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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) Constitution of the Independent State of Samoa 1960 (2009) Constitutional Convention Ordinance 1960 (2009) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Copyright Act 1998 (2009) Industrial Designs Act 1972 (2009) Patents Act 1972 (2009) Trade Marks Act 1972 (2009) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Electronic Transactions Act 2008 (2009) Export of Meat Act 1997 (2009) Consumer Information Act 1989 (2009) Film Control Act 1978 (2009) Customs Act 1977 (2009) Customs Tariff Act 1975 (2009) Forests Act 1967 (2009) Food and Drugs Act 1967 (2009) Broadcasting Ordinance 1959 (2009) Alternative Dispute Resolution Act 2007 (2008) Fair Trading Act 1998 (2008)

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 (July 21, 2006) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (October 11, 1997) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (May 10, 2012) World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (May 10, 2012) International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (June 7, 2006) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (February 1, 2006) International Plant Protection Convention (October 2, 2005) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005) Agreement for the establishment of the Global Crop Diversity Trust (October 21, 2004) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (May 17, 2004) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (September 11, 2003) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (November 28, 2001) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (September 13, 1995) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 27, 1995) Convention on Biological Diversity (May 10, 1994) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (February 23, 1985) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (February 23, 1985) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (January 1, 1962) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (January 1, 1962) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (January 1, 1962) Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (April 13, 2003) South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (SPARTECA) (March 26, 1981) 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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