The Ministry of Industry, Entrepreneurship, Trade and Innovation (MIETI), through the Central Inspectorate of Market Surveillance (CIMS), is intensifying inspection activities for the supervision of the implementation of legislation in the field of copyright and related rights.
As part of these activities, the inspection teams of the Central Inspectorate of Market Surveillance (CIMS), during the day today, carried out inspections at economic entities in the regions of Prishtina and Gjilan, with a particular focus on businesses engaged in the photocopying, reproduction and distribution of materials protected by copyright.
The purpose of these inspections is to verify compliance with legal requirements during the reproduction and use of protected materials, as well as to prevent the unauthorized use, reproduction or exploitation of works protected by copyright.
The inspection activities are carried out based on Law No. 08/L-205 on Copyright and Related Rights, as well as within the framework of the competences established by Law No. 08/L-279 on the Central Inspectorate of Market Surveillance.
Through these actions, the Ministry of Industry, Entrepreneurship, Trade and Innovation (MIETI) and the Central Inspectorate of Market Surveillance (CIMS) aim to contribute to the respect and protection of the rights of authors and rights holders, to increasing the awareness of economic operators and to creating a market where economic activity is conducted lawfully.
MIETI and CIMS will continue supervision in this field also in other regions of the Republic of Kosovo, based on complaints and information received from consumers regarding suspected cases of copyright infringement and piracy.
