The legal effects of acts and contracts concluded or stipulated prior to the date of entry into force of
this Act shall remain entirely unaffected.
Article 96
This Act repeals and replaces Decree‐Law No. 1/9 of May 4, 1978, regulating Copyright and
Intellectual Property in Burundi, except the provisions on industrial protection, which remain in
force.
Article 97
This Act shall enter into force on the day of its enactment.
Done at Bujumbura, December 30, 2005
Pierre NKURUNZIZA
SEEN AND BEARING THE SEAL OF THE REPUBLIC,
THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND KEEPER OF THE SEALS
Clotilde NIRAGIRA
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