Notifying Member

Netherlands

Details of the notified legal text

Title

Trade Secrets Protection Act (Wet bescherming bedrijfsgeheimen)

Subject matter

Undisclosed information

Nature of notification

[X]     Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation_

[  ]     Other law or regulation_

Link to legal text[*]

https://ip-documents.info/2024/IP/NLD/24_06514_00_e.pdf
https://ip-documents.info/2024/IP/NLD/24_06514_00_x.pdf

Notification status

[X]     First notification

[  ]     Amendment or revision to notified legal text

[  ]_     Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)

Previous notification(s) referred to

Not applicable

Brief description of the notified legal text

Act of October 17, 2018, on rules implementing Directive 2016/943/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) from unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure (OJ 2016, L157) (Trade Secrets Protection Act)

Language(s) of notified legal text

English, Dutch

Entry into force

23 October 2018

Other date

Notification details

Submission date of notification

19 June 2024

Other information

See also:

IP/N/1/EU/U/3

(Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure (Trade Secrets Directive))

and

https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0041459/2018-10-23

Agency or authority responsible

Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs