Orphan Works Directive

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Directive 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

 

Preamble

 

Article 1 - Subject-matter and scope

 

Article 2 - Orphan works

 

Article 3 - Diligent search

 

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

 

Article  9 - Transposition

 

Article 10 - Review clause

 

Article 11 - Entry into force

 

Article 12 - Addressees

 

Annex

 

 

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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.