 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  IP/N/1/ARE/2 
1 March 2004 
 
 (04-0902) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English 
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 
 
 By means of a communication from its Delegation received in the Secretariat 
on 26 June 2003, the following notification has b een received from the Un ited Arab Emirates under 
Article 63.2 of the Agreement. 
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  Reference is made to your letter of 6 May 2 003 in which you asked the UAE to notify its laws 
and regulations in conformity with Article 63.2 of the Agreem ent on Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights.   The UAE has started its legislation review in the TRIPS Council meeting during the June 2001 Session during which the review has been undertaken on the basis of the already existing 
laws:  the Patent and Designs Law, the Tradem arks Law and the Copyright and Neighboring Rights 
Law.  The review has also taken fully into account  the amendments foreseen  at this stage to be 
introduced to the above-mentioned laws.   In its June 2002 Session, the TRIPS Council has decided to conclude this review process as 
far as the UAE intellectual property system reflects in full the TRIPS obligations.  Also, the UAE has 
committed to notify the final version of these laws as soon as possible.   In this respect, the UAE have the honour to  inform the Council and the Members that the 
legislative and procedural process of approval h as been accomplished and the concerned laws came 
into effect, namely: 
 
 - The Federal Law No. (17) of the year 2002 (issued on 17 November 2002), pertaining 
to the industrial regulation and protection of  patents, industrial drawings and designs. 
  - The Federal Law No. (8) of the year 2002 (issued on 24 July 2002), amending the 
Federal Law No. (37) of the year 1992 in respect of trademarks. 
  - The Federal Law No. (7) of the year 2002 (issued on 1 July 2002) concerning 
copyrights and neighboring rights. 
 
 In accordance with Article 63.2 of the TR IPS Agreement, the UAE notifies the English 
version
1 of the Federal Law No. (7) of the year 2002 concerning copyrights and neighboring rights.  
Concerning the two other laws, the translation of th eir contents is in progress.  The UAE undertakes to 
communicate them to the WTO Secretariat as soon as their translation will be finalized. 
 
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1 See document IP/N/1/ARE/C/1 