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Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (32 texts)

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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) Constitution of 2009 of the Republic of Bolivia (2009) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 1.334 of May 4, 1992 on Appellations of origin (1992) Law No.1322 of April 13, 1992 on Copyright (1992) Law No. 1.302 of December 20, 1991 - General Cinema Act (1991) Law 15/01/1918, Law on trademarks and industrial and commercial records (1918) Law of December 2, 1916; Law on Industrial Patents, Rules for their Application and Use in the Republic (1916) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law of the Productive, Communal, and Agricultural Revolution (2011) Penal Code. Sanctioned by Decree Law No. 10426 of 23 August 1972, Includes amendments of Law No. 1768 of Amendments to the Criminal Code; updated according to Law 2494 of August 4, 2003. (2003) Law No. 2341 of April 23, 2002, Administrative Procedure Law (2002) Criminal Procedure Code Bolivia; Law No. 1970 of March 25, 1999 (1999) Law No 1768 of March 10, 1997; Law amending the Criminal Code (1997) Law No. 1.449 of February 15, 1993, regulating the professional practice of engineering and related activities, in all branches and activities thereof, as well as intellectual property matters relating to technical documents (1993) Commercial Code: Decree Law No. 14 379 of 25 February 1977 (1978) Civil Code (1976) Civil Procedure Code (1976) IP Laws: issued by the Executive (Date of current version) Supreme Decree No. 29004, of January 9, 2007; establishes a prior consent procedure in a product patent application and/or pharmaceutical invention process (2007) Supreme Decree No. 28152, of May 17, 2005; modifications, adjustments and additions to the Supreme Decree Nº27938 of December 20, 2004 (2005) Supreme Decree No. 27938 of December 20, 2004; National Intellectual Property Service (2004) Supreme Decree No. 23.069 of 28 February 1992, establishing the National Seeds Council (1992) Supreme Decree No.16762; on the Legal Deposit Required for National Production Works (1979) Supreme Decree No. 5.918 of 6 November 1961 for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (1961)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) Regulation on Procedure and Enforcement of Industrial Property of the National Office of Intellectual Property (SENAPI) (2008) Supreme Decree No. 27113 of July 23, 2003, Regulation of the Law No. 2341, Administrative Procedure Law (2003) R.M 040 of April 2, 2001, Regulations on Protection of Plant Varieties (2001) Regulations on Protection of Plant Varieties (2001) Supreme Decree No. 24.676 of June 21, 1997 - Regulations to Decision No. 391 of the Commission of the Cartagena Agreement and Regulations on Biosafety (1997) Supreme Decree No. 24.582 of April 25, 1997 - Software Regulations (1997) Secretarial Resolution No. 064/96 of 9 August 1996 - General Regulations on Seeds certification and Inspection (1996) General Regulations on Seed Certification and Inspection (1996) Supreme Decree No. 23907 of December 7, 1994; Regulations to the Law on Copyright (1994) Supreme Decree No. 23.493 of May 7, 1993 - Regulations to the General Cinema Act (1993)

Treaty Approvals	Laws / Decrees (Date of current version) Law No. 1.968 of March 24, 1999 - Accession of Bolivia to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) of 2 December 1961, as revised at Geneva on 10 November 1972 and 23 October 1978 (1999)

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 WIPO Copyright Treaty ... WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty ... Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (November 24, 1993) Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (November 4, 1993) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (November 4, 1993) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (July 6, 1993) Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol (August 11, 1985) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit ... Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States ... Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the adoption of an additional distinctive emblem ... Protocol on Uniformity of Powers of Attorney which are to be Utilized Abroad ... Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (December 16, 2009) Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (December 16, 2009) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (March 18, 2007) Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (May 28, 2006) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (December 14, 2005) International Plant Protection Convention (October 2, 2005) Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (February 17, 2005) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (May 17, 2004) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (September 11, 2003) International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) (May 21, 1999) Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (September 12, 1995) World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (September 12, 1995) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (May 28, 1995) Convention on Biological Diversity (January 1, 1995) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (January 1, 1995) 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 (March 22, 1990) Protocol 2 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention the works of certain international organizations (March 22, 1990) Protocol 3 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the effective date of instruments of ratification or acceptance of or accession to that Convention (March 22, 1990) Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (March 22, 1990) Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (March 22, 1990) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (June 8, 1984) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (June 8, 1984) Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (January 4, 1984) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (November 12, 1982) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (June 10, 1977) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (June 10, 1977) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (June 10, 1977) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (January 4, 1977) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (January 4, 1977) Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (December 22, 1970) IP Regional Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) General Inter-American Convention for Trade Mark and Commercial Protection ... Inter-American Convention on the Rights of the Author in Literary, Scientific and Artistic Works (August 18, 1947) Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Additional Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the Andean Parliament ... Protocol of Cochabamba Amending the Treaty Creating the Court of Justice of the Cartagena Agreement (August 21, 1999) Protocol of Amendment Establishing the Andean Community and the Andean Integration System (Protocol of Trujillo) (December 30, 1997) Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (June 17, 1989) Treaty Creating the Court of Justice of the Cartagena Agreement (May 19, 1983) Treaty establishing the Latin American Integration Association (April 16, 1982) Treaty establishing the Andean Parliament (December 17, 1979) Panama Convention establishing the Latin American Economic System (SELA) (July 7, 1976) Andean Subregional Integration Agreement (Cartagena Agreement) (November 27, 1969) IP-relevant Bilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica and the Government of the Republic of Bolivia concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments ... Agreement between the Republic of Bolivia and the Republic of Cuba concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (March 19, 2004) Agreement between the Republic of Paraguay and the Republic of Bolivia on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (September 4, 2003) Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Bolivia concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (July 8, 2003) Agreement on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments between the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Bolivia (July 9, 2002) Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Bolivia for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (July 1, 2002) Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Bolivia concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (June 6, 2001) Agreement between the Republic of Bolivia and the Republic of Chile for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (July 21, 1999) Agreement between the Republic of Bolivia and the Republic of Ecuador for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (August 15, 1997) Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the Republic of Bolivia on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (June 4, 1997) Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark and the Government of the Republic of Bolivia concerning the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (March 22, 1997) Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Republic of Bolivia on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (October 12, 1996) Agreement between the Republic of Bolivia and the Republic of Argentina for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (May 1, 1995) Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Peru and the Government of the Republic of Bolivia on Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (February 19, 1995) Agreement on Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Bolivia (November 1, 1994) Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden and the Government of the Republic of Bolivia on the Promotion and Mutual Protection of Investments (July 3, 1992) Treaty between the Government of the Italian Republic and the Government of the Republic of Bolivia on the Promotion and Protection of Investments (February 22, 1992) Agreement between the Swiss Confederation and the Republic of Bolivia concerning the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (May 13, 1991) Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Bolivia concerning the Promotion and Mutual Protection of Investments (November 9, 1990) Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Bolivia for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (February 16, 1990)

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