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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) Constitution of the Dominican Republic (2010) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 2-07 Amending Article 189 of Law No. 65-00 on Copyright as last amended by Article 4 of Law No. 493-06 (2007) Law No. 450-06 on Protection of the Rights of Breeders of New Varieties of Plants (2006) Law No. 424-06 on Implementation of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) (2006) Law No. 65-00 on Copyright (2000) Law No. 20-00 on Industrial Property (2000) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 257-10 on the Amendments to Law No. 108-10 on the Promotion of the Film Industry in the Dominican Republic (2010) Law No. 108-10 on the Promotion of the Film Industry in the Dominican Republic (2010) Law No. 53-07 against High Technology Crimes (2007) Law No. 42-08 on Defense of Competition (2007) Penal code of Dominican Republic (2007) Law No. 493-06 Amending Articles 6,49,58 and 62 of Law No 424-06 of November 20, 2006 Implementing the Free Trade Agreement between Dominican Republic of Central America and the United States of America (2006) Law No. 340-06 on Procurement and Contracts of Goods, Services, Works and Concessions (2006) General Law No. 358-05 on the Protection of the Rights of the Consumer or User (2005) Sectoral Law No. 202-04 on Protected Areas (2004) General Law No. 200-04 on Free Access to Public Information (2004) Law No. 126-02 on Electronic Commerce, Digital Documents and Signatures (2002) Law No. 76-02 Establishing the Criminal Procedure Code of the Dominican Republic (2002) Law No. 64-00 Creating the Secretary of State for the Environment and Natural Resources (2000) Law No. 41-00 Creating the Secretary of State for Culture (2000) Law No. 11-92 Approving the Tax Code of the Dominican Republic (1992) Law No. 3489 on Customs (1982) Law No. 231 on Seeds Establishing a System of Production, Processing and Trade (1971) Law No. 318 on the Cultural Heritage of the Nation (1968)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) Resolution No. 32-2009 on the Electronic Filing (2009) Resolution No. 0020-2008 on Electronic Filing of Registration Application (2008) Decree No. 326-06 Amending Articles 66 and 67 of the Regulation of Law No. 20-00 contained in Decree No. 599-01 of June 1, 2001 (2006) Decree No. 63-06 approving the Regulation of Purchases and Contracts for Services, Goods, Works and Concessions (2006) Decree No. 335-03 Approving the Implementing Regulations of Law No. 126-02 on Electronic Commerce, Digital Documents and Signatures (2003) Decree No. 205-03 Repealing Articles 1, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12 of Decree No. 180-03 Amending Regulation No. 599-01 (2003) Decree No. 180-03 amending Regulations No. 599-01 of the Act No. 20-00 on Industrial Property (2003) Decree No. 599-01 establishing the Implementing Regulations of Law No. 20-00 on Industrial Property (2001) Decree No. 362-01 Establishing the Implementing Regulations of the Law No. 65-00 on Copyright (2001) Decree No. 303-01 Creating and Integrating the National Commission for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (2001) Decree No. 262-98 Establishing the Regulation of Procurement and Contracting of Goods and Services of Public Administration (1998) Decree No. 2024 Establishing a Unit between the Office of Cultural Heritage and the Center for Cultural Property Inventory (1980) Regulation No. 271 of the Law No. 231 of November 22, 1971 on Seeds (1978) Decree No. 2310 Creating the Centre for Cultural Property Inventory (1976) Regulation No. 4195 on the Office of Cultural Heritage (1969)

Treaty Approvals	Laws / Decrees (Date of current version) Resolution No. 438-06 on the ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants of December 2, 1961 (2006) Resolution No. 101-99 Approving the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), signed at Stockholm on July 14, 1967 and amended on September 28, 1979 (1999)

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 Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks ... Trademark Law Treaty (December 13, 2011) Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro-organisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (July 3, 2007) Patent Cooperation Treaty (May 28, 2007) WIPO Copyright Treaty (January 10, 2006) WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (January 10, 2006) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (June 27, 2000) Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (December 24, 1997) Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (January 27, 1987) Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods (April 6, 1951) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (July 11, 1890) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials ... International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ... 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 ... United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts (March 1, 2013) United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (July 1, 2011) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (December 24, 2009) Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the adoption of an additional distinctive emblem (October 1, 2009) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (September 17, 2009) Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (September 17, 2009) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (August 10, 2009) Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (June 3, 2009) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (August 2, 2007) International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) (June 16, 2007) Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (January 2, 2007) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (September 18, 2006) International Plant Protection Convention (October 2, 2005) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005) Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (June 21, 2002) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (January 5, 1999) Convention on Biological Diversity (February 23, 1997) Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (March 9, 1995) World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (March 9, 1995) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (November 26, 1994) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (November 26, 1994) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (May 12, 1985) Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (May 8, 1983) Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (May 8, 1983) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (April 4, 1978) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (June 7, 1973) Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (April 5, 1960) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (July 22, 1958) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (July 22, 1958) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (July 22, 1958) IP Regional Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) General Inter-American Convention for Trade Mark and Commercial Protection ... Inter-American Convention on the Rights of the Author in Literary, Scientific and Artistic Works (April 14, 1947) Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) The Georgetown Agreement (formally establishing the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, the "ACP Group"), since 1975 (ACP) ... Constitution of the Centre for Marketing Information and Advisory Services for Fishery Products in Latin America and the Caribbean (June 13, 1994) Panama Convention establishing the Latin American Economic System (SELA) (July 7, 1976) IP-relevant Bilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Free Trade Agreement between the Dominican Republic, Central America and The United States (March 1, 2007)

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