RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE IP/N/2/PRT/1
25July1995
ORGANIZATION(95-2143)
Original: French Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLES 1.3AND 3.1OFTHE AGREEMENT
Portugal
Thefollowing communication, dated 30June1995, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission ofPortugal.
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WithregardtoArticle1.3oftheTRIPSAgreement,grantingMembersthepossibilityofavailing
themselves oftheexceptions tonational treatment provided forintheRome Convention, Portugal will
availitself ofoneoftheexceptions provided fortherein, thatistosay,itwillnotapply thecriterion
offixation butonlythecriteria ofnationality andpublication (seeArticle 5oftheRome Convention);
Portugal willalsoavailitself oftheexceptions provided forinArticle 6oftheRome Convention.
With regard toArticle 3.1oftheTRIPS Agreement andthepossibility provided fortherein
forMembers toavailthemselves ofexceptions tonational treatment, Portugal willavailitself ofall
theexceptions provided fortherein (seeArticle 6oftheBerne Convention andArticle 16.1(b) ofthe
Rome Convention).