RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE IP/C/W/8/Rev.1
16November 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3578)
Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
FORMAT FOR LISTING OF"OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS"
TOBENOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2
Draft Decision
Theattached draftdecision reflects theresults ofinformal consultations heldbytheChairman
oftheCouncil forTRIPS onthebasis ofdocument IP/C/W/8.IP/C/W/8/Rev.1
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FORMAT FOR LISTING OF"OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS"
TOBENOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2
Draft Decision
1. Whennotifying"otherlawsandregulations"inaccordancewithSection3ofthe[Draft]Decision
onProcedures forNotification of,andPossible Establishment ofaCommon Register of,National Laws
andRegulations under Article 63.2[(IP/C/W/6/Rev.1)], eachMember shallprovide thelisting ofsuch
lawsandregulations onthebasis oftheattached format.
2. Thelistings shallbestructured along thelinesofthecategorization intheTRIPS Agreement
itself, i.e.
Copyright andrelated rights
Trademarks
Geographical indications
Industrial designs
Patents (including plant variety protection)
Layout-designs (topographies) ofintegrated circuits
Protection ofundisclosed information
Prevention oftheabuse ofintellectual property rights
Civil judicial procedures andremedies
Provisional judicial measures
Special requirements related toborder measures
Criminal procedures
Anyadministrative procedures andremedies notcovered above
Where alaworregulation isrelevant tomore thanoneheading, itwould needtobementioned under
eachoftherelevant headings.IP/C/W/8/Rev.1
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FORMAT FOR LISTING OF"OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS"
TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Copyright andrelated rights
Trademarks
Geographical indications
etc.
(seeheadings inparagraph 2above)