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Main IP Laws (7 texts)

Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Copyright Act 1994	2023	Consolidated : May 31, 2023 Assented : December 15, 1994	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Patents Act 2013	2023	Consolidated : January 24, 2023 Assented : September 13, 2013	Patents (Inventions)
Plant Variety Rights Act 2022 (Act No. 61 of 2022, consolidated version as of January 24, 2023)	2023	Consolidated : January 24, 2023 Assented : November 18, 2022	Plant Variety Protection
Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act 2006	2022	Consolidated : April 12, 2022 Assented : November 21, 2006	Geographical Indications
Trade Marks Act 2002	2022	Consolidated : April 12, 2022 Assented : December 4, 2002	Trademarks
Designs Act 1953	2021	Consolidated : October 28, 2021 Assented : November 26, 1953	Industrial Designs
Layout Designs Act 1994	2021	Consolidated : October 28, 2021 Assented : November 25, 1994	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Laws/Regulations (76 texts)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Plant Variety Rights Regulations 2022 (SL 2022/346)	2023	Commenced : January 24, 2023	Plant Variety Protection
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Copyright (General Matters) Regulations 1995 (reprint as at 4 January 2020)	2020	Entry into force : August 15, 1995 Adopted : July 10, 1995	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Copyright (Marrakesh Treaty Implementation) Amendment Act 2019 Commencement Order 2019	2020	Adopted : November 18, 2019	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Amendment Act 2018 Commencement Order 2018	2018	Adopted : November 12, 2018	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Copyright (General Matters) Amendment Regulations 2018	2018	Entry into force : April 5, 2018 Adopted : March 5, 2018	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Patents Amendment Regulations 2018	2018	Entry into force : April 5, 2018 Adopted : March 5, 2018	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act Commencement Order 2017	2017	Issued : June 26, 2017	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Regulations 2017	2017	Entry into force : July 27, 2017 Adopted : June 26, 2017	Geographical Indications IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Patent Regulations 1954 (reprint as at February 24, 2017)	2017	Entry into force : January 1, 1955 Adopted : December 7, 1954	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Patents (Trans-Tasman Patent Attorneys and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2016 Commencement Order 2017	2017	Entry into force : January 26, 2017 Adopted : January 24, 2017	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Patents Regulations 2014 (reprint as at 1 September 2017)	2017	Entry into force : September 13, 2014 Adopted : August 11, 2014	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Trade Marks Regulations 2003 (reprint as at 1 September 2017)	2017	Entry into force : August 20, 2003 Adopted : August 4, 2003	Trademarks Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Criminal Procedure (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2015	2015	Entry into force : July 1, 2015 Adopted : May 25, 2015	Trademarks Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Convention Order 2012 (reprint as at 13 September 2014)	2014	Consolidated : September 13, 2014 Entry into force : August 23, 2012 Published : July 26, 2012 Adopted : July 23, 2012	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Designs Trademarks
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Copyright (Infringing File Sharing and Cellular Mobile Networks) Order 2013	2013	Entry into force : September 30, 2013 Adopted : August 26, 2013	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Trade Marks Amendment Act 2011 Commencement Order 2013	2013	Entry into force : March 25, 2013 Adopted : March 25, 2013	Trademarks
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Trade Marks (International Registration) Regulations 2012	2012	Entry into force : December 10, 2012 Adopted : November 5, 2012	Trademarks IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Trade Marks Amendment Regulations 2012	2012	Entry into force : December 10, 2012 Adopted : November 5, 2012	Trademarks
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Designs Amendment Regulations 2011	2011	Entry into force : April 19, 2011 Adopted : March 28, 2011	Industrial Designs
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Designs Regulations 1954 (reprint as at 19 April 2011)	2011	Adopted : December 15, 1954 Entry into force : January 1, 1954	Industrial Designs Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Trade Marks Amendment Act 2011 Commencement Order 2011	2011	Adopted : October 3, 2011	Trademarks
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Wine Regulations 2006 (reprint as at 1 July 2010)	2010	Entry into force : July 1, 2006 Adopted : June 12, 2006	Trademarks Geographical Indications Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Geographical Indications Act 1994 Repeal Order 2008	2008	Entry into force : April 14, 2008 Adopted : March 10, 2008	Geographical Indications IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Copyright (International Organisations) Order 1964	2007	Adopted : January 1, 1964	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Patents (United States of America) Regulations 1956 (reprint as at 03 September 2007)	2007	Entry into force : October 4, 1956 Adopted : January 1, 1956	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Copyright (Border Protection) Regulations 1994 (reprint as at 29 September 2003)	2003	Entry into force : January 1, 1995 Adopted : December 19, 1994	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Patents (Patent Cooperation Treaty) Amendment Regulations 2002	2002	Entry into force : April 1, 2002 Adopted : February 25, 2002	Patents (Inventions)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Patents (Patent Cooperation Treaty) Regulations 1992 (reprint as at 01 April 2002)	2002	Entry into force : December 1, 1992 Adopted : November 9, 1992	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Plant Variety Rights (Fees) Order 1999 (reprint as at 1 January 2002)	2002	Entry into force : July 1, 1999 Adopted : May 31, 1999	Plant Variety Protection
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Plant Variety Rights (Fees) Amendment Order 2001	2001	Entry into force : January 1, 2002 Adopted : November 26, 2001	Plant Variety Protection
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Plant Variety Rights Amendment Regulations 2001	2001	Entry into force : January 1, 2002 Adopted : November 26, 2001	Plant Variety Protection
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Copyright (Application to Other Countries) Amendment Order 2000	2000	Adopted : November 6, 2000	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Copyright (Application to Other Countries) Order 1995 (reprinted as at 07 December 2000)	2000	Entry into force : January 1, 1996 Adopted : July 10, 1995	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Copyright Act Commencement Order 2000	2000	Adopted : November 13, 2000	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Layout Designs (Eligible Countries) Order 2000	2000	Adopted : November 6, 2000	Industrial Designs Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Designs Amendment Regulations 1999	1999	Entry into force : July 1, 1999 Adopted : May 31, 1999	Industrial Designs
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Patents (Patent Cooperation Treaty) Amendment Regulations 1999	1999	Entry into force : July 1, 1999 Adopted : May 31, 1999	Patents (Inventions)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Patents Amendment Regulations 1999	1999	Entry into force : July 1, 1999 Adopted : May 31, 1999	Patents (Inventions)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Plant Variety Rights Amendment Regulations 1999	1999	Entry into force : July 1, 1999 Adopted : May 31, 1999	Plant Variety Protection
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Trade Marks (Border Protection and Transitional Applications) Amendment Regulations 1999	1999	Entry into force : July 1, 1999 Adopted : May 31, 1999	Trademarks
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Copyright (General Matters) Amendment Regulations 1998	1998	Entry into force : November 1, 1998 Adopted : September 21, 1998	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Copyright (Application to Other Countries) Amendment Order 1997	1997	Entry into force : April 18, 1997 Adopted : March 17, 1997	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Plant Variety Rights (Grantee's Rights) Order 1997	1997	Entry into force : January 15, 1998 Adopted : December 15, 1997	Plant Variety Protection
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Copyright (Border Protection) Regulations 1994, Amendment No. 1	1996	Entry into force : October 1, 1996 Adopted : August 26, 1996	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Copyright (General Matters) Regulations 1995, Amendment No. 1	1996	Entry into force : October 21, 1996 Adopted : September 9, 1996	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Copyright Amendment Act Commencement Order 1996	1996	Entry into force : October 1, 1996 Adopted : August 26, 1996	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Copyright (Parallel Import Notice Fee) Regulations 1995	1995	Entry into force : May 9, 1995 Adopted : April 10, 1995	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Patents (Transitional Applications) Regulations 1994	1994	Entry into force : January 1, 1995 Adopted : December 19, 1994	Patents (Inventions)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	The Plant Variety Rights Regulations 1988, Amendment No. 2	1993	Entry into force : July 1, 1993 Adopted : May 31, 1993	Plant Variety Protection
Implementing Rules/Regulations	The Plant Variety Rights Regulations 1988, Amendment No. 1	1989	Entry into force : August 23, 1989 Adopted : July 24, 1989	Plant Variety Protection
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Designs Regulations 1954, Amendment No. 10	1987	Entry into force : July 30, 1987 Adopted : July 27, 1987	Industrial Designs Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Designs Regulations 1954, Amendment No. 2	1975	Entry into force : March 27, 1975 Adopted : March 24, 1975	Industrial Designs Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Patents Regulations 1954, Amendment No. 3	1975	Adopted : March 24, 1975	Patents (Inventions)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Patents Regulations 1954, Amendment No. 2	1972	Adopted : November 27, 1972	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Patents Act Commencement Order 1954	1954	Entry into force : January 1, 1955	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Amendment Act 2018 (reprint as at 29 October 2019)	2019	Reprinted as of : October 29, 2019 Adopted : November 21, 2016	Patents (Inventions) Trademarks Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other
IP-related Laws	Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP) Amendment Act 2018	2018	Entry into force : October 26, 2018 Adopted : October 25, 2018	Patents (Inventions) Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other
IP-related Laws	Commerce Act 1986 (reprint as at 1 September 2017)	2017	Entry into force : May 1, 1986 Adopted : April 28, 1986	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Designs Trademarks Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Competition Plant Variety Protection Other
IP-related Laws	Customs and Excise Act 1996 (reprint as at 1 September 2017)	2017	Adopted : June 4, 1996	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	Fair Trading Act 1986 (reprint as at 1 September 2017)	2017	Entry into force : March 1, 1987 Adopted : December 17, 1986	Trademarks Geographical Indications Competition Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	Flags, Emblems, and Names Protection Act 1981 (reprint as at 3 June 2017)	2017	Entry into force : January 1, 1982 Adopted : October 12, 1981	Trademarks Trade Names
IP-related Laws	Major Events Management Act 2007 (reprint as at 3 June 2017)	2017	Entry into force : August 29, 2007 Adopted : August 28, 2007	Other
IP-related Laws	Fair Trading Amendment Act 2013	2013	Adopted : December 17, 2013	Trade Names Competition Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Fair Trading Amendment Act 1994	1994	Adopted : December 9, 1994	Trademarks
Framework Laws	Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (reprint as at 1 September 2017)	2017	Adopted : October 17, 2011	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Designs Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Framework Laws	Crown Proceedings Act 1950 (reprint as at 1 September 2017)	2017	Entry into force : January 1, 1952 Adopted : November 23, 1950	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Framework Laws	Disputes Tribunals Act 1988 (reprint as at 1 September 2017)	2017	Adopted : July 28, 1989 Entry into force : March 1, 1989	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Framework Laws	Constitution 1986 (reprint as at 17 May 2005)	2005	Entry into force : January 1, 1987 Adopted : December 13, 1986	Other
Other Texts	Public Service Act 2020	2020	Enacted : August 6, 2020	Other
Other Texts	Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act 2019	2020	Entry into force : January 13, 2020 Adopted : November 13, 2019	Trademarks Geographical Indications Plant Variety Protection Other
Other Texts	Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 (reprint as at 14 July 2017)	2017	Adopted : March 1, 2017	Other
Other Texts	Income Tax Act 2007 (reprint as at 1 October 2017)	2017	Reprinted as of : October 1, 2017 Adopted : November 1, 2007	Patents (Inventions)
Other Texts	Medicines Act 1981 (reprint as at 7 March 2017)	2017	Adopted : October 23, 1981	Patents (Inventions) Trademarks Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Other
Other Texts	Privacy Act 1993 (reprint as at 28 September 2017)	2017	Entry into force : July 1, 1993 Adopted : May 17, 1993	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Designs Trademarks Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) IP Regulatory Body Other
Other Texts	Business Briefing: Maximizing the Potential of Intellectual Property for Your Business	2015	Adopted : September 1, 2015	Other Industrial Property
Other Texts	Medicines Amendment Act 1994	1994	Adopted : December 9, 1994	Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Treaties (53 records) go to New Zealand as Treaty Host, below

Title	Host Institution	Date of Adoption (Treaty)	Entry into Force (Treaty)	Signature (Party)	Instrument (Party)	Entry into Force (Party)	Additional Information
Other Treaties Paris Agreement	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 12, 2015	November 4, 2016	April 22, 2016	October 4, 2016	November 4, 2016	Details
WIPO Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 28, 2013	September 30, 2016		October 4, 2019	January 4, 2020	Details
Other Treaties Agreement establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area	Host Institution: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)	February 27, 2009	January 1, 2010	February 27, 2009	July 22, 2009	January 1, 2010
Other Treaties Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 13, 2006	May 3, 2008	March 30, 2007	September 25, 2008	October 25, 2008	Details
WIPO Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	March 27, 2006	March 16, 2009	September 26, 2006	September 10, 2012	December 10, 2012	Details
Other Treaties Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	December 8, 2005	January 14, 2007	June 19, 2006	October 23, 2013	April 23, 2014
Other Treaties Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	October 20, 2005	March 18, 2007		October 5, 2007	January 5, 2008	Details
Other Treaties Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement	Host Institution: New Zealand	July 18, 2005	May 28, 2006	July 18, 2005	April 20, 2006	May 28, 2006
Other Treaties WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control	Host Institution: World Health Organization (WHO)	May 21, 2003	February 27, 2005	June 16, 2003	January 27, 2004	February 27, 2005	Details
Other Treaties Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)	May 22, 2001	May 17, 2004	May 23, 2001	September 24, 2004	December 23, 2004	Details
IP Treaties Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)	January 29, 2000	September 11, 2003	May 24, 2000	February 24, 2005	May 25, 2005	Details
Other Treaties Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	March 26, 1999	March 9, 2004		October 23, 2013	January 23, 2014	Details
Other Treaties Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 11, 1997	February 16, 2005	May 22, 1998	December 19, 2002	February 16, 2005	Details
WIPO WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	December 20, 1996	May 20, 2002		December 17, 2018	March 17, 2019	Details
WIPO WIPO Copyright Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	December 20, 1996	March 6, 2002		December 17, 2018	March 17, 2019	Details
Other Treaties United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	June 17, 1994	December 26, 1996		September 7, 2000	December 6, 2000	Details
Other Treaties Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization	Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)	April 15, 1994	January 1, 1995			January 1, 1995
IP Treaties Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement)	Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)	April 15, 1994	January 1, 1995			January 1, 1995
IP Treaties Convention on Biological Diversity	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)	June 5, 1992	December 29, 1993	June 12, 1992	September 16, 1993	December 29, 1993
Other Treaties United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	May 9, 1992	March 21, 1994	June 4, 1992	September 16, 1993	March 21, 1994	Details
WIPO Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 27, 1989	December 1, 1995		September 10, 2012	December 10, 2012	Details
Other Treaties Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)	March 22, 1985	September 22, 1988	March 21, 1986	June 2, 1987	September 22, 1988	Details
Other Treaties United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 10, 1982	November 16, 1994	December 10, 1982	July 19, 1996	August 18, 1996
Other Treaties South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement	Host Institution: South Pacific Bureau for Economic Cooperation	July 14, 1980	January 1, 1981	July 14, 1980	January 1, 1981	January 1, 1981
Other Treaties United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods	Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)	April 11, 1980	January 1, 1988		September 22, 1994	October 1, 1995	Details
Other Treaties Protocol (I) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	June 8, 1977	December 7, 1978	November 27, 1978	February 8, 1988	August 8, 1988	Details
Other Treaties Protocol (II) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	June 8, 1977	December 7, 1978	November 27, 1978	February 8, 1988	August 8, 1988	Details
WIPO Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	April 28, 1977	August 19, 1980		December 17, 2018	March 17, 2019	Details
Other Treaties Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 16, 1972	December 17, 1975		November 22, 1984	February 22, 1985	Details
WIPO Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	October 29, 1971	April 18, 1973		May 3, 1976	August 13, 1976
Other Treaties Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 14, 1970	April 24, 1972		February 1, 2007	May 1, 2007	Details
WIPO Patent Cooperation Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 19, 1970	January 24, 1978		September 1, 1992	December 1, 1992
WIPO Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	July 14, 1967	April 26, 1970		March 14, 1984	June 20, 1984	Details
Other Treaties International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 16, 1966	January 3, 1976	November 12, 1968	December 28, 1978	March 28, 1979	Details
Other Treaties International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants	Host Institution: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)	December 2, 1961	August 10, 1968		November 3, 1980	November 8, 1981	Details
Other Treaties Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards	Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)	June 10, 1958	June 7, 1959		January 6, 1983	April 6, 1983	Details
WIPO Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 15, 1957	April 8, 1961		July 16, 2013	October 16, 2013	Details
Other Treaties Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	May 14, 1954	August 7, 1956	December 20, 1954	July 24, 2008	October 24, 2008	Details
Other Treaties Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	May 14, 1954	August 7, 1956		October 17, 2013	January 17, 2014	Details
IP Treaties Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention to the works of stateless persons and refugees	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	September 16, 1955		June 11, 1964	June 11, 1964	Details
IP Treaties Protocol 2 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention to the works of certain international organizations	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	September 16, 1955		June 11, 1964	June 11, 1964	Details
IP Treaties Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	September 16, 1955		June 11, 1964	September 11, 1964	Details
IP Treaties 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	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	August 19, 1954		June 11, 1964	June 11, 1964	Details
Other Treaties International Plant Protection Convention	Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)	December 6, 1951	October 2, 2005	December 6, 1951	September 16, 1952	October 2, 2005
Other Treaties Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 22, 1950	May 21, 1952	March 16, 1951	June 29, 1962	September 29, 1962	Details
Other Treaties Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950	February 11, 1950	May 2, 1959	November 2, 1959	Details
Other Treaties Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950	February 11, 1950	May 2, 1959	November 2, 1959	Details
Other Treaties Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950	February 11, 1950	May 2, 1959	November 2, 1959	Details
Other Treaties Convention on International Civil Aviation	Host Institution: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)	December 7, 1944	April 4, 1947	December 7, 1944	March 7, 1947	April 6, 1947
Other Treaties Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit	Host Institution: League of Nations (LON)	April 20, 1921	October 31, 1922	April 20, 1921	August 2, 1922	October 31, 1922
WIPO Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	April 14, 1891	July 15, 1892			July 29, 1931	Details
WIPO Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	September 9, 1886	December 4, 1887		April 26, 1928	April 24, 1928	Details
WIPO Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	March 20, 1883	July 7, 1884		June 10, 1931	July 29, 1931	Details

Title

Host Institution

Date of Adoption (Treaty)

Entry into Force (Treaty)

Signature (Party)

Instrument (Party)

Entry into Force (Party)

Additional Information

Other Treaties

Paris Agreement

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

December 12, 2015

November 4, 2016

April 22, 2016

October 4, 2016

November 4, 2016

Details

WIPO

Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

June 28, 2013

September 30, 2016

October 4, 2019

January 4, 2020

Details

Other Treaties

Agreement establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area

Host Institution: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

February 27, 2009

January 1, 2010

February 27, 2009

July 22, 2009

January 1, 2010

Other Treaties

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

December 13, 2006

May 3, 2008

March 30, 2007

September 25, 2008

October 25, 2008

Details

WIPO

Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

March 27, 2006

March 16, 2009

September 26, 2006

September 10, 2012

December 10, 2012

Details

Other Treaties

Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

December 8, 2005

January 14, 2007

June 19, 2006

October 23, 2013

April 23, 2014

Other Treaties

Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

October 20, 2005

March 18, 2007

October 5, 2007

January 5, 2008

Details

Other Treaties

Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement

Host Institution: New Zealand

July 18, 2005

May 28, 2006

July 18, 2005

April 20, 2006

May 28, 2006

Other Treaties

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Host Institution: World Health Organization (WHO)

May 21, 2003

February 27, 2005

June 16, 2003

January 27, 2004

February 27, 2005

Details

Other Treaties

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

May 22, 2001

May 17, 2004

May 23, 2001

September 24, 2004

December 23, 2004

Details

IP Treaties

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

January 29, 2000

September 11, 2003

May 24, 2000

February 24, 2005

May 25, 2005

Details

Other Treaties

Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

March 26, 1999

March 9, 2004

October 23, 2013

January 23, 2014

Details

Other Treaties

Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

December 11, 1997

February 16, 2005

May 22, 1998

December 19, 2002

February 16, 2005

Details

WIPO

WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

December 20, 1996

May 20, 2002

December 17, 2018

March 17, 2019

Details

WIPO

WIPO Copyright Treaty

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

December 20, 1996

March 6, 2002

December 17, 2018

March 17, 2019

Details

Other Treaties

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

June 17, 1994

December 26, 1996

September 7, 2000

December 6, 2000

Details

Other Treaties

Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization

Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)

April 15, 1994

January 1, 1995

IP Treaties

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement)

Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)

April 15, 1994

January 1, 1995

IP Treaties

Convention on Biological Diversity

Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

June 5, 1992

December 29, 1993

June 12, 1992

September 16, 1993

December 29, 1993

Other Treaties

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

May 9, 1992

March 21, 1994

June 4, 1992

September 16, 1993

March 21, 1994

Details

WIPO

Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

June 27, 1989

December 1, 1995

September 10, 2012

December 10, 2012

Details

Other Treaties

Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer

Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

March 22, 1985

September 22, 1988

March 21, 1986

June 2, 1987

September 22, 1988

Details

Other Treaties

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

December 10, 1982

November 16, 1994

December 10, 1982

July 19, 1996

August 18, 1996

Other Treaties

South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement

Host Institution: South Pacific Bureau for Economic Cooperation

July 14, 1980

January 1, 1981

July 14, 1980

January 1, 1981

Other Treaties

United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)

April 11, 1980

January 1, 1988

September 22, 1994

October 1, 1995

Details

Other Treaties

Protocol (I) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

June 8, 1977

December 7, 1978

November 27, 1978

February 8, 1988

August 8, 1988

Details

Other Treaties

Protocol (II) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

June 8, 1977

December 7, 1978

November 27, 1978

February 8, 1988

August 8, 1988

Details

WIPO

Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

April 28, 1977

August 19, 1980

December 17, 2018

March 17, 2019

Details

Other Treaties

Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

November 16, 1972

December 17, 1975

November 22, 1984

February 22, 1985

Details

WIPO

Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

October 29, 1971

April 18, 1973

May 3, 1976

August 13, 1976

Other Treaties

Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

November 14, 1970

April 24, 1972

February 1, 2007

May 1, 2007

Details

WIPO

Patent Cooperation Treaty

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

June 19, 1970

January 24, 1978

September 1, 1992

December 1, 1992

WIPO

Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

July 14, 1967

April 26, 1970

March 14, 1984

June 20, 1984

Details

Other Treaties

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

December 16, 1966

January 3, 1976

November 12, 1968

December 28, 1978

March 28, 1979

Details

Other Treaties

International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants

Host Institution: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)

December 2, 1961

August 10, 1968

November 3, 1980

November 8, 1981

Details

Other Treaties

Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)

June 10, 1958

June 7, 1959

January 6, 1983

April 6, 1983

Details

WIPO

Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

June 15, 1957

April 8, 1961

July 16, 2013

October 16, 2013

Details

Other Treaties

Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

May 14, 1954

August 7, 1956

December 20, 1954

July 24, 2008

October 24, 2008

Details

Other Treaties

Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

May 14, 1954

August 7, 1956

October 17, 2013

January 17, 2014

Details

IP Treaties

Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention to the works of stateless persons and refugees

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

September 6, 1952

September 16, 1955

June 11, 1964

Details

IP Treaties

Protocol 2 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention to the works of certain international organizations

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

September 6, 1952

September 16, 1955

June 11, 1964

Details

IP Treaties

Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

September 6, 1952

September 16, 1955

June 11, 1964

September 11, 1964

Details

IP Treaties

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

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

September 6, 1952

August 19, 1954

June 11, 1964

Details

Other Treaties

International Plant Protection Convention

Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

December 6, 1951

October 2, 2005

December 6, 1951

September 16, 1952

October 2, 2005

Other Treaties

Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

November 22, 1950

May 21, 1952

March 16, 1951

June 29, 1962

September 29, 1962

Details

Other Treaties

Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

August 12, 1949

October 21, 1950

February 11, 1950

May 2, 1959

November 2, 1959

Details

Other Treaties

Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

August 12, 1949

October 21, 1950

February 11, 1950

May 2, 1959

November 2, 1959

Details

Other Treaties

Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

August 12, 1949

October 21, 1950

February 11, 1950

May 2, 1959

November 2, 1959

Details

Other Treaties

Convention on International Civil Aviation

Host Institution: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

December 7, 1944

April 4, 1947

December 7, 1944

March 7, 1947

April 6, 1947

Other Treaties

Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit

Host Institution: League of Nations (LON)

April 20, 1921

October 31, 1922

April 20, 1921

August 2, 1922

October 31, 1922

WIPO

Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

April 14, 1891

July 15, 1892

July 29, 1931

Details

WIPO

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

September 9, 1886

December 4, 1887

April 26, 1928

April 24, 1928

Details

WIPO

Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

March 20, 1883

July 7, 1884

June 10, 1931

July 29, 1931

Details

Treaty as Treaty Host (1 record) go to New Zealand as Treaty Party, above

Title	Host Institution	Date of Adoption (Treaty)	Entry into Force (Treaty)
Other Treaties Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement	Host Institution: New Zealand	July 18, 2005	May 28, 2006

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