WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCEIP/N/1/SWE/E/1
29April 1996
ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO(96-1629)
Council forTrade-Related Aspects Original: English/
ofIntellectual Property Rights anglais/
inglés
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS
NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
Sweden
Thepresent document reproduces1thetextoftheActonCustoms Control ofTrademark
Infringements (Act1994:1552) of15December 1994, asnotified bySweden under Article 63.2of
theAgreement (seedocument IP/N/1/SWE/1).
Conseil desaspects desdroits depropriété
intellectuelle quitouchent aucommerce
PRINCIPALES LOIS ETREGLEMENTATIONS CONSACREES ALA
PROPRIETE INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIEES AUTITRE
DEL'ARTICLE 63:2DEL'ACCORD
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Leprésent document contient letextedelaLoisurlecontrôle parlesdouanes descontrefa çons
demarques1(Loi1994:1552) du15décembre 1994, notifiée parlaSuède autitredel'article 63:2
del'Accord (voir ledocument IP/N/1/SWE/1).
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Intelectual relacionados conelComercio
PRINCIPALES LEYES YREGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS ALAPROPIEDAD
INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS ENVIRTUD DEL PÁRRAFO 2
DEL ARTÍCULO 63DEL ACUERDO
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contra lasMarcas deFábrica odeComercio (Ley1994:1552) de15dediciembre de1994, notificada
porSuecia envirtud delodispuesto enelpárrafo 2delartículo 63delAcuerdo (véase el
documento IP/N/1/SWE/1).
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THE MINISTRY OFJUSTICE
Stockholm
ActonCustoms Control ofTrademark Infringements
(Act1994:1552, ofDecember 15,1994)
Article 1.ThisActcontains complementary provisions totheCouncil Regulation (EEG) No3842/86
ofDecember 1,1986, onmeasures toprohibit thefreeflowoffalsegoods, inthefollowing called
"theEEC Regulation"
Article2.TheNationalCustomsBoardisthecompetentauthorityunderArticle3oftheEECRegulation.
TheNational Customs Board shall, where necessary, consult withother authorities.
Article 3.Goods which areretained byacustoms authority shallbekeptinasatisfactory manner.
Thekeeping shallbeattheexpense oftheapplicant. When adecision having legalforce exists onthe
destruction orother measure inrelation tothegoods, theapplicant hasarighttoreimbursement from
theperson orpersons against whom thedecision isdirected. Iftheclaim canbemade towards more
thanoneperson, those haveajointliability.
Article 4.Thequestion whether aninfringement ofarighthastaken place andwhatmeasures shall
betaken inrelation tothegoods insuchacaseisdecided byacompetent Court.
TheCourt mayissue aninterlocutory order totheeffect thattheretaining shalldiscontinue.
TheCustoms Autority shallenforce Court decisions having legalforcetotheeffect thatthegoods shall
bereleased, altered ordestroyed.
Ifthedecision means thatthegoods shallbealtered, thealteration shallbeattheexpense oftheperson
whohastherighttothegoods.
Article 5.TheGovernment mayprescribe thatafeeshallbepaidforanapplication under Article 3
oftheEEC Regulation.
TheNational Customs Board mayoblige theapplicant topostabond forthecosts forthekeeping
according toArticle 3.
Article 6.Thedecision bytheNational Customs Board under Article 3oftheEEC Regulation and
Article 5,second paragraph, maybeappealed toaGeneral Administrative Court.
Aspecial permission isneeded foranappeal toaGeneral Administrative Court.
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ThisActenters intoforce onthesame dayastheAct(1994:1500) Relating totheEntry ofSweden
intotheEuropean Union.