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Decision No. 291 Establishing the Regime for the Common Treatment of Foreign Capital and Trademarks, Patents, Licenses Agreements and Royalties, Andean Community

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Year of Version 1991 Dates Adopted: March 21, 1991 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Trademarks, Transfer of Technology, Other Notes Decision No. 291 was issued by the Commission of the Andean Community (also called the ‘Commission of Cartagena’) on March 21, 1991, and published in the Official Gazette of the Cartagena Agreement No. 80 of April 4, 1991, in Lima, Peru.

The Decision is divided into 5 chapters and Transitional Provisions: Chapter I (Article 1) on Definitions, Chapter II (Articles 2-10) on Rights and Obligations of Foreign Investors, Chapter III (Article 11) on Competent National Agencies, Chapter IV (Articles 12-15) on Importation of Technology, and Chapter V (Articles 16-18) on Treatment of Investments by the Andean Development Corporation and by Institutions with the Option to be Treated as Neutral Capital.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Décision n° 291 portant le régime commun sur le traitement des capitaux étrangers ainsi que des marques, brevets, licences et redevances PDF Spanish Decisión N° 291 que establece el Régimen Común de Tratamiento a los Capitales Extranjeros y sobre Marcas, Patentes, Licencias y Regalías PDF English Decision No. 291 Establishing the Regime for the Common Treatment of Foreign Capital and Trademarks, Patents, Licenses Agreements and Royalties PDF HTML
Historical Versions Repeals (3 text(s)) Repeals (3 text(s))
Decision No. 24 Establishing the Regime for the Common Treatment of Foreign Capital and Trademarks, Patents, Licensing Agreements and Royalties (CAN019)
Decision No. 37 on the Adjustment to the Regime for the Common Treatment of Foreign Capital and Trademarks, Patents, Licensing Agreements and Royalties (CAN020)
Decision No. 37-a of July 17, 1971 (CAN021)
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