WIPO Lex, Member Profile, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Constitution/Basic Law (1 text)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Constitution/Basic Law	Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2005	Entry into force : October 27, 1979 Adopted : July 26, 1979	Other

Laws/Regulations (24 texts)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Main IP Laws	Plant Breeders’ Protection Act, 2019 (Act No. 28 of 2019)	2019	Assented : December 31, 2019	Plant Variety Protection
Main IP Laws	Act No. 20 of 2018	2018	Assented : September 21, 2018	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Main IP Laws	Copyright Act, 2003 (Act No. 21 of 2003)	2009	Commenced : November 30, 2004	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Main IP Laws	Geographical Indications Act, 2004 (Act No. 24 of 2004)	2009	Commenced : November 30, 2004	Geographical Indications
Main IP Laws	Industrial Designs Act, 2005 (Act No. 20 of 2005)	2009	Commenced : August 4, 2008	Industrial Designs
Main IP Laws	Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits Act, 2005 (Act No. 18 of 2005)	2009	Commenced : August 4, 2008	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Main IP Laws	Patents Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004)	2009	Commenced : August 4, 2008	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models
Main IP Laws	Trade Marks Act, 2003 (Act No. 46 of 2003, as amended by Act No. 50 of 2004)	2009	Commenced : May 18, 2004	Trademarks
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Copyright (Specified Countries) Order, 2005	2009	Entry into force : August 2, 2005 Issued : August 2, 2005	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Geographical Indications Regulations, 2008	2009	Entry into force : September 6, 2008	Trademarks Geographical Indications IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Industrial Designs Regulations, 2009	2009	Entry into force : July 8, 2009 Issued : July 8, 2009	Industrial Designs
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits Regulations, 2009	2009	Entry into force : July 8, 2009 Issued : July 8, 2009	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Patents Regulations, 2009	2009	Entry into force : July 8, 2009	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Trade Marks Regulations, 2004	2004	Entry into force : May 18, 2004 Published : May 18, 2004 Issued : May 5, 2004	Trademarks Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Civil Procedure Rules, 2000	2001	Issued : May 3, 2001	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	International Business Companies (Amendment and Consolidation) (Amendment) Act, 2018 (Act No. 36 of 2018)	2019	Entry into force : January 1, 2019 Assented : December 31, 2018 Enacted : December 31, 2018 Passed : December 27, 2018	Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Electronic Transactions Act, 2015 (Act No. 6 of 2015)	2015	Assented : May 12, 2015 Enacted : May 12, 2015 Passed : April 30, 2015	Other
IP-related Laws	Commerce and Intellectual Property Office Act, 2003 (Act No. 43 of 2003)	2009	Entry into force : December 16, 2003 Passed : December 16, 2003	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property Competition
IP-related Laws	Criminal Procedure Code (Act No. 44 of 1988, as amended up to Act No. 13 of 2007)	2009	Entry into force : October 30, 1989	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	International Business Companies (Amendment and Consolidation) Act, 2007 (Act No. 34 of 2007, as amended by Act No. 48 of 2007)	2008	Entry into force : February 22, 2008 Assented : December 31, 2007 Enacted : December 31, 2007	Other
IP-related Laws	Limited Liability Companies Act, 2008 (Act No. 36 of 2008)	2008	Entry into force : December 23, 2008	Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Other
IP-related Laws	Customs (Control and Management) Act, 1999 (Act No. 14 of 1999, as amended up to Act No. 33 of 2007)	2007	Entry into force : September 13, 1999	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	Companies Act, 1994 (Act No. 8 of 1994, as amended up to Act No. 9 of 2006)	2006	Enacted : December 28, 1994 Passed : January 13, 1994	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Industrial Property Other
IP-related Laws	Companies Act, 1994 (Act No. 8 of 1994)	1996	Entry into force : June 1, 1996 Enacted : December 28, 1994 Passed : January 13, 1994	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other Industrial Property

Treaty as Treaty Host (45 records) go to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as Treaty Party, above

Title	Host Institution	Date of Adoption (Treaty)	Entry into Force (Treaty)
[RE] The Georgetown Agreement (formally establishing the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, the 'ACP Group')	Host Institution: African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)	June 6, 1975	February 12, 1976
[IM] International Plant Protection Convention	Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)	December 6, 1951	October 2, 2005
[IM] Convention on International Civil Aviation	Host Institution: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)	December 7, 1944	April 4, 1947
[IM] 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
[IM] 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
[IM] 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
[IM] 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
[IM] 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
[IM] International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)	Host Institution: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)	December 2, 1961	August 10, 1968
[IM] Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit	Host Institution: League of Nations (LON)	April 20, 1921	October 31, 1922
[IM] Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons	Secretariat: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)	September 28, 1954	June 6, 1960
[IM] Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	June 19, 2023
[IM] Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 13, 2006	May 3, 2008
[IM] 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
[IM] Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	March 22, 1985	September 22, 1988
[IM] United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 10, 1982	November 16, 1994
[IM] International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 16, 1966	January 3, 1976
[IM] 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
[IM] 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
[IM] 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
[IM] Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	October 17, 2003	April 20, 2006
[IM] Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 2, 2001	January 2, 2009
[IM] 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
[IM] 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	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	July 24, 1971	July 10, 1974
[IM] 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	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	July 24, 1971	July 10, 1974
[IM] Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	July 24, 1971	July 10, 1974
[IM] 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	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	September 16, 1955
[IM] 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
[IM] Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)	May 22, 2001	May 17, 2004
[IM] Paris Agreement	Host Institution: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)	December 12, 2015	November 4, 2016
[IM] Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	Secretariat: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)	December 11, 1997	February 16, 2005
[IM] United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	Secretariat: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)	May 9, 1992	March 21, 1994
[IM] WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control	Host Institution: World Health Organization (WHO)	May 21, 2003	February 27, 2005
[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
[WIPO] Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 24, 2012	April 28, 2020
[WIPO] WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	December 20, 1996	May 20, 2002
[WIPO] WIPO Copyright Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	December 20, 1996	March 6, 2002
[WIPO] Patent Cooperation Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 19, 1970	January 24, 1978
[WIPO] Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	July 14, 1967	April 26, 1970
[WIPO] Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	September 9, 1886	December 4, 1887
[WIPO] Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	March 20, 1883	July 7, 1884
[IM] Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO)	Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)	April 15, 1994	January 1, 1995
[IM] Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement)	Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)	April 15, 1994	January 1, 1995
[IM] Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat	January 29, 2000	September 11, 2003
[IM] Convention on Biological Diversity	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat	June 5, 1992	December 29, 1993

Title

Host Institution

Date of Adoption (Treaty)

Entry into Force (Treaty)

[RE] The Georgetown Agreement (formally establishing the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, the 'ACP Group')

Host Institution: African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)

June 6, 1975

February 12, 1976

[IM] International Plant Protection Convention

Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

December 6, 1951

October 2, 2005