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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) Constitution of October 4, 1958 (2008) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 2012-287 of March 1, 2012 on the Exploitation of Digital Books Unavailable in the Twentieth Century (2012) Intellectual Property Code (as last amended by Decree No. 2012-634 of May 3, 2012) (2012) Law No. 2011-1898 of December 20, 2011 on the remuneration for private copying (2011) Law of November 28, 2011 on Certificates of New Plant Variety, published in the Official Gazette on December 8, 2011 amending the Code of Intellectual Property (2011) Law No. 2009-1311 of 28 October 2009 on the criminal protection of literary and artistic property on the internet (2009) Law No. 2009-669 of June 12, 2009 promoting the Dissemination and Protection of Creation on the Internet (2009) Law No. 2007-1544 of October 29, 2007 against Counterfeiting (2007) Law No. 2006-961 of August 1, 2006 on Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society (2006) Law No. 2006-236 of March 1, 2006 concerning Plant Varieties (2006) Law No. 2004-1338 of December 8, 2004 on the protection of biotechnological inventions (2004) Law No. 2003-517 of June 18, 2003 on the Remuneration of Library Loans and the Strengthening of the Social Protection of Authors (2003) Law No. 96-1106 of December 18, 1996 amending the Intellectual Property Code pursuant to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (1996) Law No. 92-546 of June 20, 1992 on Statutory Deposit (1992) Law No. 91-7 of January 4, 1991 on Trademarks and Service Marks (1991) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 2012-387 of March 22, 2012 on the simplification of the law and administrative relief (2012) Law No. 2011-2012 of December 29, 2011 Strengthening the Safety of Sanitary Drugs and Health Products (2011) Law No. 2011-901 of 28 July 2011 to improve the operation of county houses of people with disabilities and various provisions relating to disability policy (2011) Law No. 2011-267 of March 14, 2011 on orientation and programming for the performance of Homeland Security (2011) Law No. 2010-1487 of December 7, 2010 on the Department of Mayotte (2010) Law No. 2010-853 of July 23, 2010 on consular networks, trade, crafts and services (2010) Book of Tax Procedures (Consolidated Version of the April 25, 2010) (2010) Code of the cinema and motion pictures (2010) Environment code, as consolidated 2010 (2010) Commercial Code (2010) Law No. 2009-526 of May 12, 2009 to simplify and clarify the Law and Streamline Procedures (2009) Law No. 2008-776 of August 4, 2008 on the Modernization of the Economy (2008) Decree No. 2008-522 of June 2, 2008 Refunding the Regulatory part of the Judicial Organization Code (2008) Law No. 2007-248 of February 26, 2007 containing various provisions to adapt the European Legislation into the field of Medicine (2007) Law No. 2005-842 of July 26, 2005 for the Trust and the Modernization of the Economy (2005) Law No. 2004-800 of August 6, 2004 on Bioethics (2004) Law No. 2004-575 of June 21,2004 on confidence in the digital economy (2004) Law No. 2004-204 of March 9,2004 on adapting to changes in the justice crime (2004) Law No. 2004-130 of February 11, 2004 reforming the status of certain judicial and legal professions, legal experts, the patent attorneys and experts in public auctions (2004) Law No. 2003-708 of 1 August 2003 on the Organization and Promotion of Physical Activities and Sports (2003) Law No. 2003-7 of January 3,2003 amending the Book VIII of the Commerce Code (2003) Law No. 2001-1135 of December 3, 2001 on the Rights of the Surviving Spouse and Children born out of Wedlock and Modernizing various Provisions of Inheritance Law (2001) Law No. 2001-624 of July 17, 2001 on various provisions of Social, Educational and Cultural matters (2001) Law No. 2000-719 of August 1, 2000 amending Law No. 86-1067 of September 30, 1986 on Freedom of Communication (2000) Law No. 94-361 of May 10, 1994 implementing the Directive (EEC) No. 91-250 of the European Communities Council dated May 14, 1991 on the legal protection of computer programs and modifying the IP Code (1994) Law No. 94-653 of July 29, 1994, on the Protection for the Human Body (1994) Law No. 94-442 of June 3,1994 amending the Consumer Code with regard to the Certification of Industrial Products and Services and the Marketing of certain Products (1994) Law No. 93-949 of July 26,1993 on the Consumer Code (legislative part) (1993) Decree No. 92-285 of March 27, 1992 amending Decree No. 88-416 of 22 April 1988 on the Application of the law of August 1,1905 on Fraud and Adulteration of products and services in respect of Rum and Tafia (1992) IP Laws: issued by the Executive (Date of current version) Decree No. 96-858 of October 2, 1996 on the sharing of certain officials and employees of the State and its public institutions directly involved in the Creation of Software, the Creation or Discovery of a Plant Variety or work Recovery (as last amended by Decree of August 29, 2012) (2012) Law No. 2011-1848 of December 8, 2011 on Plant Variety Protection Certificates (2011) Decree No. 2009-1773 of December 29, 2009 on the organization of the High Authority for the dissemination of works and protection of rights on the Internet (2009) Decree No. 2009-1205 of October 9, 2009 Determining the Seat and Jurisdiction of Courts in Intellectual Property (2009) Ordinance No. 2009-901 of 24 July 2009 on the legislative part of the Code of Cinema and Motion Picture (2009) Ordinance No. 2009-537 of May 14, 2009 on the extension and adaptation to Mayotte in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, French Polynesia, in the Southern and Antarctic Lands French and New Caledonia to various legislative provisions (2009) Ordinance No. 2008-1301 of 11 December 2008 on patents and trademarks (2008) Decree No. 2008-624 of June 27, 2008 Implementing Law No. 2007-1544 of October 29,2007 to fight against Counterfeiting and amending the Intellectual Property Code (2008) Decree No. 2007-756 of May 9, 2007 implementing Article L. 122-8 code and intellectual property on the resale right ('droit de suite'). (2007) Decree No. 2007-731 of May 7, 2007 on the persons qualified in industrial property and amending the code of intellectual property. (2007) Decree No. 2007-510 of April 4,2007 on the Authority regulating Technical Measures instituted by Article L. 331-17 of the Intellectual Property Code (2007) Ordinance No. 2006-639 of June 1, 2006 extending and adapting overseas provisions reforming the status of lawyers, notaries, legal experts, the patent attorneys and court administrators (2006) Decree n ° 2005-1217 of September 26, 2005 on the premium incentive and bonus granted to certain officers and employees of the State and its public institutions authors of an invention and amending the code Intellectual Property. (2005) Decree No. 2004-921 of August 31, 2004 implementing Article L. 133-3 of the Intellectual Property Code on the part relating to Remuneration for Library Loans at the State Expense (2004) Ordinance No. 2002-388 of March 20, 2002 on the conditions of entry and residence of foreigners in New Caledonia (2002) Decree No. 2001-334 of April 17, 2001 amending the regulatory part of the code and intellectual property on the control of collecting societies and distribution rights (2001) Decree No. 98-1040 of November 18, 1998 amending the regulatory part of the Code of Intellectual Property (1998) Law No. 98-536 of July 1, 1998 transposing into the code of the intellectual property of Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and Council of March 11,1996 on the legal protection of Databases (1998) Decree No. 97-1316 of December 23, 1997 implementing Article L. 122-3° (d) of Intellectual Property Code (1997) Decree No. 97-863 of September 17, 1997 on the professional qualifications and the professional organization in the field of Industrial Property and the disciplinary regime of Patent Attorneys which amends the Intellectual Property Code (1997) Decree No. 97-844 of September 10, 1997 supplementing Decree No. 96-858 of October 2, 1996 on the sharing of certain officials and employees of the State and its public institutions directly involved in the creation of a software, the creation or discovery of a new variety or work recovery. (1997) Law No. 97-283 of March 27, 1997 Transposing into the Intellectual Property Code EEC Council Directives Nos. 93/83 of September 27, 1993 and 93/98 of October 29, 1993 (1997) Decree No. 96-103 of 2 February 1996, in Application of Law No. 94-361 of May 10, 1994, Concerning Legal Protection of Computer Programs and Amending the Intellectual Property Code (1996) Decree No. 95-1407 of December 28, 1995 amending the Intellectual Property Code (Regulation Part) with respect to the Scope of Application of New Plant Variety Certificates and the Term and Scope of Breeders' Rights (1995) Decree No. 94-1056 of December 8, 1994 amending Article R. 312-2 of the Code of Judicial Organization (1994) Decree No. 93-1429 of December 31, 1993 on Statutory Deposit (1993) Legislative Decree on the protection of the wine market and the economic regime governing alcohol, as amended in July 30,1935 (1935)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) Decree No. 1012-783 of May 30, 2012 concerning the Regulation Party of the Procedural Civil Execution Code (2012) Decree No. 2012-634 of May 3, 2012 on the merger of the professions of lawyer and solicitor of the Courts of Appeal (2012) Decree No. 2012-597 of April 27, 2012 concerning the National Security Agency of Medicines and Health Products (2012) Ordinance No. 2011-1895 of December 19, 2011 on the legislative part of the Civil Execution Procedures Code (2011) Decree No. 2011-1878 of December 14, 2011 on the Creation of the 'Cour d’Appel' of Cayenne (2011) Decree No. 2011-1073 of September 8, 2011 on the Abolition of Commissions and Administrative Bodies (2011) Decree No. 2011-386 of April 11, 2011 on indicators of the High Authority for the dissemination of works and protection of human rights on the Internet (2011) Order of June 17, 2009 Concerning the Conditions of Availability of Public Mapping Databases attached to intellectual property rights jointly held by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies and the National Geographic Institute (as amended by Decree n°2011-1371 of October 27,2011) (2011) Decree No. 2010-1630 of December 23, 2010 relating to the assessment procedure and labeling securing measures to prevent unauthorized use of access to a communication service to the public online (2010) Decree No. 2010-1366 of November 10, 2010 on the labeling offers services communication to the public online and in the regulation of technical protection measures and identification of works and objects protected by copyright (2010) Decree No. 2010-1202 of October 12, 2010 amending Article R. 331-37 Code of Intellectual Property (2010) Decree No. 2010-994 of August 26, 2010 relating to the commission referred to in Article L. 132-44 of the Code of Intellectual Property (2010) Decree No. 2010-872 of July 26, 2010 on Proceedings before the Commission for Protection Rights of the High Authority for the Dissemination of works and Protection of Rights on Internet (2010) Decree No. 2010-695 of June 25, 2010 establishing a contravention of negligence protecting literary and artistic property on the Internet (2010) Decree No. 2010-236 of March 5, 2010 on the Automatic Processing of Personal Data authorized by Article L. 331-29 of the Code of Intellectual Property, called “Management System for the Measures for the Online Protection of Artistic Works” (2010) Decree No. 2003-851 of September 1, 2003 on the Regulatory part of the Book VI of the Rural Code and amending the Regulatory part of Books II and III of the same Code (Appendix) (2010) Decree of December 15, 2009 appointing the commission provided for in Article L. 311-5 of the Code of Intellectual Property (2009) Order of October 28, 2009 on the file referred to Article R. 611-13 of the Intellectual Property Code and Article 3 of Decree No. 2009-645 of June 9, 2009 on the Management of Industrial Property results from Research conducted by Public Officials or Public Employees (2009) Decree No. 2009-1309 of October 26, 2009 Amending Articles R. 321-6-1 and R. 321-8 of the Intellectual Property Code (2009) Decree No. 2009-1204 of October 9, 2009 on the Specialization of Courts in Intellectual Property (2009) Decree No. 2009-887 of July 21, 2009 implementing Article L. 331-18 of the Code of Intellectual Property (2009) Decree No. 2009-744 of June 19,2009 on the Functioning of the Commission established in Article L. 311-5 of the Intellectual Property Code (2009) Decree No. 2009-645 of June 9, 2009 concerning Management between Public Industrial Property Results from Research conducted by Public Officials or Public Employees (2009) Decree of February 16, 2009 on the Composition of the Commission provided in Article L. 214-4 of the Intellectual Property Code (2009) Decree No. 2009-131 of February 6, 2009 concerning the Designation of the Depositary of Digital Files of Printed works mentioned in 7 of Article L. 122-5 of the Code of Intellectual Property (2009) Decree No. 2008-1471 of December 30,2008 implementing Article VI of 132 of the Law No. 2008-776 of August 4, 2008 to Modernize the Economy and on the Procedure for Limiting Patent claims of invention (2008) Decree No. 2008-1472 of December 30, 2008 Implementing the Ordinance No. 2008-1301 of December 11, 2008 on Patents and Trademarks, made on the basis of the Article 134 of Law No. 2008 -776 of August 4, 2008 to Modernize the Economy (2008) Decree No. 2008-1391 of December 19,2008 implementing the exception to Copyright, Related Rights and the right of databases producers for people with disabilities (2008) Decree of September 23, 2008 laying down Procedures for Submission of Application for Withholding referred to Articles R. 335-1, R. 523-1 and R. 716-6 of the Intellectual Property Code (2008) Decree No. 2008-625 of June 27, 2008 amending the Intellectual Property Code (2008) Decree No. 2008-402 of April 24,2008 concerning the Conditions for granting Reduced fees obtained by the National Institute of Industrial Property (2008) Decree of January 7, 2008 to implement the provisions of Article R. 421-1-2 of the Intellectual Property Code (2008) Decree No. 2007-873 of May 14, 2007 implementing Article L. 311-5 of the Intellectual Property Code (2007) Order of 3 May 2007 amending the Decree of 10 July 2000 establishing the . AND Order of May 3, 2007 appointing the Supreme Council of Literary and Artistic property. (2007) Decree No. 2007-280 of March 1, 2007 amending the Intellectual Property Code (2007) Decree No. 2007-144 of February 1, 2007 amending Article R. 611-14-1 of the Code of Intellectual Property and Decree No. 96-858 of October 2, 1996 on the sharing of certain officials and employees of the State and its public institutions directly involved in the creation of software, the creation or discovery of a new variety or work recovery (2007) Decree No. 2006-1763 of December 23, 2006 on Criminal Prosecution of certain Infringements of Copyright and Neighboring Rights (2006) Decree No. 2006-665 of June 7,2006 on the Reduction and Simplification of the Composition of Various Administrative Commissions (2006) Decree No. 2005-1756 of December 30,2005 laying down the List and the Jurisdiction of Special Courts in Competition matters, Industrial property and Insolvency (2005) Decree n ° 2005-1298 of October 20, 2005 on allocation of powers in the fight against counterfeiting. (2005) Decree No. 2005-578 of May 23, 2005 amending Article R. 214-2 of the Code of Intellectual Property (2005) Decree No. 2004-920 of August 31, 2004 concerning the application of Articles L. 133-2 to L. 133-4 of the Code of Intellectual Property and on Remuneration for Loans from Libraries (2004) Decree No. 2004-199 of February 25, 2004 amending the Intellectual Property Code (2004) Order of May 26, 1970 concerning the modalities of application of Decree No. 70-441 of 26 May 1970 on contracts with foreign countries for the purchase or sale of industrial property rights and all intellectual elements Help scientific and technical (2004) Decree of February 24, 2003 relating to the Commission provided in Article L. 311-5 of the Intellectual Property Code (2003) Order of December 4, 2002 amending the Decree of March 13, 2000 relating to the Commission provided in Article L. 311-5 of the Intellectual Property Code (2002) Order of March 11, 2002 Amending the Decree of March 13, 2000 relating to the Commission provided in Article L. 311-5 of the Intellectual Property Code (2002) Order of February 28, 2002 Amending the Decree of March 13, 2000 relating to the Commission provided in Article L. 311-5 of the Code of Intellectual Property (2002) Decree No. 2002-215 of February 18, 2002 amending the Regulatory Part of the Code and Intellectual property relating to industrial Property agents, the Protection of Designs and CTM (Communitary trademark) (2002) Decree No. 2001-809 of September 6, 2001 amending the regulatory part of the code of intellectual property and on aid granted by collecting societies and distribution rights (2001) Ordinance No. 2001-670 of July 25, 2001 transposing the European Directive into the intellectual property code and the Postal and Telecommunications Code (2001) Order of June 14, 2001 relating to Rates and Rules for Granting Benefits and Vacations that may be given to Members of the Standing Committee of Corporate Control of Collection and Distribution Rights and those who lend their Support (2001) Decree No. 2001-140 of February 13, 2001 amending the Code of Intellectual Property and concerning the Sharing of certain Officials and Employees of the State and its Public Institutions regarding their condition of Authors of an invention (2001) Decree No. 2001-141 of February 13, 2001 amending Decree No. 96-858 of October 2, 1996 on the Sharing of Certain Officials and Employees of the State and its Public Institutions Directly involved on the Creation of a Software, the Creation or Discovery of a New Variety or Work Recovery (2001) Ordinance No. 96-267 of March 28, 1996 concerning the entry into force of new Penal Code in territories overseas and in the territorial collectivity of Mayotte and the extension and amendment of certain laws necessitated by the entry into force (as last amended by Law No.2001-616 of July 11, 2001) (2001) Order of December 5, 2000 amending the Decree of March 13, 2000 relating to the Commission provided in Article L. 311-5 of the Intellectual Property Code (2000) Decree of March 13, 2000 relating to the commission provided for in Article L. 311-5 of the Intellectual Property Code (2000) Order of June 3, 1999 Approving the Management of Rights to Authorize Collecting and Distributing Rights to Retransmission by Cable, simultaneous, complete and unchanged on the National Territory from a Member state Community (1999) Order of May 21, 1999 appointing the Board Members review the Control of Knowledge on the Specialization of 'Right of Intellectual Property' under Article 43-5 of Decree No. 73-609 of July 5, 1973 (1999) Decree No. 98-1041 of November 18, 1998 concerning the application of Articles L. 132-20-1 and L. 217-2 of the Code of Intellectual Property (1998) Decree No. 98-1042 of November 18, 1998 concerning the application of Articles L. 132-20-2 and L. 217-3 of the Code of Intellectual Property (1998) Decree No. 95-385 of April 10, 1995 on the Regulatory Part of the Intellectual Property Code (as last amended by Decree No. 97-1316 of December 23, 1997) and its Annex: Intellectual Property Code (Regulatory Part) (1997) Decree No. 97-843 of September 10, 1997 completing the Intellectual Property Code and relating to Inventions by Officials and Public Servants of Transport Roads Ministry (1997) Decree No. 97-845 of September 10, 1997 amending the Intellectual Property Code and specially the control of Intellectual Property National Institut Budget (1997) Order of October 9, 1996 amending the decree of September 16, 1993 applying the provisions of Articles R. 421-1, R. 421-2 and R. 421-5 to R. 421-8 of the Code of Intellectual Property (1996) Decree No. 96-857 of October 2, 1996 amending the Intellectual Property Code and relating to Inventions by Officials and Public Servants (1996) Order of July 23, 1996 approving the French Center which grants the right to copy (1996) Decision of June 28, 1996 of the Committee established by Article L. 214-4 of the intellectual Property Code, Amending the Decision of September 9, 1987 of the Committee established by Article 24 of Law No. 85-660 of July 3, 1985 as amended relating to Copyright and Rights of Artists Performers, Producers of phonograms and Video Recordings and Audiovisual Communication Enterprises (1996) Order of September 16, 1993 applying the provisions of Articles R. 421-1, R. 421-2 and R. 421-5 to R. 421-8 of the Code of Intellectual Property (as last amended by Order of October 9, 1996) (1996) Decree No. 95-406 of April 14, 1995 on the application of Articles L. 122-10 to L. 122-12 of the Intellectual Property Code and on the Collective Management of Reprographic Reproduction (1995) Order of March 17, 1995 made under section A. 382-27 of the Code of Social Security on income taxable under artistic non-commercial profits (1995) Decree of February 2, 1995 Appointing the Commission established by Article L. 214-4 of the Intellectual Property Code (1995) Order of January 12, 1995 fixing the mandatory to be included in statements accompanying the filing of legal Phonograms (1995) Order of January 12, 1995 giving to some keeper of Public Records the rights to receive the legal deposit of printer like archivists (1995) Order of January 12, 1995 laying down the lists of Libraries having the rights to receive the legal deposit of printer (1995) Order of January 12, 1995 on Statutory Deposit (1995) Order of January 6, 1995 on Statutory Deposit and Technical Conditions (Audiovisual National Institut) (1995) Decree No. 95-36 of January 5, 1995 on Statutory Deposit (1995) Order of December 29, 1994 on the degree in technological research (1994) Decree No. 94-1147 of 27 December 1994 on social insurance for artists and authors to amend the Code of Social Security (Second Part: Decrees in Council of State) (1994) Order of October 24,1994 on the membership and functioning of the National Commission on Labels and Certificates for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs and of the Joint Commission (1994) Decree No. 94-492 of June 13, 1994 on the National Commission on Labels and Certificates for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs (1994) Law No. 93-1420 of December 31, 1993 amending various provisions for the implementation of the Agreement on the European Economic Area and the Treaty on European Union (1993) Decision of December 22, 1993 of the Committee established by Article L. 214-4 of the Code of Intellectual Property supplementing the decision of September 9, 1987 (1993) Ministerial Order of October 17, 1990 Issued Pursuant to Article 20 (Title II) of Law No. 85-660 of July 3, 1985, on the Rights Neighboring on Copyright of Performers Engaged for the Making of an Audiovisual Work (1990) Decree No. 88-416 of April 22,1988 implementing Law of 1 August 1905 on fraud and misrepresentation in respect of products or services in relation to rum and tafia (1988) Decree No. 86-1309 of December 29,1986 laying down the conditions for implementing the Order No. 86-1243 of 1 December 1986 on the Freedom of Prices and Competition (1986) Decree No. 79-755 of September 4, 1979 relating to Wine and instituting Public Administration Regulations to implement the Law of August 1, 1905 on Suppression of fraud in respect of Products or Services in relation to Wines (1979)

Geographical Indications	Laws / Regulations (Date of current version) Order of June 22, 2009 on Label LA 02-66 on Lautrec pink garlic (Ail rose de Lautrec) (2009) Order of August 12, 2002 amending orders relating to regional labels (2002) Lists of Appellations of Origin for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs (1996) Decree No. 95-538 of May 4,1995 concerning Local Wines (1995) Decree of January 10, 1994 on the Appellation of Origin Nyons Olive Oil (1994) Beaufort - Decree of August 12, 1993 on the Appellation of Origin controlled 'Beaufort' (1993) Order of June 23, 1992 certifying label under No.18.91 - Boeuf de Chalosse (Chalosse beef) (1992) Decree No. 68-807 of September 13, 1968 repealing statutory provisions relating to wine and instituting public administration regulations to implement the Law of 1 August 1905 on the suppression of fraud in respect of wines (1968) Châteauneuf-du-Pape - Decree of November 2, 1966 (1966) Decree No. 55-671 of 20 May 1955, amending and supplementing certain provisions relating to the organization and rationalization of the wine market and the orientation of wine production (1955) Cognac - Decree of May 15,1936 (1936)

Treaty Approvals	Laws / Decrees (Date of current version) Decree No. 2007-1014 of 14 June 2007 promulgating the Treaty on the International Registration of Audiovisual Works, signed at Geneva 20 April 1989 (1989)

IP Legal Literature	Lists of Appellations of Origin for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs

IP Jurisprudence	Decision No. 2009-590 DC of 22 October 2009. Act on the criminal protection of literary and artistic property on the internet (2009) Decision No. 2009-580 DC of June 10, 2009 (Act to promote the dissemination and protection of creation on the Internet) (2009) Decision No. 2006-540 DC. Law on Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society (2006)

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 Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances ... Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Program-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite ... WIPO Copyright Treaty (March 14, 2010) WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (March 14, 2010) Patent Law Treaty (January 5, 2010) Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks (November 28, 2009) Trademark Law Treaty (December 15, 2006) Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (November 7, 1997) Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (July 3, 1987) Vienna Agreement Establishing the International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks (August 9, 1985) Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro-organisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (August 19, 1980) Patent Cooperation Treaty (February 25, 1978) Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification (October 7, 1975) Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs (September 13, 1975) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (October 18, 1974) Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (April 18, 1973) Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration (September 25, 1966) Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (April 8, 1961) Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs (October 20, 1930) Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (July 15, 1892) Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods (July 15, 1892) Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (December 5, 1887) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (July 7, 1884) 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 ... United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property ... Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (May 7, 2013) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (March 20, 2010) Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (March 20, 2010) Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the adoption of an additional distinctive emblem (January 17, 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 and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (March 18, 2007) Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (October 11, 2006) International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (October 9, 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) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (February 27, 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) Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (October 6, 2002) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (October 11, 2001) Helsinki Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (September 28, 1998) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (April 7, 1997) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (May 11, 1996) Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (January 1, 1995) World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (January 1, 1995) Convention on Biological Diversity (September 29, 1994) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (June 23, 1994) United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (January 1, 1988) International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods (September 12, 1987) Protocol to the Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific or Cultural Materials (July 3, 1986) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (August 24, 1984) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (February 4, 1981) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (December 17, 1975) 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 (July 10, 1974) 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 (July 10, 1974) Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (July 10, 1974) International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) (October 3, 1971) Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (June 6, 1960) Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (January 14, 1958) Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (September 7, 1957) Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (September 7, 1957) 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 (January 14, 1956) 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 (January 14, 1956) 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 (January 14, 1956) Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (January 14, 1956) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (December 28, 1951) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (December 28, 1951) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (December 28, 1951) Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit (December 18, 1924) IP Regional Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Agreement relating to Community Patents of 15 December 1989 ... Convention on the Unification of Certain Points of Substantive Law on Patents for Invention (August 1, 1980) Convention on the Grant of European Patents (EPO) (October 7, 1977) Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Agreement on the European Economic Area (January 1, 1994) IP-relevant Bilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria on Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (June 27, 2000) Agreement between the Government of Costa Rica and the Government of the French Republic for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (June 18, 1999) 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 Governement of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the French Republic on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (July 4, 1996) Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (June 17, 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 Republic of France and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (June 13, 1996) Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Republic of Chile concerning the mutual Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (December 5, 1994) Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Argentine Republic on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (March 3, 1993) 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) Convention between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Republic of Paraguay on the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (December 11, 1980) Phytosanitary Convention between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Socialist People's Republic of Albania (March 1, 1978) Convention on Industrial Property (July 5, 1904)

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