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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) The Constitution of the Republic of Madagascar (1992) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 94-036 of 18 September 1995 on Literary and Artistic Property (1994) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 2005-020 on Competition (2005) Law No. 94-036 on Customs (1994) IP Laws: issued by the Executive (Date of current version) Interministerial Order No. 12226/2006 laying down measures to strengthen the fight against counterfeiting of Literary and Artistic works (2006) Decree No. 98-434 of 16 June 1998 on the Status and Functioning of the Malagasy Copyright Office (OMDA) (1998) Decree No. 98-435 of 16 June 1998 on General Rules for the collection of copyright and neighboring rights (1998) Decree No. 92-994 on the Creation and Organization of the Malagasy Industrial Property Office (OMAPI) (of 2 December 1992) (1992) Ordinance No. 89-019 Establishing Arrangements for the Protection of Industrial Property (of July 31, 1989) (1989) Decree No. 84-389 of 13 november 1984 creating the Malagasy Copyright Office (1984)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) Decree No. 92-993 Implementing Ordinance No. 89 019 of 31 July 1989, Establishing Arrangements for the Protection of Industrial Property in Madagascar (of 2 December 1992, as last amended by Decree No. 95-057 of 17 January 1995) (1995) Decree No. 90-260 of 21 June 1990, modifying and completing the provisions of decree No. 84-389 of 13 November 1984, establishing the Malagasy Copyright Office (OMDA) (1990) Decree No. 84-390 of 13 November 1984 on Regulation of copyright royalties (1984)

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 ... Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol ... Patent Law Treaty ... Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks ... Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (April 28, 2008) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (December 22, 1989) Patent Cooperation Treaty (January 24, 1978) Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (January 1, 1966) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (December 21, 1963) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ... 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 ... Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ... Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the adoption of an additional distinctive emblem ... Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict ... United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property ... United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade ... United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts ... 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 (June 30, 2006) International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (June 11, 2006) International Plant Protection Convention (May 24, 2006) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (February 16, 2006) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (February 27, 2005) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (February 22, 2004) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (September 21, 2001) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (August 31, 1999) Convention on Biological Diversity (June 2, 1996) Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (November 17, 1995) World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (November 17, 1995) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (November 8, 1992) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (November 8, 1992) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (September 21, 1989) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (October 19, 1983) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (January 3, 1976) Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (August 23, 1962) Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (February 3, 1962) Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (February 3, 1962) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (June 26, 1960) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (June 26, 1960) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (June 26, 1960) IP Regional Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Cultural Charter for Africa (September 19, 1990) Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Abuja Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community (AEC) ... Treaty establishing the Southern African Development Community (August 18, 2005) Constitutive Act of the African Union (June 10, 2003) Treaty Establishing the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (December 21, 1995) The Georgetown Agreement (formally establishing the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, the "ACP Group"), since 1975 (ACP) (February 12, 1976)

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