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Main text(s) Main text(s) German Verordnung vom 26. April 1993 über das Urheberrecht und verwandte Schutzrechte (stand am 1. Januar 2018)      French Ordonnance du 26 avril 1993 sur le droit d'auteur et les droits voisins (état le 1er janvier 2018)      Italian Ordinanza del 26 aprile 1993 sul diritto d’autore e sui diritti di protezione affini (stato 1° gennaio 2018)     

Additional Text(s) WTO Notifications Coversheet (3 text(s)) WTO Notifications Coversheet (3 text(s)) French Ordonnance du 26 avril 1993 sur le droit d'auteur et les droits voisins (état le 1er janvier 2018) English Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (status as of January 1, 2018) Spanish Orden de 26 de abril de 1993 sobre el Derecho de Autor y los Derechos Conexos (situación a 1 de enero de 2018)

Legislation Implements (2 text(s)) Implements (2 text(s))

• Federal Act of October 9, 1992, on Copyright and Related Rights (status as of January 1, 2022) (CH566)
• Federal Act of March 24, 1995, on the Statute and Tasks of the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property (status as of January 1, 2017) (CH350)

Supersedes (5 text(s)) Supersedes (5 text(s))

• Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (status as of September 1, 2014) (CH316)
• Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (status as of July 1, 2008) (CH157)
• Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (status as of December 22, 2003) (CH136)
• Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (CH005)
• Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (status as of January 1, 1996) (CH077)

Is amended by (9 text(s)) Is amended by (9 text(s))

• Civil Procedure Code of December 19, 2008 (status as of January 1, 2021) (CH553)
• Ordinance of November 1, 2006, on Customs (status as of January 1, 2019) (CH550)
• Ordinance of September 29, 2017, on Amendments to the Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on Copyright and Related Rights (CH406)
• Ordinance of November 19, 2003, on the Elimination of Inequalities Affecting Persons with Disabilities (status as of January 1, 2016) (CH548)
• Ordinance of June 6, 2014, on the Time-Limits of Order Periods in the field of the Federal Customs Administration (CH405)
• Ordinance of May 21, 2008, on Amendments to the Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on Copyright and Related Rights (CH403)
• Ordinance of May 21, 2008, on Amendments to the Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on Copyright and Related Rights (CH404)
• Ordinance of May 17, 1995, on Amendments to the Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (CH068)
• Ordinance of October 25, 1995, on Amendments to the Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (CH069)

WTO Document Reference

IP/N/1/CHE/29

IP/N/1/CHE/C/10