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Main text(s) Main text(s) French Code de droit économique (mis à jour le 19 juin 2019)     

 

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Code de droit économique (mis à jour le 19 juin 2019)

Legislation Relates to (14 text(s)) Relates to (14 text(s))

• Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases, (Directive 96/9/EC, amended up to Directive (EU) 2019/790) (EU308)
• Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (EU230)
• Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure, (Directive (EU) 2016/943) (EU218)
• Directive 2006/116/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights, (Directive 2006/116/EC, amended up to Directive 2011/77/EU) (EU300)
• Directive 2006/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property (codified version) (EU071)
• Directive No. 2006/114/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 concerning misleading and comparative advertising (codified version) (EU132)
• Regulation (EC) No. 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws (EU130)
• Directive No. 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (Directive on electronic commerce) (EU107)
• Directive 98/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 1998 on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access. (EU155)
• Directive No. 98/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 on the protection of consumers (EU044)
• Directive No. 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (EU188)
• Council Directive No. 91/250/EEC of 14 May 1991 on the legal protection of computer programs (EU020)
• Council Directive 89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities (EU128)
• Council Directive No. 84/450/EEC of 10 September 1984 relating to the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning misleading advertising (EU033)

Supersedes (2 text(s)) Supersedes (2 text(s))

• Code of Economic Law (updated on September 10, 2018) (BE172)
• Code of Economic Law (updated on September 28, 2016) (BE171)

Is superseded by (3 text(s)) Is superseded by (3 text(s))

• Code of Economic Law, updated on July 18, 2024 (BE216)
• Code of Economic Law (updated on April 21, 2022) (BE214)
• Code of Economic Law (updated on March 7, 2022) (BE213)

Treaties Relates to (12 records) Relates to (12 records)

• Paris Convention (March 20, 1883)
• Berne Convention (September 9, 1886)
• Rome Convention (October 26, 1961)
• Patent Cooperation Treaty (June 19, 1970)
• European Patent Convention (October 5, 1973)
• Convention on Biological Diversity (June 5, 1992)
• Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (April 15, 1994)
• Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization  (April 15, 1994)
• WIPO Copyright Treaty (December 20, 1996)
• WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (December 20, 1996)
• Benelux Convention on Intellectual Property (February 25, 2005)
• Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (February 19, 2013)