Legal Texts Relevant to Traditional Cultural Expressions

WIPO-Administered Treaties

TitleEntity
WIPO ConventionWorld Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

IP Regional Treaties

TitleEntity
Charter for African Cultural RenaissanceAfrican Union
Swakopmund Protocol (ARIPO)African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO)
Bangui Agreement (OAPI)African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)
Cultural Charter for AfricaOrganization of African Unity (OAU)

IP-related Multilateral Treaties

TitleEntity
Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural HeritageUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural ExpressionsUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Regional Economic Integration Treaties

TitleEntity
Treaty on the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership AgreementTrans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership

 

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