Ministerial Order N°01/10/MINISPOC of 20/08/2010 determining the content of the
application for suspension of procedures of clearing goods suspected to have been
pirated
Article 1: Purpose of this Order
This Order determines the content of application for submission to court requesting customs'
authorities to suspend custom's procedures of goods suspected to have been pirated.
Article 2: Content of the application
The application for suspension of customs‟ procedures of goods suspected to have been
pirated shall indicate the following:
1. the name of applicant and where necessary, the assignee or owner of license or patent;
2. name of the inventor;
3. title of the invention;
4. type of invention;
5. date/period of publication or production of the invention;
6. name of the producer;
7. description of the invention;
8. the ISBN (only for the piece of work);
9. the reason for the application or for dispute;
10. date, address and signature of the applicant.
Article 3: Repealing provision
All prior provisions contrary to this Order are hereby repealed.
Article 4: Commencement
This Order shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette of the
Republic of Rwanda.
Kigali, on 20/08/2010