   
  
IP/N/1/NZL/19, IP/N/1/NZL/C/10  
IP/N/1/NZL/P/12, IP/N/1/NZL/T/9  
 
9 April 2021  
(21-2986)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
NEW ZEALAND : COMPREHENSIVE AND PROGRESSIVE AGREEMENT FOR TRANS PACIFIC 
PARTNERSHIP AMENDMENT ACT 2018 COMMENCEMENT ORDER 2018  
Notifying Member  NEW ZEALAND  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership 
Amendment Act 2018 Commencement Order 2018  
Subject matter  Copyright and related rights; Trademarks; Patents (including plant variety 
protection)  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2021/IP/NZL/21_1814_00_e.pdf   
 
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[X] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/NZL/15, IP/N/1/NZL/C/8, IP/N/1/NZL/O/1, IP/N/1/NZL/P/10, 
IP/N/1/NZL/T/7 ; IP/N/1/NZL/P/5, IP/N/1/NZL/5 ; IP/N/1/NZL/T/4 ; 
IP/N/1/NZL/C/1  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
Provides for amendments to Trade Marks Act 2002, Patents Act 2013 and Copyright Act 1994 made 
under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans -Pacific Partnership Agreement 
Amendment Act 2018 to enter into force.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  12 November 2018  
Other date    
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  4 March 2021  IP/N/1/NZL/19 • IP/N/1/NZL/C/10 • IP/N/1/NZL/P/12 • IP/N/1/NZL/T/9  
 
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  Other information  Please also see hereafter the Act and its Commencement Order:   
https://ip -documents.info/2021/IP/NZL/21_1814_01_e.pdf  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment  
(ip.policy@mbie.govt.nz ) 
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.  