WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONIP/N/1/CRI/1/Add.2
4 November 2002
(02-6067)
Council on Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
COSTA RICA
Addendum
Through communications from its Permanent Mission dated 14 February and 21 May 2001
and 10 June 2002, Cost Rica supplemented the notification of its main intellectual property laws andregulations under Article 63.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights (TRIPS) of 23 November and 12 December 2000 (see document IP/N/1/CRI/1) as follows:
- Law No. 8063 of 20 December 2000
1
Law on the Identification of Cost Rican Bananas in International Markets
- Law No. 6683 and amendments thereto (consolidated version)2
Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights.3
- Law No. 7978 and amendments thereto (consolidated version)4
Law on Trademarks and Other Distinctive Signs.5
- Decree No. 30363-J, approved on 2 May 20016
Organic and Operational Regulations of the Administrative Registry Tribunal.  This
Decree implements Article 74 of Law No. 8039 on Procedures for the Enforcement of
Intellectual Property Rights of 12 October 2000, which had been duly notified (see
Document IP/N/1/CRI/E/3).
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1 See document IP/N/1/CRI/G/1.
2 See document IP/N/1/CRI/C/3.
3 This Law was notified by Costa Rica on 23 November and 12 December 2000 (see documents
IP/N/1/CRI/C/1 and IP/N/1/CRI/C/1/Add.1.).  However, the version currently being notified incorporates, in asingle text, the amendments introduced to this Law by Law No. 8039 on Procedures for the Enforcement ofIntellectual Property Rights of 12 October 2000 (which was also notified on the same dates) (see documentIP/N/1/CRI/E/3), thereby making it easier to understand.
4 See document IP/N/1/CRI/I/4.
5 This Law was notified by Costa Rica on 23 November and 12 December 2000 (see document
IP/N/1/CRI/I/2).  However, the version currently being notified incorporates, in a single text, the amendmentsintroduced to this Law by Law No. 8039 on Procedures for the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights of12 October 2000 (which was also notified on the same dates)  (see document IP/N/1/CRI/E/3), thereby makingit easier to understand.
6 See document IP/N/1/CRI/E/4.