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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) Decree-Law No. 2011-14 dated 23 March 2011, relating to the Provisional Organization of the Public Authorities (2011) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 2009-33 of 23 June 2009 amending and supplementing Law No. 94 36 of 24 February 1994 on literary and artistic property (2009) Law No. 2007-68 of 27 December 2007 on Appellations of Origin, Geographical Indications and Indications of Source for Handicrafts (2007) Law No. 2007-50 of 23 July 2007 amending and supplementing Law No. 2001-36 of 17 April 2001 on the Protection of Trademarks and Service Marks (2007) Law No. 2001-36 of 17 April 2001 on the Protection of Trademarks & Trade Services (2001) Law No. 2001-20 of February 6, 2001, on the Protection of the Layout-designs of Integrated Circuits (2001) Law No. 2001-21 of February 6, 2001 on the Protection of Industrial Designs (2001) Law No. 2000-84 of August 24, 2000, on Patents (2000) Law No. 99-57 of 28 June 1999 on registered appellations of origin and indications of source of agricultural products (1999) Law No. 99-42 of May 10, 1999, on Seeds, Seedlings and New Plant Varieties (1999) Law No. 94-36 of February 24, 1994, on Literary and Artistic Property (1994) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 2010-15 of April 14, 2010, amending and supplementing certain provisions of Law No. 95-44 of 2 May 1995 on the Trade Register (2010) Law No. 2009-38 of 30 June 2009 on the National Standards System (2009) Law No. 2008-1 dated January 8, 2008, ِِAmending and Supplementing the Telecommunications Code promulgated by law No. 2001-1 of 15 January 2001 (2008) Law No. 2005-87 of August 15, 2005, approving the reorganization of certain provisions of the "Code of Obligations and Contracts Tunisian" (2005) Law No. 2005-46 of June 6, 2005, approving the reorganization of some provisions Penal Code and Writing (2005) Law No. 1 of 2001 dated 15 January 2001 Concerning The Issuance of the Telecommunications Code (2001) Law No. 93 of 2000 dated November 3, 2000 Relating to the Issuance of the Code of Commercial Companies (2000) Law No. 2000-68 of 17 July 2000 amending certain provisions of the Framework Act No. 96-6 of 31 January 1996 relating to scientific research and technological development (2000) Act No. 95-44 of 2 May 1995 concerning the commercial register (1995) Law No. 35 dated 24 February 1994 relating to the issuance of the Code Of the Protection Of Archaeological And Historical Heritage and Traditional arts (1994) Law No. 42 of 1993 dated 26 April 1993 relating to the issuance of the Code of Arbitration (1993) Law No. 82-66 of 6 August 1982 on standardization and quality (1982) Law No. 76-18 of January 21, 1976, revising and codifying the laws of foreign exchange and foreign trade governing relations between Tunisia and the foreign countries (1976) Code of Criminal Procedure, Law No. 68-23 of July 24, 1968, revising the Code of Criminal Procedure (1968) Law No. 60-19 of July 27, 1960 (2 Safar 1380) regulating the Film Industry (1960) Law No. 129 of 1959 dated October 5, 1959 relating to Commercial Code (1959) Law No. 130 of 1959 relating to the Code of Civil and Commercial Procedures (1959) IP Laws: issued by the Executive (Date of current version) Decree No. 115 dated on November 2, 2011 on Freedom of the Press, Printing and Publishing (2011) Decree No. 116 of 2011 dated November 2, 2011 on Freedom of and Audio-Visual Communication and Establishing Supreme Independent Body of the Audio and Visual Communication (2011)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) Decree No.2009-418 of 16 February 2009 Establishing The National Council to Fight Counterfeiting and fixing its powers, composition and working procedures (2011) Decree No. 2003-2420 of 24 November 2003 ratifying the accession of Tunisia to the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro-organisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, adopted in Budapest on 28 April 1977 and amended on 26 September 1980, and the regulations thereto (2003) Decree No. 2002-3019 of 19 November 2002 ratifying the accession of the Republic of Tunisia to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (2002) Order of the Minister of Finance of December 3, 2001 fixing the form of the written request for suspension of customs clearance for the import of goods comprising a copied layout-design of integrated circuits and the procedures for submission of the request to the customs authorities (2001) Order of the Minister of Finance of December 3, 2001 fixing the form of the written request for suspension of customs clearance for the import of goods comprising a counterfeit industrial design and the procedures for submission of the request to the customs authorities (2001) Order of the Minister of Finance of December 3, 2001, fixing the form of the written request for suspension of customs clearance of the import of goods containing a counterfeit factory, trade or service mark and the procedures for submission of the request to the customs authorities (2001) Decree No. 2001-2750 of November 26, 2001, setting the rules and procedures for the apportionment of the proceeds from the working of invention or discovery patents accruing to the State agency or corporation and the public-sector researcher responsible for an invention or discovery (2001) Decree No. 2001-1984 of August 27, 2001, concerning the amounts of the fees relating to layout-designs of integrated circuits (2001) Decree No. 2001-1985 of August 27, 2001, fixing the amounts of the fees relating to industrial designs (2001) Decree No. 2001-1934 of 14 August 2001 establishing trademark and service mark fee levels (2001) Decree No. 2001-1602 of July 11, 2001, fixing the procedures for the deposit of layout-designs of integrated circuits and the procedures for entry in the National Register of Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits (2001) Decree No. 2001-1603 of July 11, 2001, establishing the procedures for registration and objection to registration of factory, trade and service marks, and the procedures for entry in the National Register of Marks (2001) Decree No. 2001-1604 of July 11, 2001, fixing the procedures for the deposit of industrial designs and the procedures for entry in the National Register of Industrial Designs (2001) Decree N° 2001-836 of April 10, 2001, on the amounts of the royalties payable for patents (2001) Decree No. 2001-328 of January 23, 2001, specifying the procedure for the keeping of the National Register of Patents and for the making of entries in that Register (2001) Minister of Agriculture Order of June 24, 2000 establishing the list of plant likely to be protected, the data and procedure for the registration of their applications and certifications in the Plant Varieties National Catalogue (2000) Decree No. 2000-102 of January 18, 2000, Establishing the membership and working methods of the Technical Commission for Seeds, Seedlings and Plant Varieties (2000) Order of the Minister of Trade of 10 June 1999 laying down detailed rules for packaging, standardization and presenting the agricultural products and fisheries (1999) Decree No. 98-2133 of November 2, 1998, Concerning the Amounts of the Fees Relating to Industrial Property. (1998) Decree No. 96-2230 of November 11, 1996 establishing the Administrative and Financial Funtioning Organization of the Tunisian Copyright Office (1996) Decree No. 82-1314 of 24 September 1982 on the organization and functioning of the National Institute of Standardization & Industrial Property (1982)

Treaty Approvals	Laws / Decrees (Date of current version) Law No. 2003-59 of 4 August 2003 approving the accession of Tunisia to the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro-organisms for the purposes of Patent Procedure and the Regulations (2003) Law No. 2002-83 of 14 October 2002 approving the accession of the Republic of Tunisia to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (2002)

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 ... Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro-organisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (May 23, 2004) Patent Cooperation Treaty (December 10, 2001) Vienna Agreement Establishing the International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks (August 9, 1985) Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol (May 21, 1983) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (November 28, 1975) Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration (October 31, 1973) Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (May 29, 1967) Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs (October 20, 1930) 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 ... 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 ... WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (September 5, 2010) International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods (June 11, 2009) Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (April 15, 2009) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (May 3, 2008) Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (May 3, 2008) International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2005 (May 25, 2007) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (May 15, 2007) Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (October 24, 2006) International Plant Protection Convention (October 2, 2005) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (September 15, 2004) International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (September 6, 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) (August 31, 2003) Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (March 29, 1995) World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (March 29, 1995) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (November 16, 1994) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (March 21, 1994) Convention on Biological Diversity (December 29, 1993) Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (April 28, 1981) Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (April 28, 1981) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (February 9, 1980) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (February 9, 1980) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (January 3, 1976) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (December 17, 1975) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (June 10, 1975) 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 (June 10, 1975) Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (June 10, 1975) Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (August 14, 1971) Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (October 27, 1969) 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 (June 19, 1969) 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 (June 19, 1969) Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (June 19, 1969) 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 19, 1969) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (November 4, 1957) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (November 4, 1957) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (November 4, 1957) 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) Constitutive Act of the African Union (May 26, 2001) Abuja Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community (AEC) (June 2, 1994) Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (August 25, 1989) Treaty Establishing the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) (July 1, 1989) Protocol Relating to Trade Negotiations Among Developing Countries Agreement (March 7, 1973) IP-relevant Bilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Agreement between the Republic of Chile and the Republic of Tunisia on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments ... Free Trade Agreement between the EFTA States and Tunisia (June 1, 2005) Free Trade Agreement between Turkey and Tunisia (June 1, 2005) Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and Tunisia (March 1, 1998) Agreement between the Government of Argentina and the Government of the Republic of Tunisia for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (January 23, 1995) Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Tunisia concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment (February 7, 1993)

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