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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) The Constitution of the IVth Republic (as amended by the Law No. 2002-029 of December 31, 2002) (2002) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 2001-015 of November 29, 2001 on the Creation of the National Institute of Industrial Property and Technology (INPIT) (2001) Law No. 91-12 of June 10, 1991 on the Protection of Copyright, Folklore and Related Rights (1991) Law No. 61-38 of December 28, 1961 on Trademarks (1961) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law establishing the Code of Artisanic Handicraft in the Togolese Republic (2012) Law amending Article 60 of Law No. 98-005 of 11 February 11, 1998 on Telecommunications (2004) Law supplementing Articles 57 and 63 of Law No. 98-005 of February 11, 1998 on Telecommunications (2004) Law No. 98-005 of February 11, 1998 on Telecommunications (as amended by Law No. 2004-011 of May 3, 2004) (2004) Law No. 2002-002 of February 20, 2002 amending and supplementing Articles 208, 209 and 211 of Law No. 80-01 of August 13, establishing the Criminal Code (2002) Criminal Code of Togo (as amended in April 2000) (2000) Law No. 99-010 on the Protection and Use of the Emblem of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Togo (1999) Law No. 99-011 of December 28, 1999 on the Organization of Competition in Togo (1999) Law No. 90-24 of November 23, 1990 on the Protection of National Cultural Heritage (1990) Customs Code (Law No. 66-22 of December 23, 1966) (1966) IP Laws: issued by the Executive (Date of current version) Decree No. 91-199 of August 16, 1991 on the Organization and Operation of the Office of the Togolese Copyright Office (BUTODRA) (1991)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) Decree establishing an Inventory of Cultural Heritage in Togo (2009) Decree No. 2006-066/PR of July 18, 2006 on the Organization and Functioning of the National Institute of Industrial Property and Technology (2006) Decree No. 62-66 of April 20, 1962 on the implementation of the Law of December 28, 1961 on Trademarks (1962)

Treaty Approvals	Laws / Decrees (Date of current version) Law No. 2002-008 of February 26, 2002 authorizing the Ratification of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT), adopted in Geneva on December 20, 1996 (2002) Law authorizing the Accession of Togo to the Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of their Phonograms, adopted in Geneva on October 29, 1971 (2002) Law authorizing the Accession of Togo to the International Convention on the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations, adopted in Rome on October 26, 1961 (2002) Law authorizing the Accession of Togo to the Universal Copyright Convention, revised in Paris on July 24, 1971 (2002) Law authorizing the Ratification of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty (WCT), adopted in Geneva on December 20, 1996 (2002) Law No. 2001-013 of November 29, 2001 authorizing the Ratification of the Agreement Revising the Bangui Agreement of March 2, 1977 establishing the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), signed in Bangui February 24, 1999 (2001) Law authorizing the Ratification of the Agreement on the Establishment of an African Organization of Intellectual Property (OAPI), constituting a Revision of the Agreement on the Establishment of an African and Malagasy Office of Industrial Property, adopted in March 1977 and signed in Lomé on February 24, 1978 (1978) Ordinance No. 3 of January 6, 1975 authorizing the Accession of the Republic of Togo to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, revised in Stockholm on July 14, 1967 (1975) Ordinance No. 4 of January 6, 1975 authorizing the Accession of the Togolese Republic to the Bern Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, acts of Paris of July 24, 1971 (1975) Ordinance No. 5 of January 6, 1975 authorizing the Accession of the Togolese Republic to the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, signed in Stockholm on July 14, 1967 (1975) Ordinance No. 6 of January 6, 1975 authorizing the Accession of the Republic of Togo to the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin of October 31, 1958 and their International Registration, last revised in Stockholm July 14, 1967 (1975) Ordinance No. 7 of January 6, 1975 authorizing the Accession of the Togolese Republic to the Treaty on the Registration of Trademarks (TRT), signed in Vienna on June 12, 1973 (1975) Ordinance No. 8 of January 6, 1975 authorizing the Ratification of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), signed in Washington on June 19, 1970 (1975)

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 ... Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks ... Trademark Law Treaty ... Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Program-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite (June 10, 2003) Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (June 10, 2003) Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (June 10, 2003) WIPO Copyright Treaty (May 21, 2003) WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (May 21, 2003) Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol (December 8, 1983) Patent Cooperation Treaty (January 24, 1978) Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (April 30, 1975) Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration (April 30, 1975) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (April 28, 1975) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (September 10, 1967) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) 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 ... Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the adoption of an additional distinctive emblem ... Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (March 31, 2011) Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (March 31, 2011) Protocol to the Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific or Cultural Materials (May 16, 2010) Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (November 16, 2009) Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (May 5, 2009) International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (December 21, 2007) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (March 18, 2007) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (February 13, 2006) International Plant Protection Convention (October 2, 2005) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005) Agreement for the establishment of the Global Crop Diversity Trust (October 21, 2004) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (October 20, 2004) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (September 30, 2004) Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (May 28, 2003) Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (May 28, 2003) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (July 15, 1998) Convention on Biological Diversity (January 2, 1996) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (June 6, 1995) 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 Convention on the Law of the Sea (November 16, 1994) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (December 21, 1984) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (December 21, 1984) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (August 24, 1984) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (April 27, 1960) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (April 27, 1960) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (April 27, 1960) 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) (February 8, 1982) Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Constitutive Act of the African Union (May 26, 2001) Abuja Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community (AEC) (June 4, 1998) Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) (October 27, 1995) Treaty on the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) (August 1, 1994) 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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