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Maldives (7 texts)

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Laws (4 texts)	Implementing Rules/Regulations (3 texts)	IP Legal Literature (1 texts)
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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) Constitution of the Republic of Maldives (2008) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) The Copyright & Related Rights Act (2010) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) The Companies Act of the Republic of Maldives (1997) Law on Trade (1991)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) Copyright Regulation (2010) Cable Television Service Regulation 2007 (2007) Regulation for the Approval and Registration of Business Names (1997)

IP Legal Literature	Guidelines on Consumer Protection on Electronic Fund Transfers (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 Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (May 12, 2004) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (May 5, 2010) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (January 15, 2007) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (December 19, 2006) International Plant Protection Convention (October 3, 2006) International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (May 31, 2006) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (February 27, 2005) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (September 11, 2003) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (October 7, 2000) Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (May 31, 1995) World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (May 31, 1995) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (March 21, 1994) Convention on Biological Diversity (December 29, 1993) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (March 3, 1992) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (March 3, 1992) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (December 18, 1991) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (December 18, 1991) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (December 18, 1991) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (August 22, 1986) Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (January 1, 2006) Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (December 8, 1985)

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