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EXPORT REGULATIONS AMENDED
On 15 September 1999 the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) decreed amendments to the Regulations Governing Export of Commodities, as follows:
Article 2-1: The authority charged with administering these regulations is the MOEA. Its functions shall be performed by the Board of Foreign Trade (BOFT), except that functions relating to supervision of the exportation of goods incorporating copyright works shall be performed by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO).
Article 3: In these regulations, license issuance means the issuance of an export license by the BOFT or an agency authorized by it; license-exempt means exempt from the requirement for an export license.
Article 20: An exporter exporting specific goods incorporating specific work shall submit documents relating to copyright in such work; there must be no infringement on a copyright. The IPO or an agency authorized by it may, if necessary, inspect the specific goods.
Article 21: Specific works, specific goods and documents relating to copyright as referred to in the preceding article, and other related provisions, shall be announced by the IPO.
Article 21-1: As the special monitor of works incorporated in exported goods, the IPO may accept applications from authors or their representatives for registration of such works. Where a sample is deposited and protection requested, the IPO shall charge fees; the level of fees to be charged for the holding of such samples shall be set by the IPO.
Fees for the holding of samples as referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be charged in accordance with budget procedures.