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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) Political Constitution of Colombia (2005) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 1520 of April 13, 2012 'Implementing the Commitments Assumed under the 'Trade Promotion Agreement', signed between the Republic of Colombia and the United States of America and its 'Amending Protocol in the Context of Trade Policy and Economic Integration' ' (2012) Law No. 1455 of June 29, 2011 approving the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, adopted in Madrid on 27 June 1989 and amended on 3 October 2006 and on 12 November 2007 (2011) Law No. 1403 of 2010 (July 19) – By which Law No. 23 of 1982 on Copyright is added, a remuneration for the public communication of works and audiovisual recordings is established for artists and performers, or “Fanny Mickey Law” (2010) Law No. 719 of 2001 (December 24) - Amending Laws No. 23 of 1982 and No. 44 of 1993, and pronouncing other Orders (2001) Law No. 44 of 1993 (February 5) - Amending and supplementing Law No. 23 of 1982 (and amending Law No. 29 of 1944) (1993) Law No. 23 of 1982 (January 28) - On Copyright (1982) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 1450 of 2011 (June 16) - By which the National Development Plan is issued, 2010-2014 (2011) Law Nº 1437 of 2011 (January 18) - By which the Administrative Procedure and Administrative Disputes Code is enacted (2011) Law No. 84 of 1873 (May 26) - Civil Code (2011) Law No. 1032 of 2006 (June 22) - By which Articles 257, 271, 272 and 306 of the Criminal Code are amended (2006) Law No. 962 of 2005 (July 8) - Enacting provisions on streamlining administrative requirements and procedures of state agencies and entities and individuals exercising public functions or providing public services. (2005) Law No. 270 of 1996 (March 7) - Statutory of the Administration of Justice (2004) Law No. 813 of 2003 (July 2) - By which some articles of Law No. 599 of 2000 are abrogated, supplemented and amended (2003) Law No. 603 of 2000 (July 27) - For which article 47 of Law No. 222 of 1995 is amended (2000) Law No. 599 of 2000 (July 24) - By which the Criminal Code is enacted (2000) Law No. 488 of 1998 (December 24) - By which Tax rules and other tax provisions of the Sub-national entities are established (1998) Law No. 256 of 1996 (January 15) – By which the unfair competition rules are established (1996) Law No. 222 of 1995 (December 20) - By which the II Book of the Commerce Code is amended, a new Bankruptcy Procedure Regime is established, and other provisions are prescribed (1995) Law Nº 58 of 1982 (December 14) - By means of which extraordinary powers are granted to the President of the Republic to reform the Administrative Litigation Code (1982) IP Laws: issued by the Executive (Date of current version) Decree No. 0727 of 2012 amending Article 5 of Decree No. 502 of 2003 (2012) Decree No. 0733 of April 13, 2012, establishing the Publication of Applications of General Interest and Pharmacological Evaluation of Veterinary Drugs submitted to the National Institute for Food and Drug Control INVIMA (2012) Decree No.0729 of 2012 partially regulating Decisions 486 and 689 of the Commission of the Andean Community (2012) Decree No. 1162 of 2010 (April 13) - By which the National Administrative System for Intellectual Property is organized (2010) Decree No. 4966 of 2009 (December 23) - By which Decree N° 4302 of 2008 is partially amended (2009) Decree No. 03523 of 2009 (September 15) - By which is modified the structure of the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce and the functions of its dependences are established (2009) Decree No. 2153 of 1992 (December 30) - By which the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce is restructured, and other provisions are dictated (2009) Decree No. 4834 of 2008 (December 24) - By which is modified the Staff of the National Copyright Directorate (2008) Decree No. 4835 of 2008 (December 24) – By which the structure of the National Directorate of Copyright is modified and other provisions are issued (2008) Decree No. 4302 of 2008 (November 13) - For which is fixed the procedure for declarating the existence of public interest in accordance with Article 65 of Decision 486 of the Andean Community Commission (2008) Decree No. 879 of 2008 (May 29) - For which are regulated Law 232 of 1995, Article 27 of Law 962 of 2005, Articles 46, 47 and 48 of Law-Decree 2150 of 1995 and other provisions are established (2008) Decree No. 1070 of 2008 (April 7) - By which Article 26 of Law No 98 of 1993 is regulated (2008) Decree No. 4540 of 2006 (December 22) - Adopting Customs Controls to protect Intellectual Property (2006) Decree No. 1721 of 2002 (August 6) - Regulating Law No. 719 of 2001, which amended Laws Nos. 23 of 1982 and 44 of 1993 (2002) Decree No. 2591 of 2000 (December 13) - By which is partially regulated Decision 486 of the Andean Community Commission (2000) Decree No. 309 of 2000 (February 25) - By which the Scientific Research on Biological Diversity is regulated (2000) Decree No. 410 of 1971 (March 27) - By which the Commercial Code is enacted (1999) Decree No. 730 of 1997 (March 14) - By means of which it is established the National Competent Authority concerning the access to genetic resources (1997) Decree No. 0162 of 1996 (January 22) - By which the Andean Decision No. 351 of 1993 and Law No. 44 of 1993, in connection with the Collecting Societies Management of Copyright and Related Rights is regulated (1996) Decree No. 2150 of 1995 (December 5) - By which regulations, procedures or unnecessary existing steps in the Public Administration are suppressed and reformed (1995) Decree No. 460 of 1995 (March 16) - Governing the National Copyright Registry and Regulating Statutory Deposit (1995) Decree No. 2468 of 1994 (November 4) - Partly Amending Artilce 13 of Decree No. 533 of March 8, 1994 Regulating the Common Regime for the Protection of Plant Breeders'Rights (1994) Decree No. 533 of 1994 (March 8) - Introducing Regulations to the Common Regime on the Protection of the Rights of Breeders of New Plant Varieties (1994) Decree No. 2041 of 1991 (August 29) - By which the National Directorate of Copyright is created as an administrative special unit, its organic structure is established and its functions are defined (1991) Decree No. 1360 of 1989 (June 23) - Regulating the Entry of Software in the National Copyright Register (1989) Decree No. 1766 of 1983 (June 23) - By which the National Award to the Colombian Inventor is created (1983)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) Resolution No. 303 of November 5, 2010 - By which are established the guidelines for registering works, services, contracts and other acts at the Copyright National Registry (2010) Resolution No. 69699 of December 30, 2009 - By which the Official Taxes for Industrial Property are established and the Unique Circular letter of July 19, 2001 is modified (2009) Resolution No. 244 of July 30, 2009 - By which is established the Automatic Information System of Registered Works, Phonograms and Contracts in the Administrative Special Unit of the National Copyright Directorate and the conditions of use of the above mentioned system are established (2009) Resolution No. 152 of May 22, 2009 - By which is issued the Manual of Good Accounting Practices for the Collecting Societies of Copyright and Neighboring Rights (2009) Resolution No. 38891 of October 9, 2008 – By which is authorized the use of mechanical signatures on some documents issued within procedures before the Industrial Property Division (2008) Resolution No. 36611 of November 2, 2007 - By which is delegated the competence for celebrating the Agreement for the utilization of electronic means for notifying the Industrial Property Division's Acts (2007) Agreement No. 10 of 2006 (November 24) - By means of which the subscription-based television service is regulated (2006) Decree Nº 01 of 1984 (January 2) - By which the Administrative Litigation Code is amended (2006) Unique Circular Letter - Superintendence of Industry and Trade (2001) Resolution No. 210 of 2001 (January 15) - By which Decision 486 of the Commission of the Andean Community is partially regulated (2001) Resolution No. 2808 of 1996 (October 8) - Updating the tariff for formalities relating to the Protection of Plant Breeders Rights (1996) Resolution ICA No. 3123 of 1995 (October 30) - Supplementing and clarifying Resolution ICA No. 1893 de 1995 (1995) Resolution ICA No. 1893 of 1995 (June 29) - Ordering the Opening of the National Registry of Protected Plant Varieties, Establishing the Procedure for Obtaining a Plant Breeders'Certificate and Laying Down Other Provisions (1995) Resolution ICA No. 1974 of 1994 (May 27) - Assigning Certain Functions with Respect to the Protection of Plant Breeders' Rights (1994)

Treaty Approvals	Laws / Decrees (Date of current version) Decree No. 2676 of 2011 (July 29) - By which the commitments undertaken by Colombia under the Protocol amending the Free Trade Agreement between the United Mexican States, the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Venezuela, are complied with (2011) Decree No. 2677 of 2011 (July 29) - By which the commitments undertaken by Colombia under the Protocol amending the Free Trade Agreement between the United Mexican States, the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Venezuela, are complied with (2011) Law No. 1343 of 2009 (July 31) - By which the "Treaty on the Law of Trademarks" and its "Regulation", adopted on October 27, 1994, is approved (2009) Law No. 1166 of 2007 (November 21) - By which it is approved the Amending Protocol to the U.S. – Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA), signed in Washington, District of Columbia on June 28, 2007 and its Side Letter of the same date (2007) Law No. 1143 of 2007 (July 4) - By means of which it is approved the "U.S. – Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA)", its "Side letters", and its "Understandings", signed in Washington on November 22, 2006 (2007) Law No. 740 of 2002 (May 24) - By means of which "The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety", Montreal, January twenty-nine (29) of two thousand (2000) (2002) Law No. 740 of 2002 (May 24) - By means of which the "Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety of the "Convention on Biological Diversity, signed in Montreal, on January, twenty-nine (29) of two thousand (2000)"". (2002) Law No. 565 of 2000 (February 2) - By means of which is approved the "WIPO -World Intellectual Property Organization- Copyright Treaty", adopted in Geneva, on December twentieth (20) of nineteen ninety-six (1996) (2000) Law No. 545 of 1999 (December 23) - By means of which it is approved the "WIPO –World Intellectual Property Organization- Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT)", adopted in Geneva on December twenty (20) of nineteen ninety-six (1996) (1999) Law No. 463 of 1998 (August 4) - By means of which the "Patents Cooperation Agreement (PCT)", elaborated in Washington on June 19, 1970, amended on September 28, 1979 and modified on February 3, 1984, and the Regulation of the Patent Cooperation Agreement, are approved (1998) Law No. 243 of 1995 (December 28) - Approving the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV Convention) of 2 December 1961 as revised in Geneva on 10 November 1972 and 23 october 1978 (1995) Law No. 178 of 1994 (December 28) - By means of which the "Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property", done in Paris on March 20, 1883, revised at Brussels on December 14, 1900, at Washington on June 2, 1911, at The Hague on November 6, 1925, at London on June 2, 1934, at Lisbon on October 31, 1958, and at Stockholm on July 14, 1967, and as amended on September 28, 1979 (1994) Law No. 170 of 1994 (December 15) - By means of which it the "Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO)", signed in Marrakech (Morocco) on April 15, 1994, its attached multilateral agreement and the attached plurilateral agreement on bovine meat (1994) Decree No. 1042 of 1994 (May 24) - By which Berne's Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic works is promulgated (1994) Law No. 26 of 1992 (December 21) - By means of which is approved the "Treaty on the International Registration of Audiovisual Works", adopted in Geneva on April 20, 1989. (1992) Law No. 33 of 1987 (October 26) - By means of which is approved the 'Berne's Agreement for the protection of the literary and artistic works', of September 9, 1886 completed in Paris on May 4, 1896 checked in Berlin on November 13, 1908 completed in Berne on March 20, 1914 and checked in Rome on June 2, 1928, in Brussels on June 26, 1948, in Stockholm on July 14, 1967 and in Paris on July 24, 1971 (1987) Law No. 48 of 1975 (December 12) - By means of which is authorized the adhesion of Colombia to the following International Instruments: "Universal Copyright Convention", its Protocols I and II, revised in Paris on July 24, 1971, and is approved the "International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations", done at Rome on October 26, 1961 (1975)

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 Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances ... Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol ... Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (August 29, 2012) Trademark Law Treaty (April 13, 2012) WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (May 20, 2002) WIPO Copyright Treaty (March 6, 2002) Patent Cooperation Treaty (February 28, 2001) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (September 3, 1996) Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (May 16, 1994) Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (March 7, 1988) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (May 4, 1980) Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (September 17, 1976) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials ... Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons ... International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ... Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety ... Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity ... Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the adoption of an additional distinctive emblem ... United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ... United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts ... Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (June 19, 2013) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (June 9, 2011) Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (February 4, 2011) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (January 20, 2009) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (July 9, 2008) Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (June 19, 2008) International Plant Protection Convention (October 2, 2005) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005) Agreement for the establishment of the Global Crop Diversity Trust (October 21, 2004) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (September 11, 2003) United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (August 1, 2002) Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (September 18, 1998) Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (September 18, 1998) International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) (September 13, 1996) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (February 14, 1996) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (June 20, 1995) Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (April 30, 1995) World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (April 30, 1995) Convention on Biological Diversity (February 26, 1995) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (March 1, 1994) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (August 24, 1988) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (August 24, 1983) Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (June 18, 1976) Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (June 18, 1976) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (January 3, 1976) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (May 8, 1962) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (May 8, 1962) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (May 8, 1962) Protocol on Uniformity of Powers of Attorney which are to be Utilized Abroad (June 10, 1943) IP Regional Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Inter-American Convention on the Rights of the Author in Literary, Scientific and Artistic Works (January 4, 1972) General Inter-American Convention for Trade Mark and Commercial Protection (July 22, 1936) Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries ... Agreement establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (January 4, 2011) Constitution of the Centre for Marketing Information and Advisory Services for Fishery Products in Latin America and the Caribbean (February 3, 2000) Complementarity Agreement in the Automotive Sector (January 1, 2000) Protocol of Cochabamba Amending the Treaty Creating the Court of Justice of the Cartagena Agreement (August 21, 1999) Protocol of Amendment Establishing the Andean Community and the Andean Integration System (Protocol of Trujillo) (December 30, 1997) Treaty Creating the Court of Justice of the Cartagena Agreement (May 19, 1983) Treaty establishing the Latin American Integration Association (August 19, 1981) Treaty establishing the Andean Parliament (December 17, 1979) Panama Convention establishing the Latin American Economic System (SELA) (June 18, 1979) Andean Subregional Integration Agreement (Cartagena Agreement) (October 16, 1969) IP-relevant Bilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Colombia for the Liberalization, Promotion and Protection of Investment ... Agreement between the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Chile for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments ... United States - Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (May 15, 2012) Protocol Amending the Free Trade Agreement between the United Mexican States, the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Venezuela (August 2, 2011) Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Colombia and the EFTA States (July 1, 2011) Agreement between the Republic of Colombia and the Swiss Confederation on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (October 6, 2009) Free Trade Agreement between Chile and Colombia (May 8, 2009) Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Kingdom of Spain for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (September 22, 2007) Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Government of the Republic of Peru on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (March 21, 2001) Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Colombia, the Republic of Venezuela and the United Mexican States (January 1, 1995) Convention on Industrial Property (July 5, 1904) Treaty of Friendship, Trade and Navigation (April 12, 1894)

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