RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE IP/N/4/FRA/1
29January 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0347)
Council forTrade-Related Aspects Original: French
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 4(d)OFTHE AGREEMENT
France
Thefollowing communication, dated 10January 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Delegation ofFrance.
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Thislist,drawn uponaprovisional basis andsubject tofurther reviews, catalogues the
multilateral andbilateral agreements concluded byFrance andinforce prior tothedateofentry into
force oftheAgreement Establishing theWorld Trade Organization, which grant nationals ofthe
co-signatorycountry(ies)specificadvantagesinthefieldofintellectualproperty.1Theadvantagesgranted
under these agreements arebased ontheprinciple ofreciprocal compliance withtherequirements
negotiated andrecognized bythetwoparties, regarding especially therequirements ofproduction and
origin; theyarenottherefore discriminatory.
Inanycase, inthefieldofliterary andartistic property, these agreements arenotified for
information purposes intheevent thatitisconsidered thatsuchagreements donotcome under the
provisions ofArticle 4(b)oftheTRIPS Agreement.
Theagreements fallintothefollowing categories:
I. Literary andartistic property
General agreements
II. Industrial property
1. General agreements
2. Agreements concerning rules ofprocedure forpatents
3. Agreements concluded inthefieldofgeographical indications
4. Agreements ontrade andscientific andtechnical cooperation
1ThePermanent Delegation ofFrance hasinformed theWTO Secretariat thattheagreements willbemade
available totheWTO Secretariat, where theycanbeconsulted byinterested delegations.IP/N/4/FRA/1
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I. Literary andartistic property
General agreements
(a) Bilateral
- Austria, 24March-5 May1964: Exchange ofnotes on
theextension ofthetermofposthumous protection of
works ofthemindOJ03/07/64 -p.5817
- Austria, 17May1976: Exchange ofnotes concerning
theprotection ofliterary andartistic worksOJ07/11/76 -p.6470
- Bolivia, 8September 1887: Literary, artistic and
industrial propertyOJ01/07/1890
- Brazil, 15December 1913: Literary, scientific and
artistic ConventionOJ13/09/17
- Costa Rica, 28August 1896: Literary andartistic
propertyOJ19/08/1897
- ElSalvador, 9June1880: Literary, scientific and
artistic worksOJ28/05/1882
- Germany, 27February-24 April 1974: Exchange of
letters concerning thetermofprotection ofworksOJ05/10/74 -p.10185
- Germany, 7March-4 April 1974 ·20June1975:
"Droit desuite"OJ27/12/75
- Greece, 9-22April 1912: Dramatic works
- Guatemala, 21August 1895: Literary andartistic
propertyOJ16/11/1897
- Italy, 27December 1951: Exchange ofletters
concerning theextension oftherights ofprotection of
literary andartistic works
- Italy, 29July1957: Exchange ofletters oncopyright
- Monaco, 7August 1949: Literary andartistic property
- Norway, 24October-20 November 1956: Copyright
protectionOJ03/01/57
- Norway, 26May-16 July1964: Posthumous
protection ofliterary andartistic worksOJ05/08/64
- Spain, 5-21June1957: Exchange ofnotes concerning
thetermofprotection ofliterary andartistic worksOJ11/08/57 -p.7924IP/N/4/FRA/1
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(b) Multilateral
- Vienna Agreement fortheProtection ofType Faces and
theirInternational Deposit (Regulations thereto) and
Protocol totheVienna Agreement, doneatVienna on
12June1973WIPO Series -OJ12/12/75
II. Industrial property
1. General agreements
(a) Bilateral
- Canada, 5May1948: Industrial property rights OJ11-12/07/55 -p.4959
- Colombia, 4September 1901: Industrial property OJ24/07/1901 -p.4805
Entry intoforce:
5July1904
- Costa Rica, 8July1896: Trade marks OJ19/08/1897
- Cuba, 4June1904: Industrial property OJ16/05/1906
Entry intoforce:
11April 1906
- Ecuador, 17March 1900: Trade marks OJ22/02/1902
Entry intoforce:
19February 1902
- Guatemala, 12November 1895: Trade marks
- Italy, 8January 1955-21 October 1959: Exchange of
letters onthetemporary protection ofindustrial
propertyOJ03/05/61 +OJ20and
21/04/70 -p.3783 andOJ
21/04/60 -p.3681
- Italy, 21October 1959: Exchange ofletters concerning
salestaxes withregard toroyalties onpatent operating
licencesOJ20/04/60 -p.3681
- Luxembourg, 27March 1880: Marks
- Mexico, 10April 1899: Industrial property and
indications ofsourceOJ04/10/1900
- Peru, 16October 1896: Industrial property OJ15/12/1897
- Sweden, 15March 1984: Secrecy ofdefence-related
inventionsOJ24/06/84
Entry intoforce:
15March 1984
- Switzerland, 2June1987: Reciprocal recognition of
official stampsOJ14/04/89 -p.4741
Entry intoforce:
1May1989
- Former USSR, 19May1970: Industrial property
rightsOJ23/05/1971 -p.5006
- Venezuela, 3May1879: Trade marks OJ27/06/1880IP/N/4/FRA/1
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(b) Multilateral
- International Convention fortheProtection ofNew
Varieties ofPlants of2December 1961, revised at
Geneva on10November 1972 and23October 1978WIPO Review
2. Agreements concerning rules ofprocedure forpatents
- Decision of14November 1989 concerning thefiling of
patent orutility certificate applications (authorizing
nationals ofDenmark, theUnited States ofAmerica,
Hungary, Norway, Sweden andtheRussian Federation
todraw upapplications intheirnational language)OJ25/04/90
p.5026-5027
3. Agreements concluded inthefieldofgeographical indications
(a) Bilateral
-Austria, 10May1974: Agreement ontheprotection of
indications ofsource, appellations oforigin and
denominations ofproducts ofagriculture andindustry
(Protocol thereto)WIPO Series
Text5-002
Entry intoforce:
24September 1975
-Austria, 24June1975: Convention concerning the
application oftheAgreement of19May1974OJ05/11/75 -p.11356
Entry intoforce:
24September 1976
-Costa Rica, 10July1933: Agreement onthereciprocal
protection ofindustrial property andappellations oforiginOJ11/10/35 -p.10870
Entry intoforce:
23July1935
-ElSalvador, 20September 1932: Convention concerning
theprotection ofappellations oforiginOJ20/07/33
-Germany, 8March 1960: Agreement between theRepublic
ofFrance andtheFederal Republic ofGermany concerning
theprotection ofindications ofsource, appellations oforigin
andother geographical denominationsOJ3/06/61 -p.5022
Entry intoforce:
7May1961
-Germany, 27August-12 September 1969: Additional
Annexes AandBtotheAgreement of8May1960OJ26/12/69 -p.12552
Entry intoforce:
1November 1969
-Italy, 28April 1964: Convention ontheprotection of
appellations oforigin, indications ofsource and
denominations ofcertain products (Protocol andtwo
Annexes thereto)OJ27/04/69 -p.4240
Entry intoforce:
24April 1969
-Italy, 6May1969 and13February 1970: Agreement by
exchange ofletters ontheadditions andmodifications tothe
annexes AandBtotheConvention of28April 1964OJ21/04/70 -p.3783
Entry intoforce:
24April 1969
-Norway, 11June1926: Certificates oforigin
-Norway, 12April 1927: Convention onwines andspirits OJ17/04/27IP/N/4/FRA/1
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-Spain, 27June1973: Convention ontheprotection of
appellations oforigin, indications ofsource and
denominations ofcertain products (Protocol andtwo
Annexes thereto)WIPO Series
Text5-001
-Switzerland, 14May1974: Treaty ontheprotection of
indications ofsource, appellations oforigin andother
geographical denominationsWIPO Series
Text5-003
-United Kingdom, 31July-11 September 1975: Exchange of
letters concerning thereciprocal protection ofFrench
appellations oforigin andtheappellation "Scotch Whisky"OJ25/11/75 -p.12069
Entry intoforce:
11November 1975
-United States, 2December 1970-18 January 1971:
Exchange ofletters concerning theprotection inFrance of
theappellations "Bourbon" and"Bourbon Whiskey", andin
theUnited States oftheFrench appellations oforigin
"Cognac", "Armagnac" and"Calvados"OJ16/06/71 -p.5789
Entry intoforce:
18March 1971
-United States, 13-16 March 1981: Classification oforigin
ofnickel steels
(b) Multilateral
-International Convention ontheuseofappellations oforigin
anddenominations ofcheeses, signed atStresa on
1June1951, completed atTheHague on18July1951OJ11/06/52
Entry intoforce:
12July1953
-Madrid Agreement fortheRepression ofFalse orDeceptive
Indications ofSources onGoods ofOrigin, of
14April 1891, revised forthelasttimeatLisbon on
31October 1958 andAdditional ActofStockholm of
14July1967WIPO Series
-Lisbon Agreement fortheProtection ofAppellations of
Origin andtheirInternational Registration, of
31October 1958, revised atStockholm on14July1967 and
amended on2October 1979 andRegulations of5October
1976WIPO Series
Entry intoforce:
1January 1977
-Agreement establishing inParis theInternational Wine
Office, signed 28November 1924
-International Olive OilAgreement of20April 1963 OJ28/02/64
4. Agreements ontrade andscientific andtechnical cooperation
-Albania, 2March 1929: Franco-Albanian Convention
-Argentina, 18August 1892: Trade Convention (signed at
Paris: 18February 1938)
-Argentina, 25November 1957: Trade Agreement
-Austria, 22June1923: Trade Agreement OJ21/07/23IP/N/4/FRA/1
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-Belgium andLuxembourg, 23February 1928: Trade
Agreement between France andtheBelgium-Luxembourg
Economic Union andAmendments of1929, 1931 and1932,
signed 29July1933OJ13/04/28
-Canada, 15December 1922: Franco-Canadian Convention
-Canada, 26February 1985: Amending Protocol tothe
Convention of15December 1922
-Canada, 25May1962: Scientific information concerning
defence
-Costa Rica, 30April 1953: Trade Agreement
-Cuba, 6November 1929: Franco-Cuban Trade Convention OJ12/01/30
-Former Czechoslovakia, 2July1928: Trade Convention
-Ecuador, 31October 1938: Trade Convention OJ17/12/38
Entry intoforce:
15December 1938
-Ecuador, 20March 1959: Trade Treaty OJ28/10/69
-ElSalvador, 23March 1953: Trade Treaty OJ19/02/54
-Estonia, 16October 1937: Agreement
-Finland, 13July1921: Trade Convention OJ21/07/21
-Finland, 20February 1933: Amendment tothe1921
Convention
-Greece, 8September 1926: Trade andShipping Convention OJ11/09/29
-Greece, 11March 1929: Trade Convention OJ27/10/29
-Greece, 23May1931: Trade Agreement
-Greece, 7March 1932: Amendment tothe1931 Trade
Agreement
-Greece, 16April 1934: Amending Protocol tothe1932
Amendment
-Greece, 22July1954: Trade Agreement (protection ofthe
appellation oforigin "Muscat deSamos")MOCI 29/07/54
-Guatemala, 21April 1938: Exchange ofletters OJ14/06/38
Entry intoforce:
14June1938
-Guatemala, 17October 1955: Trade Agreement OJ10-11/12/66
Entry intoforce:
29November 1956
-Haiti, 12April 1930: Trade Convention
-Haiti, 10March 1934: Amendment tothe1930 Convention Entry intoforce:
1April 1934
-Haiti, 24June1938: Trade Convention
-Haiti, 12July1952: OJ07/12/52IP/N/4/FRA/1
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-Haiti, 28December 1959: Trade Treaty
-Hungary, 13October 1925: Trade Convention Entry intoforce:
4July1927
-Hungary, 18December 1926: Amendment tothe
Convention of13October 1925
-Hungary, 21December 1929: Second Amendment tothe
1925 ConventionOJ7-8/07/30
-Japan, 11August 1911: Franco-Japanese Treaty
-Japan, 5June1991: Scientific andTechnical Cooperation
Agreement (Annex thereto)OJ5/10/91 -p.13033-13035
Entry intoforce:
5October 1991
-Latvia, 30October 1924: Convention
-Latvia, 1October 1937: Trade Convention
-Lithuania, 20July1928: Working agreement onfalse
descriptions ofviticultural products
-Mexico, 29November 1951: Trade Agreement OJ29/05/53
-Netherlands, 29May1935: Agreement OJ30/05/35
-Paraguay, 19December 1949: Trade Agreement MOCI 05/01/50
-Paraguay, 11September 1956: Trade Agreement
-Poland, 9December 1924-24 April 1929: Trade
Convention
-Poland, 16July1936: Trade Agreement
-Poland, 22May1937: Trade andShipping Treaty OJ02/06/37
-Portugal, 4March 1925: Trade Agreement
-Portugal, 13March 1934: Trade Agreement OJ30/03/34
-Romania, 27August 1930: Trade andShipping Convention OJ12/09/30
-Spain, 6March 1934: Trade Agreement OJ22/12/35
-Switzerland, 31March 1937: Trade Convention
-Turkey, 29August 1929: Convention
-United States ofAmerica, 6May1936: Trade Agreement
-Yugoslavia, 30July1929: Convention