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Law No. 16/1989 of July 17, 1989 on the Protection of Competition, Spain

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Details Details Year of Version 1989 Dates Entry into force: August 7, 1989 Adopted: July 17, 1989 Type of Text Other Texts Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Trade Names, Competition, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Notes The notification by Spain to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'The Law is designed to establish a regulatory foundation to guarantee adequate competition in the market. This enactment embodies prevailing Community principles with regard to protection of competition.
The procedures established in Part III serve to determine when a practice or an agreement is anti-competitive. This is relevant for the purposes of 'Other Use Without Authorization of the Right Holder' set out in Article 31.k of the TRIPS Agreement.
The prohibited practices envisaged in Article 1 include those that could constitute contractual licence clauses. The Competition Protection Court may impose penalties (Article 9-13) on anyone engaging in unfair competition.'

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Main text(s) Main text(s) Spanish Ley Nº 16/1989, de 17 de julio de 1989, de Defensa de la Competencia     

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