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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) Law No. 047/2010 of January 12, 2011 on the Revision of the Constitution of Gabon (2011) Constitution of the Republic of Gabon (as last amended by the Law No. 13/2003 of August 19, 2003) (2003) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 018/2008 on the ratification of the Ordinance No. 006/2008/PR of January 18, 2008 amending the Law No. 014/2002 of January 28, 2003 establishing and organizing the Industrial Property Center in Gabon (2008) Law No. 14/2002 of January 28, 2003 pertaining to the Creation of the Industrial Property Center in Gabon (2003) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 023/2010 ratifying the Ordinance No. 015/PR/2010 on the Creation of the Institute of Image and Sound Industry (2010) Law No. 009/2010 completing the Provisions of Law No. 15/72 on the First Part of the Civil Code (2010) Code of Audiovisual, Cinematographic and Written Communication (Law No. 07/2001) (2001) Law No. 005/2001 regulating the Telecommunications Sector in Gabon (2001) Law No. 3/94 of November 21, 1994 establishing the Labour Code (as amended by the Law No. 12/2000 of October 12, 2000) (2000) Law No. 14/1998 of July 23, 1998 on the Competition of Gabon (1998) Law No. 15/1998 establishing the Investment Charter of Gabon (1998) Law No. 2/94 on the Protection of Cultural Property (1994) Civil Code of Gabon (Part I) (1972) Criminal Code (Law N° 21/63 of May 31, 1963) (1963) IP Laws: issued by the Executive (Date of current version) Decree No. 01106/PR/MT of September 30, 2011 on the Creation, Allocations and Organization of the Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Post (2011) Decree No. 0726/PR/MCPEN of June 21, 2011 on the Creation, Organization and Functioning of Broadcasting in Gabon (2011) Ordinance No. 015/PR/2010 of February 25, 2010 on the Reorganization of the Gabonese Institute of Image and Sound (2010) Decree No. 000898/PR/MESA of October 12, 2007 pertaining to the Functioning and Organization of the Ministry of Social Economy and Craft Industry (2007) Ordinance No. 85/PR/2005 on the Creation and Organization of the Center for Standardization and Technology Transfer (2005)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) Decree No. 000834/PR/MEFBP organizing the Accounting Agency of the Industrial Property Center (2006) Decree No. 000452/PR/MCAEP of May 23, 2006 fixing the Regulation on the Management of Copyright and Neighboring Rights (2006) Decree No. 000453/PR/MCAEP fixing the Price of the Charge on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (2006)

Treaty Approvals	Laws / Decrees (Date of current version) Law No. 013/2006 authorizing the Ratification of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2006)

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 Trademark Law Treaty ... Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs (August 18, 2003) WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (May 20, 2002) WIPO Copyright Treaty (March 6, 2002) Patent Cooperation Treaty (January 24, 1978) Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration (June 10, 1975) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (June 6, 1975) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (February 29, 1964) Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (March 26, 1962) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) 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 ... Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ... Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (May 1, 2010) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (May 21, 2009) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (May 3, 2008) International Plant Protection Convention (April 23, 2008) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (August 15, 2007) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (August 5, 2007) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (July 31, 2007) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (March 12, 2007) International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (February 11, 2007) Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (April 20, 2006) United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (January 1, 2006) Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (March 9, 2004) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (November 29, 2003) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (April 21, 1998) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (April 10, 1998) Convention on Biological Diversity (June 12, 1997) Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (January 1, 1995) World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (January 1, 1995) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (March 30, 1987) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (April 21, 1983) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (October 8, 1980) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (October 8, 1980) Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (December 4, 1962) Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (March 4, 1962) Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (March 4, 1962) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (August 17, 1960) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (August 17, 1960) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (August 17, 1960) IP Regional Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Charter for African Cultural Renaissance ... Cultural Charter for Africa (September 26, 2007) Bangui Agreement Relating to the Creation of an African Intellectual Property Organization, Constituting a Revision of the Agreement Relating to the Creation of an African and Malagasy Office of Industrial Property (Bangui (Central African Republic), March 2, 1977) (February 8, 1982) Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Abuja Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community (AEC) (December 6, 2007) Constitutive Act of the African Union (June 5, 2001) Treaty Establishing the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (June 25, 1999) Treaty Establishing the Economic Community of Central African States (December 18, 1984) The Georgetown Agreement (formally establishing the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, the "ACP Group"), since 1975 (ACP) (November 12, 1977)

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