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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) The Lebanese Constitution promulgated on May 23, 1926, with its Amendments (1995) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 707 of December 9, 2005 amending Article 3 of Law No. 14/87 of April 5, 1987 and Article 10 of Law No. 89 of July 9, 1991 (2005) Law No. 14/87 of May 4, 1987 on Duties and Fees due for the Publication of Trademarks and Patents in the Official Gazette. (2005) Law No. 240/2000 of 2000 on Patents (2000) Law No. 75 of 1999 on the Protection of Literary and Artistic Property (1999) Law No. 69/20 of May 23, 1969 on the Rights of Creators of Musical works (1969) Law of 10 December 1946 on the Extension of all deadlines for the Protection of Commercial and Industrial Property Right of People Living outside the Territory of the Republic of Lebanon (1946) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 89 of September 7, 1991 (Duties and Fees due to the Publication of Industrial Designs, Patents, Literary and Artistic Property in the Official Gazette) (2005) Decree No. 4461 issued on 15 December 2000 on Customs Law (2000) IP Laws: issued by the Executive (Date of current version) Legislative Decree No. 340 of March 1, 1943 On the Criminal Code (2010) Resolution No. 2385 of 1924 on Commercial and Industrial Property Rights (2005) Publications Laws issued on July 14, 1962 (1962)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) Decree No. 918 of November 15, 2007 on the creation and organization of work of associations and companies of collective management of copyright and related rights and how to exercise control of the Ministry of Culture and checking violations (2007) Circular No. A/1/4 of May 25, 2006 on protection of computer programs and fight against piracy (2006) Circular No. A/1/5 of Maz 25, 2006 on the protection of audiovisual and musical works (2006) Circular No. A/1/6 of 25/05/2006 on the protection of literary, artistic and scientific works (2006) Resolution No. 2002/16 of July 1, 2002 on the rights of copying and copying of computer programs by nonprofit educational institutions and academic and public libraries, (2002) Resoluton No. 83 of December 29, 1960 on The conditions required to establish a Lebanese industry or business having a Foreign mark registered in Lebanon. (1960) Resolution No. 392 of July 7, 1960 on Marks of products sold in Lebanon. (1960) Resolution 185 of april 16, 1943 on the publication of literary, scientific and technical works of authors present in enemy countries or enemy-occupied countries (1943) Resolution No. 177 of 1942 on The increase of duties and fees to the Bureau of Protection of Commercial and Industrial Property provided for in resolution No. 170. Issued on December 6, 1937 (1942) Resolution No. 152/LR of 1939 on The application of the Paris convention for the protection of industrial property and the Madrid Agreement for the repression of false or deception indications of source on goods in Syria and Lebanon. (1939) Resolution No. 170 of 1937 on the Determination of tariff of fees, tolls and revenues of the bureau of protection of commercial industrial properties. (1937) Resolution No. 24/LR of January 27, 1936 on The exemption from legalization of proxies, required for registration under resolution No. 2385/1924. (1936)

Treaty Approvals	Laws / Decrees (Date of current version) Decree No. 9423 of January 22, 2003 on the Protocol on Cooperation in Science and Technology of Industrial Property between the Ministry of Economy and Trade of the Republic of Lebanon and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (2003) Law No. 585 of July 24, 1996 authorising the government to conclude the Rome Convention for the Protection of the artists signed in Rome on October 26, 1961 (1996) Law of December 14, 1959 on the Authorization to ratify the Nice Agreement concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for Purposes of the Registration of Marks. (1959) Law of ِAugust 10, 1955 on License agreement between Lebanon and Germany on industrial property (1955) Resolution No. 152/LR of 1939 on The application of the Paris convention for the protection of industrial property and the Madrid Agreement for the repression of false or deception indications of source on goods in Syria and Lebanon. (1939) Resolution No. 141/LR of 1934 on the Application of the Berne Convention to Eastern Countries under the French Mandated Authority. (1934)

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 Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Program-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite ... Patent Law Treaty ... Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks ... Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (August 12, 1997) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (December 30, 1986) Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (April 8, 1961) Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (September 30, 1947) Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods (September 1, 1924) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (September 1, 1924) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ... 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 ... United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property ... United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts ... Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (May 7, 2013) United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (December 1, 2009) Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (January 2, 2009) International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2005 (December 18, 2008) Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (April 8, 2007) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 11, 2007) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (March 7, 2006) International Plant Protection Convention (October 2, 2005) International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (August 4, 2004) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (May 17, 2004) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (January 23, 1998) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (January 23, 1998) Convention on Biological Diversity (March 15, 1995) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (February 4, 1995) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (March 15, 1994) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (November 25, 1992) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (May 3, 1983) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (January 3, 1976) Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (September 1, 1960) Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (September 1, 1960) 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 (October 17, 1959) 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 (October 17, 1959) Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (October 17, 1959) 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 (July 17, 1959) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (October 10, 1951) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (October 10, 1951) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (October 10, 1951) Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit (May 8, 1929) IP-relevant Bilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Lebanon on Industrial Property ... Agreement between the Republic of Lebanon and the Republic of Chile for the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments ... Protocol on Cooperation in Science and Technology of Industrial Property between the Ministry of Economy and Trade of the Republic of Lebanon and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ... Free Trade Agreement between the EFTA States and Republic of Lebanon (January 1, 2007) EC-Lebanon Interim Agreement (April 1, 2006) Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Lebanese Republic for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (June 19, 1999)

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