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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) Constitution of 31 March 1996 as amended (2005) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 005/PR/2003 of May 2nd, 2003 on the Protection of Copyright, Neighboring rights and Expressions of Folklore (2003) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 006/PR/2008 establishing the Investment Charter of the Republic of Chad (2008) Law No. 024/PR/2000 on Pharmacy (2000) IP Laws: issued by the Executive (Date of current version) Decree No. 625/PR/PM/MDCA/07 August 27, 2007 amending Decree No. 313/PR/PM/MCJS/05 of 30.05.2005, on the organization and functioning of the Copyright Office of Chad (BUTDRA) (2007) Decree No. 313 2005-05-30 PR/MCJS/05 of 30 May 2005, on the organization and functioning of the Copyright Office of Chad (BUTDRA) (2005)

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 Cooperation Treaty (January 24, 1978) Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (November 25, 1971) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (September 26, 1970) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (November 19, 1963) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ... Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety ... 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 ... Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (November 17, 2009) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (September 13, 2009) Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (September 17, 2008) Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (September 17, 2008) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (September 17, 2008) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (September 17, 2008) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (January 30, 2007) International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (June 12, 2006) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (April 30, 2006) International Plant Protection Convention (October 2, 2005) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (June 8, 2004) Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (November 10, 1999) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (September 23, 1999) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (July 17, 1997) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (July 17, 1997) Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (October 19, 1996) World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (October 19, 1996) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (September 9, 1995) Convention on Biological Diversity (September 5, 1994) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (September 5, 1994) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (February 5, 1971) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (February 5, 1971) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (February 5, 1971) Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States (June 9, 1967) IP Regional Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Charter for African Cultural Renaissance ... Cultural Charter for Africa (September 19, 1990) 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) (November 5, 1988) 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 Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (June 25, 1999) Abuja Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community (AEC) (May 12, 1994) 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) (October 18, 1979)

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