WORLD TRADE IP/N/1/ARE/1
23May1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2173)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
United Arab Emirates
Bymeans ofcommunications from thePermanent Mission oftheUnited Arab Emirates,
dated 19March 1997, thefollowing notifications havebeenreceived fromtheUnited ArabEmirates.
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Article 65.2: TheUnited ArabEmirates willavailitselfofitsrightunder Article 65.2oftheTRIPS
Agreement todelay foraperiod offouryears, beginning asof1January 1996, thedateofapplication
oftheAgreement.
Article 65.4: TheUnited ArabEmirates willavailitselfofitsrightunder Article 65.4oftheTRIPS
Agreement todelay foraperiod offiveyears, beginning asof1January 2000, thedateofapplication
oftheprovision onproduct patents ofSection 5ofPartII.
Article 70.8: TheUnited Arab Emirates would liketonotify thattheconcerned department where
applications forpharmaceutical andagricultural chemical products could befiledis:
Ministry ofFinance andIndustry
Industrial Proprietary Directorate
Tel:(+971 4)516421
Fax: (+971 4)511055
P.O. Box: 1565-Dubai
United Arab Emirates