Orphan Works Directive
Print this pageDirective 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on certain permitted uses of orphan works Text with EEA relevance
Article 1 - Subject-matter and scope
Article 4 - Mutual recognition of orphan work status
Article 5 - End of orphan work status
Article 6 - Permitted uses of orphan works
Article 7 - Continued application of other legal provisions
Article 8 - Application in time
Text in force at 01-01-2020. The text can be verified at EUR-Lex.europa.eu. Titles of articles have been added for convenience, but are lacking in the official text, IP-PorTal.