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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) The Interim National Constitution of the Republic of the Sudan, 2005 (2005) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Literary and Artistic Works Act of 2001 (2001) Antiquities Protection Law of 1999 (1999) The Copyright and Neighboring Rights Protection Act 1996 (1996) Seeds Act of 1990 (1990) Industrial Designs Law No. 18 of 1974 (1974) Patent Law No. 58 of 1971 (1971) Trademark Law No.8 of 1969 (1969) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Welfare of the Creators Act of 1999 (1999) The National Library Act of 1999 (1999) The National Council for the care of Culture and Arts Act of 1999 (1999) Sudanese Marine Flags Act of 1994 (1994) Emblem of the Republic Act of 1993 (1993) National Flag Act of 1993 (1993) Seal of the State Act of 1993 (1993) Criminal Code of 1991 (1991) Customs Act of 1986 (1986) Animal Skins Act of 1954 (1954) Cotton Goods Act of 1924 (1924)

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 ... Patent Law Treaty ... Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (February 16, 2010) Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (December 28, 2000) Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (May 16, 1984) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (April 16, 1984) Patent Cooperation Treaty (April 16, 1984) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (February 15, 1974) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States ... 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 ... Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (May 24, 2009) Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (May 24, 2009) Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (September 19, 2008) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (September 19, 2008) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (January 13, 2007) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (November 27, 2006) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (September 7, 2006) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (January 29, 2006) International Plant Protection Convention (October 2, 2005) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (September 11, 2005) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005) International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (June 29, 2004) Convention on Biological Diversity (January 28, 1996) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (November 16, 1994) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (March 21, 1994) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (June 18, 1986) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (December 17, 1975) Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (October 23, 1970) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (March 23, 1958) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (March 23, 1958) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (March 23, 1958) IP Regional Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Cultural Charter for Africa (September 19, 1990) Harare Protocol on Patents and Industrial Designs Within the Framework of the African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) (April 25, 1984) Lusaka Agreement on the Creation of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) (May 2, 1978) Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Constitutive Act of the African Union (May 26, 2001) Treaty Establishing the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (December 8, 1994) Abuja Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community (AEC) (May 12, 1994) Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (April 27, 1991) The Georgetown Agreement (formally establishing the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, the "ACP Group"), since 1975 (ACP) (February 12, 1976)

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