RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/RUS/37/Rev.1/Corr.21
3 November 2000
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Working Party on the
Accession of the Russian FederationOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Synoptic Table of Basic Russian Legislation in Selected Areas
Corrigendum
The Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation has submitted the following corrigendum
to document WT/ACC/RUS/37/Rev.1.
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- Replace pages 26 and 27 of WT/ACC /37/Rev.1 with the following text:
                                                     
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XII. AGREEMENT ON TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (TRIPS)
1. General provisions and basic
principles− Constitution of the Russian Federation (Clause 4 of article 15; article 44; clause »o« of article 7)
− Civil Code of the Russian Federation (Part I) (articles 138,139)
− Resolution of the Government No. 413 of 12 April 1999 On Improvement of Activity of the Federal Executive Bodies in the
Sphere of Copyright and Related Rights
2. Standards concerning the
availability, scope and use of  IPRs− Patent Law No. 3517-1 of 23 September 1992
− Draft Law on Amendments to the Patent Law (submitted  to the Government in October 2000)
− Law No. 3520-1 of 23 September 1992 On Trademarks, Service Marks and Appellations of Origin
− Draft Law on Amendments to the Law On Trademarks, Service Marks and Appellations of Origin (submitted to the Government in
October 2000)
− Law No. 3523-1 of 23 September 1992 On Legal Protection of Computer Programs and Databases
− Draft Law on Amendments to the Law On Legal Protection of Computer Programs and Databases (submitted to the Government)
− Law No. 3526-1 of 23 September 1992 On Legal Protection of Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuit
− Draft Law On Legal Protection of Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits (submitted to the Government in October 2000)
− Law No. 5351-1 of 9 July 1993 On Copyright and Related Rights, (as amended on 19 July 1995)
− Draft Law On Amendments and Supplements to the Law on Copyright and Related Rights was  (submitted to the Government in
October 2000 ).
− Law No. 5605-1 of 6 August 1993 On Selection Attainments
− Law No. 948-1 of 22 March 1991,  On Competition and Restriction of Monopoly Activity on Commodity  Market, (as amended on
6 May 1998, 2 January 2000)
− Draft Law On Amendments and Supplements to the RSFSR Law of 22 March 1991 On Competition and Restriction of
Monopolistic Activity in Commodity Markets was  (submitted to the Government in August  2000 ).
− Resolution of the Government No. 218 of 21 March 1994 On Minimum Rates of Royalties for Certain Types of Use of Literary
and Artistic Works
− Resolution of the Government No. 614 of 17 May 1996 On Rates of Fees Payable to Performers Certain Use of Performance
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3. Enforcement of IPRs − Customs Code of the Russian Federation (article 304)
− The work plan of the State Duma for 2000 includes the draft new version of the Customs Code of the Russian Federation providing
its full conformity with the WTO rules and disciplines (e.g. section devoted to the "border measures" ) as well as provisions of the
Kyoto Convention . The draft passed the first reading on 23 September 1999 and is being prepared for the second reading is under
preparation to th e second reading  in the State Duma) .
− Arbitration Procedural Code No. 70-FZ of 5 May 1995
− New version of the Code of Arbitration Procedure was presented for consideration by the State Duma in July 2000.
− Civil Procedure Code of 16 June 1964 (in the Wording of 28 April 1993, with the amendments and addenda of 18 April, 30
November 1995 and 31 December 1995, 21 August, 26 November 1996, 17 March, 16 November, 1997, 25 June 1998, and 4
January 1999)
− Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (articles 146, 147, 180, 183 )
− Draft Law on Amendments to the Criminal Code and Cr iminal Procedure Code (submitted to the State Duma)
− Draft Law on Amendments to the Code of Administrative Offences was  (passed in third reading in the State Duma in October
2000 ).
− Law No. 2300-1 of 7 February On Consumer Rights Protection as amended on 9 January 1996
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