Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions
Proposed act with possible EEA relevance
Act under scrutiny by EEA EFTA
Draft Joint Committee Decision (JCD) under consideration
Entry into force of Joint Committee Decision (JCD) pending
Incorporated into the EEA Agreement and in force
Incorporated into the EEA Agreement but no longer in force
Legal status
EU legal act incorporated into the EEA Agreement by a Joint Committee Decision (JCD) Area (EEA Agreement)
XVII Intellectual Property
Joint committee decision (JCD)
020/2003 In force in the EEA
Yes Legal documents
Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions
Tilskipun Evrópuþingsins og ráðsins 98/44/EB frá 6. júlí 1998 um lögvernd uppfinninga í líftækni
Richtlinie 98/44/EG des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 6. Juli 1998 über den rechtlichen Schutz biotechnologischer Erfindungen
Europaparlaments- og rådsdirektiv 98/44/EF av 6. juli 1998 om rettslig vern av bioteknologiske oppfinnelser
History
01.02.2004
Adopted JCD confirmed entry into force date
01.02.2004
Compliance date in the EEA
01.12.2003
Constitutional requirements under Art. 103 fulfillment date (NO)
Norway
01.10.2003
Constitutional requirements under Art. 103 fulfillment date (FL)
Liechtenstein
29.04.2003
Constitutional requirements under Art. 103 fulfillment date (IS)
Iceland
31.01.2003
Adoption of Joint Commitee Decision (JCD) incorporating the act into the EEA Agreement
04.12.2002
Draft Joint Commitee Decision (JCD) incorporating the act into the EEA Agreement sent to Commission
06.07.1998
Adoption date in the EU
30.07.2000
Compliance date in the EU
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