Rwanda

Law No. 21/2006 of April 28, 2006 Establishing the Customs System

Year of current version:	2006
Date of entry into force of original text:	July 1, 2006
Date of Text (Enacted):	April 28, 2006
Type of Text:	IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Competition, Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Industrial Designs, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Patents (Inventions), Trademarks
Notes:	© MINIJUST 2006 (National University of Rwanda - Ministry of Justice) The Law No. 21/2006 of April 28, 2006 of customs system provides specific provisions concerning intellectual property. Article 102 line 5 stipulates that counterfeit goods are prohibited. (See page 72 for the English version).
Available Texts:
English	Law No. 21/2006 of April 28, 2006 Establishing the Customs System
French	Loi n° 21/2006 du 28 avril 2006 portant régime douanier (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Kinyarwanda	Itegeko N° 21/2006 ryo kuwa 28/04/2006 rigenga imikorere ya Gasutamo
Related Legislation:	Relates to Ministerial Order No. 01/10/MINISPOC of 20/08/2010 determining the content of the application for suspension of procedures of clearing goods suspected to have been pirated (RW028)
WIPO Lex No.:	RW004