. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONIP/N/1/BGR/1/Add.1
4 September 2000
(00-3435)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
BULGARIA
Addendum
By means of communications from its Permanent Mission, dated 6 December 1999,
17 January, 5 and 29 May, and 24 July 2000, the Republic of Bulgaria has notified that new
legislation has been adopted by the National Assembly in the field of copyright and industrial
property rights.
In Section II of Annex I of document IP/N/1/B GR/1 the following subsections are, therefore,
amended as indicated below.IP/N/1/BGR/1/Add.1
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MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS
Copyright
- Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act1
Published in State Gazette Nº 56 0f 1993.
Entry into force:  1 August 1983.
Amendments published in State Gazette Nº 63 of 4 August 1994, Nº 10 of 27 January 1998
and Nº 28 of 4 April 2000.
Trade marks
- Law on Marks and Geographical Indications2
Published in State Gazette Nº 81 of 14 September 1999.
Entry into force:  14 December 1999.
Geographical indications
- Law on Marks and Geographical Indications1
Published in State Gazette Nº 81 of 14 September 1999.
Entry into force:  14 December 1999.
Industrial designs
- Law on Industrial Designs3
Published in State Gazette Nº 81 of 14 September 1999.
Entry into force:  14 December 1999.
Topographies of integrated circuits
- Law on Topographies of Integrated Circuits4
Published in State Gazette Nº 81 of 14 September 1999.
Entry into force:  14 December 1999.
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1 See document IP/N/1/BGR/C/2.
2 See document IP/N/1/BGR/I/2.
3 See document IP/N/1/BGR/D/1.
4 See document IP/N/1/BGR/L/1.