WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONIP/N/1/ZMB/2
17 September 1998
(98-3563)
Council on Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
ZAMBIA
By means of a communication from its Permanent Mission, dated 28 July 1998, the following
notification has been received from Zambia.
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In accordance with Article 70.8 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual
Property Rights, the Zambia patent law provides protection for pharmaceuticals and agricultural
chemicals.  However, it excludes from patentability diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical methods for
the treatment of humans or animals.
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