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IP/N/1/IRL/C/27  
 
20 July 2023  
(23-4945)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
IRELAND : EUROPEAN UNION (TERM OF PROTECTION OF COPYRIGHT AND CERTAIN  
RELATED RIGHTS) (DIRECTIVE 2011 /77/EU) REGULATIONS 2013  
(S.I. NO. 411 OF 2013)  
Notifying Member  IRELAND  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title European Union (Term of Protection of Copyright and Certain Related Rights) 
(Directive 2011/77/EU) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 411 of 2013)  
Subject matter  Copyright and related rights  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2023/IP/IRL/23_11049_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[X] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/IRL/8  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
These Regulations transpose Directive 2011/77/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
27 September 2011 (amending Directive 2006/116/EC) on the term of protection of copyright and 
certain related rights into Irish law. In line with the Directiv e, the Regulations extend the term of 
protection for performers and for producers of sound recordings from 50 to 70 years by making the 
necessary amendments to the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 (No. 28 of 2000). The 
Regulations also introduce new m easures to benefit performers in sound recordings in the later 
stages of their career.  
 
In addition, the Regulations implement harmonized rules governing the term of protection of 
copyright in musical compositions with words, i.e. where the lyricist and t he composer are different 
persons.  
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  1 November 2013  
Other date   Adoption: 31 October 2013  IP/N/1/IRL/79 • IP/N/1/IRL/C/27  
 
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  Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  27 April 2023  
Other information  See also: IP/N/1/EU/C/4  
(Directive 2011/77/EU)  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Intellectual Property Unit  
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment  
 
trademarks@enterpris e.gov.ie  
 
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.  