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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) Constitution of the Principality, December 17, 1962 (amended by Law No. 1.249 of April 2, 2002) (2002) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 1058 of 10 June 1983 on Trademarks and Service Marks. (1983) Law N° 607 of 20 June 1955 on Designs and Models (1955) Law No. 606 of 20 June 1955 on Patents (1955) Law No. 491 of 24 November 1948 on the Protection of Literary and Artistic Property (1948) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Ordinance No. 707 of 03 October 2006 Fixing the Application Fee on the Occasion of the Fulfillment of the Formalities Planned by Texts Organizing the Protection of Industrial Property (2006) Law No. 1.313 of 29 June 2006 on Legal Deposit (2006) Law No. 1.257 of 12 July 2002 on Veterinary Medicine (2002) Ordinance No. 625 of 15 October 1952 on the Protection of the Copyright of the Nationals of the United States of America (1952) IP Laws: issued by the Executive (Date of current version) Ordinance No. 817 of 21 November 2006 on the Classification of Goods and Services Covered by the Trademarks, Trade or Service (2006) Ordinance No. 11.986 of 2 July 1996 Approving the Directorate of Economic Expansion (1996) Ministerial Decree No. 93-553 of 21 October 1993 on the Modalities for Granting the European Patent (1993) Ordinance No. 3.779 of 27 November 1948 Concerning the Exploitation of Copyright in Broadcast (1948)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) Ministerial Decree N° 87-007 of 12 January 1987 Laying Down the Procedure under Article 11-1 of Law No. 491 of 24 November 1948 on the Protection of Literary and Artistic (1987) Ordinance No. 7801 of 21 September 1983 on Conditions of Application of Law No. 1058 of June 10, 1983 on Trademarks, Trade or Service (1983) Ordinance No. 1.476 of 30 January 1957 on Procedures for Implementing the Provisions of Law No. 606 of 20 June 1955 amended the by Law No. 625 of November 5, 1956 on Patents. (1957) Ordinance No. 1.477 of 30 January 1957 on Procedures for Implementing the Provisions of Law No. 607 of 20 June 1955 amended by Law No. 623 of 5 November 1956 Designs (1957) Ordinance No. 3.778 of 27 November 1948 on the Application to the Broadcasting Provisions of the Law on the Protection of Literary and Artistic (1948)

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 Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs ... Patent Law Treaty ... Vienna Agreement Establishing the International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks ... WIPO Copyright Treaty ... WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty ... Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro-organisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (January 23, 1999) Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (September 27, 1996) Trademark Law Treaty (September 27, 1996) Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (December 6, 1985) Patent Cooperation Treaty (June 22, 1979) Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification (June 13, 1976) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (March 3, 1975) Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (December 2, 1974) 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 (April 29, 1956) Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (April 29, 1956) Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods (April 29, 1956) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (April 29, 1956) Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (May 30, 1889) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters ... Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity ... Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ... London Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the adoption of an additional distinctive emblem (September 12, 2007) Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (September 4, 2007) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (March 18, 2007) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (May 28, 2006) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (January 18, 2005) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (July 7, 2000) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (July 7, 2000) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (November 28, 1997) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (April 19, 1996) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (March 21, 1994) Convention on Biological Diversity (December 29, 1993) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (February 7, 1979) Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (December 13, 1974) Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (March 10, 1958) Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (March 10, 1958) 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 (September 16, 1955) 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 (September 16, 1955) Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (September 16, 1955) Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (May 21, 1952) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (January 5, 1951) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (January 5, 1951) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (January 5, 1951) IP Regional Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Convention on the Grant of European Patents (EPO) (December 1, 1991)

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