WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONIP/N/1/URY/3
29 July 2002
(02-4187)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
URUGUAY
By means of communications dated 30 December 1999, 21 February 2000, 14 August 2001,
12, 15, 22 and 23 November 2001 and 13 June 2002, the following notification of Uruguay's
intellectual property laws and regulations under Article 63.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related
Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights has been received from the Permanent Mission of Uruguay.
- Annex I lists the "main dedicated intellectual property laws and regulations".- Annex II lists "other laws and regulations".IP/N/1/URY/3
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ANNEX 1
Main Dedicated Intellectual Property Laws and Regulations
- Law on Copyright No. 9.739 of 17 Decemb er 1937 and its Regulations (Decree of
21 April 1938)1
- Articles 33, 34, 72 and 332 of the Constitution of the Republic2
- Decree-Law No. 10.272 of 12 November 1942 approving the Montevideo Treaty on
Intellectual Property of 19392
- Decree-Law No. 14.910 of 19 July 1979 approving the Stockholm Act of 14 July 1967
amending the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 20 March 1883;
the Paris Act of 24 July 1971 of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and
Artistic Works of 9 September 1886;  and the Convention signed in Stockholm on
14 July 1967 establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)2
- Law No. 16.321 of 6 November 1992 approving th e Universal Copyright Convention and its
appended Declarations, Resolutions and Protocols, adopted at Geneva on 6 September 1952,
and accession to the Universal Copyright Convention, as revised at Paris on 24 July 19712
- Decree-Law No. 14.587 of 21 October 1976 ap proving the Rome Convention for the
Protection of Performers, Producers of Pho nograms and Broadcasting Organizations of
26 October 19612
- Law No. 15.012 of 20 May 1980 approving the Geneva Convention for the Protection of
Producers of Phonograms of 29 October 19712
- Law No. 16.671 of 2 December 1994 approving the Agreements signed at the conclusion of
the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, as contained in the Final Act signed at
Marrakesh on 15 April 19942
- Law No. 2.267 of 1 October 1892 approving the Montevideo Treaty on Literary and Artistic
Property of 18893
- Law No. 6.103 of 5 July 1918 approving the Buenos Aires Convention on Literary and
Artistic Copyright of 19103
- Article 27.1-2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 10 December 19483
- Decree No. 275/967 of 2 May 1967 approving accession to the Berne Convention, as
stipulated in Article 64 of Law No. 9.739 of 17 December 19373
- Decree-Law No. 15.289 introducing Criminal Provisions for the Protection of Producers of
Phonograms and/or Videograms against Unauthorized Reproduction4
- Decree of 21 January 1943 providing Ad ministrative Protection for Copyright5
                                                     
1 See document IP/N/1/URY/C/1.
2 See document IP/N/1/URY/C/6.
3 Text to be distributed as soon as we receive it.
4 See document IP/N/1/URY/C/2.IP/N/1/URY/3
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- Instructions for the Application of Law on Copyright No. 9.739, Ministry of the Interior,
19566
- Instructions for the Application of Decree-Law No. 15.289, protecting Producers of
Phonograms from Unauthorized Reproduction and Live Performances by Artists from
Unauthorized Recording, Ministry of the Interior, 1985 (No. 9168/1985)7
- Law No. 17.164 regulating Rights and Obligations Relating to Patents, Utility Models and
Industrial Designs8
- Law No. 17.011 establishing Provisions on Trademarks9
- Decree of 3 February 1999 establishing Regulations under Law No. 17.01110
- Decree No. 11/000 establishing Regulations under Law No. 17.16411
- Decree-Law No. 10.272 of 12 November 1942 approving the Treaties Signed at the Second
South American Congress on Private International Law, and an Additional Protocol12
- Article 197 of Law No. 17.296 of 21 February 200113
- Decree No. 324/99 of 12 October 1999 on Authorization for the Registration of New
Products14
- Law No. 16.811 of 21 February 1997 on the Development, Production, Distribution and
Internal and External Marketing of Seeds and Phytogenetic Creations15
- Law No. 16.580 of 21 September 1994 approving the Accession of Uruguay to the
International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants16
                                                                                                                                                                    
5 See document IP/N/1/URY/C/3.
6 See document IP/N/1/URY/C/4.
7 See document IP/N/1/URY/C/5.
8 See document IP/N/1/URY/I/1.
9 See document IP/N/1/URY/I/2.
10 See document IP/N/1/URY/I/3.
11 See document IP/N/1/URY/I/4.
12 See document IP/N/1/URY/O/1.
13 See document IP/N/1/URY/U/1.
14 See document IP/N/1/URY/P/1.
15 See document IP/N/1/URY/P/2.
16 See document IP/N/1/URY/P/3.IP/N/1/URY/3
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ANNEX II
Other Laws and Regulations
TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Constitution of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay,
1967
Includes amendments of 26 November 1989,
26 November 1994 and 8 December 1996.
Law No. 15.982 – General Code of Procedures
Entry into force:  20 November 1989.
Includes amending laws as at 28 September 1997.
Penal Code
Customs Code (Decree-Law No. 15.691,
Article 1(b), and amendments thereto:
- Law No. 13.318, Articles 245-299
- Law No. 16.320, Articles 149-173
- Law No. 16.376, Articles 176-189
- Law No. 17.296, Articles 163-172
Civil Code:
Articles 1-14, 460, 471, 476-478, 486, 487, 541,
676, 679, 680, 683, 758, 759, 763, 764, 766-768,
776, 1037, 1039, 1246-1311, 1319-1324, 1661,
1675-1682, 1686, 1728, 2051-2101, 2292-2321.
Final Appendix:  2393, 2394, 2398-2404.Rights, duties and guarantees;  form of
government and its various powers;  judicial
power;  observance.
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