 The "sui generis" protection of databases was instituted by the Law 5/1998 of 6 March 1998 incorporating Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the Legal Protection of Databases.The provisions are 
contained in Title VIII of Book Two (arts.133–137 under the revised numbering), but are not included in the 1996 consolidated version of the Intellectual Property Law.