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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) Constitution of Afghanistan (2004) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Trademark Registration Law (2009) Law Supporting the Rights of Authors, Composers, Artists and Researchers (Copyright Law) (2008) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Seed Law (2008) Environment Law (2007) Afghanistan Customs Law (2005) Law on the Protection of Historical and Cultural Properties (2004) Civil Code of the Republic of Afghanistan (1977) Law of the State Emblem of the Republic of Afghanistan (1974) Press Law (1965) Penal Law for Crimes of Civil Servants and Crimes Against Public Welfare and Security (1962) Code for the Protection of Antiquities in Afghanistan (1958) Law of Commerce (1955)

Treaty Membership	WIPO-Administered Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Summary Table of Membership of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Treaties Administered by WIPO, plus UPOV, WTO and UN Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (December 13, 2005) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States ... United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ... Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (June 23, 2013) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (May 21, 2013) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (May 21, 2013) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (October 18, 2012) Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (October 18, 2012) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (November 11, 2010) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (May 10, 2010) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (May 10, 2010) Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (June 30, 2009) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (June 30, 2009) International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (February 7, 2007) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (December 8, 2005) Convention on Biological Diversity (December 18, 2002) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (December 18, 2002) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (April 24, 1983) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (June 20, 1979) Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (June 19, 1958) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (March 26, 1957) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (March 26, 1957) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (March 26, 1957) Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Economic Cooperation Organisation Trade Agreement (April 24, 2008) Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (April 3, 2007) IP-relevant Bilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (October 12, 2007) Preferential Trade Agreement between the Republic of India and the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan (May 13, 2003)

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