Laws

Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version)

• Constitution of the Republic of Haiti, 1987 (1987)

Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version)

• Law of July 14, 1956 amending the Trademarks Law of July 17, 1954 (1956)
• Law of July 17, 1954 on Trademarks (1954)
• Law of July 3, 1924 amending the Law on Patents of Inventions and Industrial Designs of December 14, 1922 (1924)
• Law of December 14, 1922 on Patents of Inventions and Industrial Designs (1922)

IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version)

• Penal Code of Haïti (1985)

IP Laws: issued by the Executive (Date of current version)

• Decree of October 12, 2005 on the Creation of a Mixed, Autonomous, Specialized Public Body called 'Haitian Copyright Office' (BHDA) (2005)
• Decree of October 12, 2005 on the Creation of the Office of Haitian Copyright (BHDA) (2005)
• Decree of January 9, 1968 relating to Copyright in Literary, Scientific and Artistic Works (1968)
• Decree of August 28, 1960 amending the Trademarks Law of July 17, 1954 (1960)

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 ...
• Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled ...
• Patent Law Treaty ...
• Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks ...
• Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (January 11, 1996)
• Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (November 2, 1983)
• Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration (September 25, 1966)
• Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (July 1, 1958)

IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party)

• Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity ...
• International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ...
• Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the adoption of an additional distinctive emblem ...
• Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants ...
• WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control ...
• International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (January 8, 2014)
• Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (May 8, 2010)
• Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (May 8, 2010)
• Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (February 9, 2010)
• Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (December 17, 2009)
• Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (August 22, 2009)
• Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (August 22, 2009)
• Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (June 20, 2007)
• Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (June 20, 2007)
• Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (October 4, 2005)
• International Plant Protection Convention (October 2, 2005)
• United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (December 26, 1996)
• Convention on Biological Diversity (December 24, 1996)
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (December 24, 1996)
• United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (August 30, 1996)
• Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (January 30, 1996)
• World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (January 30, 1996)
• Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (April 18, 1980)
• Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (October 11, 1957)
• Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (October 11, 1957)
• Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (October 11, 1957)
• Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention to works of stateless persons and refugees (September 16, 1955)
• Protocol 2 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention the works of certain international organizations (September 16, 1955)
• Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (September 16, 1955)
• Protocol 3 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the effective date of instruments of ratification or acceptance of or accession to that Convention (September 1, 1954)
• Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (August 14, 1954)
• Convention on International Civil Aviation (April 24, 1948)

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 (August 25, 1953)
• General Inter-American Convention for Trade Mark and Commercial Protection (August 14, 1931)

Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party)

• Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas Establishing the Caribbean Community Including the Caricom Single Market and Economy ...
• The Georgetown Agreement (formally establishing the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, the "ACP Group"), since 1975 (ACP) ...
• Panama Convention establishing the Latin American Economic System (SELA) (March 17, 1977)

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