United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Date of Text:Adopted on December 10, 1982 at Montego Bay
Entry into Force on November 16, 1994
Host Institution:United Nations (UN)
Members:Contracting Parties/Signatories
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Subject Matter:Patents (Inventions), Traditional Knowledge (TK), Transfer of Technology, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Notes:

IP provisions: Articles 5, 51, 163.8, 168.2, 181.2 and 277 (h)

Available Texts:
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Arabic

اتفاقية الأمم المتحدة لقانون البحار (النص الأصلي) اتفاقية الأمم المتحدة لقانون البحار (النص الأصلي), Complete document (pdf) [5450 KB]

Chinese

联合国海洋法公约 (地道文本) 联合国海洋法公约 (地道文本), Complete document (pdf) [1855 KB]

English

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Authentic text) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Authentic text), Complete document (pdf) [2416 KB]

French

Convention des Nations Unies sur le droit de la mer (Texte authentique) Convention des Nations Unies sur le droit de la mer (Texte authentique), Complete document (pdf) [11346 KB]

Russian

Конвенция Организации Объединенных Наций по морскому праву (Подлинный текст) Конвенция Организации Объединенных Наций по морскому праву (Подлинный текст), Complete document (pdf) [4392 KB]

Spanish

Convención de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Derecho del Mar (Texto auténtico) Convención de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Derecho del Mar (Texto auténtico), Complete document (pdf) [2004 KB]

 

 

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