Implementing regulations forLawNo.161.
LawNo.1213 of4November 1965:
Newsetofarrangements topromote cinematography.
Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic No.1661 of30December 1965:
Rules concerning recognition ofthenationality offilms within theEEC.
LawNo.800of14August 1967:
Neworganizational arrangements foroperatic societies andmusical activities.
Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic No.1501 of5September 1967:
Government libraries: organization andfunctioning.
LawNo.1062 of20November 1971:
Rules ofcriminal lawonthecounterfeiting oralteration ofworks ofart.IP/N/1/IT A/1/Add.2
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Regulations onIntellectual andIndustrial Property
Ministerial Decree No.320of19July1989
Newapplication forms forinventions, models andmarks.
Royal Decree No.1369 of18May1942 onimplementation ofLawNo.633of22April 1941, as
amended byLawNo.159of22May1993