Registered Designs Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule) Regulation 2014
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L.N. 69 of 2014
Registered Designs Ordinance (Amendment of
Schedule) Regulation 2014
(Made by the Chief Executive in Council under section 83 of the
Registered Designs Ordinance (Cap. 522))
1. Commencement
This Regulation comes into operation on 21 November 2014.
2. Registered Designs Ordinance amended
The Registered Designs Ordinance (Cap. 522) is amended as set
out in section 3.
3. Schedule amended (Paris Convention countries and WTO
members)
(1) The Schedule, English text, list under heading “Countries
which have acceded to the Paris Convention”—
Repeal
“The Democratic People’s Republic of Algeria”
Substitute
“The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria”.
(2) The Schedule, list under heading “Countries which have
acceded to the Paris Convention”—
Repeal
“The Republic of Bolivia”
Substitute
“The Plurinational State of Bolivia”.
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(3) The Schedule, English text, list under heading “Countries
which have acceded to the Paris Convention”—
Repeal
“The Republic of France”
Substitute
“The French Republic”.
(4) The Schedule, list under heading “Countries which have
acceded to the Paris Convention”—
Repeal
“The Cooperative Republic of Guyana”
Substitute
“The Republic of Guyana”.
(5) The Schedule, list under heading “Countries which have
acceded to the Paris Convention”—
Repeal
“The Republic of Hungary”
Substitute
“Hungary”.
(6) The Schedule, English text, list under heading “Countries
which have acceded to the Paris Convention”—
Repeal
“Kyrghyz Republic”
Substitute
“The Kyrgyz Republic”.
(7) The Schedule, list under heading “Countries which have
acceded to the Paris Convention”—
Repeal
“Malta”
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Substitute
“The Republic of Malta”.
(8) The Schedule, list under heading “Countries which have
acceded to the Paris Convention”, after item “Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines”—
Add
“The Independent State of Samoa”.
(9) The Schedule, English text, list under heading “Countries
which have acceded to the Paris Convention”—
(a) Repeal
“The United States of Mexico”;
(b) After item “The United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland”—
Add
“The United Mexican States”.
(10) The Schedule, list under heading “Countries, territories and
areas which have acceded to the World Trade Organization
Agreement (not including countries which have acceded to
the Paris Convention)”—
Repeal
“The Independent State of Samoa”.
Kinnie WONG
Clerk to the Executive Council
COUNCIL CHAMBER
13 May 2014
Registered Designs Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule) Regulation 2014
Explanatory Note L.N. 69 of 2014
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Explanatory Note
This Regulation updates the lists of Paris Convention countries
and WTO members contained in the Registered Designs
Ordinance (Cap. 522).