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COPYRIGHT CERTIFICATION INSTITUTE FOR TAIWANESE AUDIO AND VIDEO PRODUCTS TO BE RELEASED IN THE PRC MARKET
Cathy C. W. Ting
According to the 1995 Notice of Recordation of Agreements on Releasing of Foreign Audio and Video Products in the People's Republic of China, where prior certification for an audio and video product is required from an overseas certification institute designated by the PRC National Copyright Administration, the audio and video publication agency in the PRC shall request the provider of such product to provide an ownership certificate issued by the certification institute concerned.
After the Cross-Strait Cooperative Agreement on Intellectual Property Right Protection took effect on 12 September 2010, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has designated the Taiwan Association for Copyright Protection (TACP) as the copyright certification institute for Taiwanese audio and video products for the purpose of establishing the certification system under Article 6 of the Agreement. Such designation was officially recognized by the PRC National Copyright Administration on 16 December 2010. If a Taiwanese operator desires to release any audio and video products in China in the future, it can directly apply to the TACP for the certification procedure in Taiwan. This policy will facilitate the release of Taiwanese audio and video products in China. The TACP began to accept applications for copyright certification for various audio and video products (including audio tapes, video tapes, CDs, LDs and other audio and video products) as of 24 December 2010.
