There are no general licensing requirements for exports from Romania, but the government does prohibit or control the export of certain strategic goods and technologies. There are also export controls on imported or domestically produced goods of proliferation concern. Protection of U.S. Intellectual Property Rights Romania has enacted significant legislation in intellectual property protection. Patent, copyright and trademark laws are in place. In the past year, Romania has adopted pipeline protection for pharmaceuticals.
Enforcement is limited and often ineffective.
Pirated copies of audio and video cassettes, CDs, and software are readily available, although not openly displayed. In a few cases, pirated films are broadcast on local cable television channels. There are no known exports of pirated products from Romania. Romania is a member of the Berne Convention, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the Paris Intellectual Property Convention, the Patents Cooperation Treaty, the Madrid Convention, and the Hague Convention on Industrial Design, Drawings and Models. As a country in transition, Romania will implement the WTO agreement on intellectual property on January 1, 2000.