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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) Constitution of the Republic of Albania (2008) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 9957 of July 17, 2008 on Amendments of Law No. 8488 of May 13, 1999 on the Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits (2008) Law No. 9947 of July 7, 2008 on Industrial Property (2008) Law No. 9380 of April 28, 2005 on Copyright & Related Rights (2005) Law No. 8880 of April 15, 2002 on Plant Breeders'Right of the Republic of Albania (2002) Law No. 8488 of May 13, 1999 on the Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits (1999) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 8175 of December 23, 1996 Amending the Criminal Code (2004) Law No. 7895 of 27 January 1995 on the Criminal Code of the Republic of Albania (2004) Law No. 9121 of July 28, 2003 on Competition Protection (2003) Law No. 8781 of May 3, 2001 For Some Additions and Amendments to Law No. 7850 of July 29, 1994 “The Civil Code of the Republic of Albania' (2001) Law No. 8491 of May 27, 1999 Amending the Civil Procedures Code (1999) Law No. 8449 of 27 January, 1999 on Customs Code of the Republic of Albania (1999) Law No. 8116 of March 29, 1996 on Code of Civil Procedure (1996) Law No. 7961 of July 12, 1995 on the Code of Labor of the Republic of Albania (1995) Law No. 7905 dated 21 March 1995, Code of Criminal Procedure (1995) Law No. 7850 of July 29, 1994 on the Civil Code of The Republic of Albania (1994)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) Decision No. 883 of May 13, 2009 on Tariffs for Industrial Property Object (2009) Order No. 406 dated May 6, 2009 on the Approval of the Internal Regulation of Directorate General of Patents & Trademarks (2009) Decision No. 381 of April 8, 2009 on Approving the Regulation on the Registration of Industrial Designs (2009) Decision No. 1705 of December 29, 2008 on Approving the Regulation on the Registration of Geographical Indications (2008) Decision No. 1706 of December 29, 2008 on the Approval of Regulation for Registration of Trademarks and Service Marks (2008) Decision No. 1707 of December 29, 2008 on Approving the Regulation On Granting Patents and Utility Models (2008) Decision No. 232 of April 19, 2006 on the Creation & Working of Albanian Author's Right Office (2006) Decision No. 205 of April 13, 1999 on Implementing Provisions On Customs Code (1999)

Treaty Approvals	Laws / Decrees (Date of current version) Law No. 10179 of October 29, 2009 on the Accession of the Republic of Albania in the European Patent Convention (2009) Law No. 10180 of October 29, 2009 on the Accession of the Republic of Albania in the Patent Law Treaty of WIPO (2009) Law No. 9647 of November 27, 2006 on the Accession of the Republic of Albania to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs and the Regulations based on the Geneva Act, 1999 (2006) Law No. 9648 of November 27, 2006 on the Accession of the Republic of Albania to the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs of 1960 (2006) Law No. 9532 of May 15, 2006 on the Accession of the Republic of Albania to the Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification, 1979 (2006) Law No. 9395 of May 12, 2005 on the Accession of the Republic of Albania to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (2005) Law No. 9031 of March 20, 2003 on the Accession of the Republic of Albania in the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedures (2003) Law No. 9033 of March 20, 2003 on the Accession of the Republic of Albania in the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods & Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (2003) Law No. 8992 of January 31, 2003 on the Accession of the Republic of Albania in the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (2003) Law No. 8993 of January 30, 2003 on the Accession of the Republic of Albania in the Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (2003)

Treaty Membership	WIPO-Administered Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Summary Table of Membership of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Treaties Administered by WIPO, plus UPOV, WTO and UN Patent Law Treaty (May 17, 2010) Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification (July 24, 2007) Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs (March 19, 2007) WIPO Copyright Treaty (August 6, 2005) Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro-organisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (September 19, 2003) Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (September 19, 2003) Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (July 30, 2003) WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (May 20, 2002) Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (June 26, 2001) Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (September 1, 2000) Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (October 4, 1995) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (October 4, 1995) Patent Cooperation Treaty (October 4, 1995) Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (March 6, 1994) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (June 30, 1992) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety ... Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity ... Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict ... Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (March 13, 2013) International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (August 10, 2010) United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (June 1, 2010) Kiev Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (October 8, 2009) Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (June 19, 2009) International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2005 (February 13, 2009) Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the adoption of an additional distinctive emblem (August 6, 2008) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (March 18, 2007) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (July 25, 2006) Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (July 4, 2006) International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) (October 15, 2005) International Plant Protection Convention (October 2, 2005) London Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (August 4, 2005) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (June 30, 2005) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (May 9, 2005) International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods (March 28, 2005) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (January 2, 2005) Protocol 1 annexed for Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to works of Stateless persons and refugees (February 4, 2004) Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention to works of stateless persons and refugees (February 4, 2004) Protocol 2 annexed for Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to works of certain international organizations (February 4, 2004) Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (February 4, 2004) Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (February 4, 2004) Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (September 22, 2003) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (July 23, 2003) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (September 13, 2002) Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (October 30, 2001) Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (September 8, 2000) World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (September 8, 2000) Helsinki Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (October 6, 1996) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (January 1, 1995) Convention on Biological Diversity (April 5, 1994) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (January 16, 1994) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (January 16, 1994) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (January 4, 1992) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (October 10, 1989) Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (March 20, 1961) Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (March 20, 1961) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (November 27, 1957) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (November 27, 1957) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (November 27, 1957) Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit (October 31, 1922) IP Regional Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Convention on the Grant of European Patents (EPO) (May 1, 2010) Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Central European Free Trade Agreement (July 26, 2007) IP-relevant Bilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Albania and the EFTA States (November 1, 2010) Agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (April 6, 2009) Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Albania (May 1, 2008) Agreement between the Portuguese Republic and the Republic of Albania on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (August 10, 2007) Interim Agreement on Trade and Trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part (December 1, 2006) Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (May 18, 2006) Free Trade Agreement between Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina (December 1, 2004) Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Albania and the Republic of Moldova (November 1, 2004) Agreement between the Government of the State of Israel and the Government of the Republic of Albania on Trade and Economic Cooperation (June 1, 2004) Agreement between the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Albania on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (January 14, 2004) Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Albania (June 1, 2003) Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Finland and the Government of the Republic of Albania on the Promotion and Protection of Investments (February 20, 1999) Agreement between the Republic of Hungary and the Republic of Albania for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (April 1, 1998) Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Albania concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (January 4, 1998) Agreement between the Government of the State of Israel and the Government of the Republic of Albania for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (February 18, 1997) Agreement between the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Albania concerning the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (December 26, 1996) Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement between Albania and Switzerland (August 1, 1996) Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Republic of Albania on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (June 14, 1996) Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden and the Government of the Republic of Albania on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (April 1, 1996) Agreement between the Government of the Italian Republic and the Government of the Republic of Albania for the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (January 29, 1996) Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Albania on Mutual Promotion and Protection of Investment (January 28, 1996) Agreement between the Government of Romania and the Government of the Republic of Albania for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (September 2, 1995) Agreement on Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Albania (September 1, 1995) Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Albania for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (August 30, 1995) Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Albania concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (August 18, 1995) Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Albania concerning the Promotion and Protection of Investments (August 1, 1995) Agreement between the Czech Republic and the Republic of Albania for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (July 7, 1995) Agreement between the Government of the Hellenic Republic and the Government of the Republic of Albania for the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (July 4, 1995) Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Albania and the Government of the Republic of Croatia for the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (April 16, 1994) Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Albania concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (January 20, 1994) Agreement between the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Government of the Republic of Albania for the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (January 1, 1994) Agreement between the Swiss Federal Council and the Government of the Republic of Albania on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (April 30, 1993) Agreement on Trade Relations between the Republic of Albania and the United States of America (November 2, 1992) Cultural, Scientific and Technical Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania (November 25, 1988) Framework Agreement on Economic, Industrial and Technical Cooperation between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania (February 17, 1988) Phytosanitary Convention between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Socialist People's Republic of Albania (March 1, 1978)

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