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Vanuatu (31 texts)

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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) Constitution of the Republic of Vanuatu (2006) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Geographical Indications (Wine) Act (2006) Design Act No. 3 of 2003 (2003) Patents Act No. 2 of 2003 (2003) Trademarks Act No. 1 of 2003 (2003) Circuits Layouts Act No. 51 of 2000 (2000) Copyright and Related Rights Act No. 42 of 2000 (2000) Trade Secret Act No. 52 of 2000 (2000) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Fisheries Act [Cap 315] (2006) Environmental Management and Conservation Act (Cap 283) (2006) Forestry Act [Cap 276] (2006) Vanuatu Agricultural Research and Technical Centre Act [Cap 286] (2006) E-Business Act (Cap. 264) (2006) Electronic Transactions Act [Cap 263] (2006) Customs Act (2006) Food (Control) Act [Cap 228] (2006) Business Licence Act [Cap 249] (2006) Pesticides (Control) Act [Cap 226] (2006) National Parks Act [Cap 224] (2006) Broadcasting and Television Act [Cap 214] (2006) Archives Act [Cap 216] (2006) Business Names Act (2006) Telecommunications Act (Cap 206) (2006) Vanuatu Red Cross Society Act [Cap 151] (2006) Geneva Conventions Act (Cap 150) (2006) Cocoa Act (Cap 139) (2006) Penal Code [Cap 135] (2006) Deposit of Books Act [Cap 88] (2006) Companies Act (Cap. 191) (2004)

Treaty Approvals	Laws / Decrees (Date of current version) World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (Ratification) Act [Cap 298] (2006) Convention on Biological Diversity (Ratification) Act [Cap 217] (2006)

IP Legal Literature	Opportunities and Challenges in the Pacific Region in Using the IP System for Economic Growth and Business Competitiveness (December 2010) (2010)

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 Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (December 27, 2012) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (March 2, 2012) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) 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 ... Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (August 24, 2012) World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (August 24, 2012) Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (December 22, 2010) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (November 22, 2008) International Plant Protection Convention (August 2, 2007) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (December 15, 2005) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (December 15, 2005) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (September 13, 2002) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (September 9, 1999) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (March 21, 1994) Convention on Biological Diversity (December 29, 1993) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (August 28, 1985) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (August 28, 1985) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (April 27, 1983) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (April 27, 1983) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (April 27, 1983) Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) The Georgetown Agreement (formally establishing the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, the "ACP Group"), since 1975 (ACP) ... Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (July 21, 2005) Trade Agreement among the Melanesian Spearhead Group Countries (September 1, 1994) South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (SPARTECA) (December 17, 1981)

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