. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONIP/N/1/COL/1
14 August 2000
(00-3302)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
COLOMBIA
In a communication dated 31 January 2000 from its Permanent Mission, Colombia notified
the principal laws and regulations governing intellectual property under Article 63.2 of the Agreement
on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights as follows:
- Decision 344 of 1993 of the Commission of the Cartagena Agreement.
Common Industrial Property Regime.1
- Decree 117 of 1994, regulating Decision 344 of the Commission of the Cartagena
Agreement.2
- Decision 345 of 1993:  Commission of the Cartagena Agreement.
Common Regime for the Protection of Plant Breeders' Rights.3
- Decree 533 of 1994, regulating the Common Regime for the Protection of Plant
Breeders' Rights.4
- Decree 2468 of 1994, partly amending Article 13 of Decree 533 of 8 March 1994.4
- Resolution ICA 1974 of 1994, assigning certain functions with respect to the
Protection of Plant Breeders' Rights.5
- Resolution ICA 1893 of 1995, ordering the opening of the National Register of
Protected Plant Varieties, establishing the procedure for obtaining a Plant Breeder
Certificate and laying down other provisions.5
- Resolution ICA 3123 of 30 October 1995 supplementing and clarifying
Resolution 1893 of 29 June 1995.5
                                                     
1 See document IP/N/1/COL/I/1.
2 See document IP/N/1/COL/I/2.
3 See document IP/N/1/COL/P/1.
4 See document IP/N/1/COL/P/2.
5 See document IP/N/1/COL/P/3.IP/N/1/COL/1
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- Resolution ICA 2808 of 1996 updating the fees for formalities relating to the
Protection of Plant Breeders Rights.5
- Law 243 of 1995 approving the International Convention for the Protection of New
Varieties of Plants, (UPOV Convention) of 2 December 1961 as revised in Geneva on10 November 1972 and 23 October 1978.
6
- Decision 351 of 1993 of the Commission of the Cartagena Agreement.
Common Regime of Access to Genetic Resources.7
- Law No. 23 of 1982, Copyright Act.8
- Law No. 44 of 1993, amending and s upplementing Law No. 23 of 1982 (and
amending Law No. 29 of 1944).8
- Decree 460 of 1995 regulating the National Copyright Register and the Legal
Depository.9
- Decree 1360 of 1989, regulating the Registration of Software in the National
Copyright Register.10
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6 See document IP/N/1/COL/P/4.
7 See document IP/N/1/COL/C/1.
8 See document IP/N/1/COL/C/2.
9 See document IP/N/1/COL/C/3.
10 See document IP/N/1/COL/C/4.