WORLD TRADE IP/N/4/ROM/1
18September 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3669)
Original: French Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 4(d)OFTHE AGREEMENT
Romania
Thefollowing communication, dated 2August 1996, hasbeenreceived from thedelegation
ofRomania.
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Inaccordance withtheprovisions ofArticle 4(d)oftheAgreement onTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights, Romania hasthehonour ofnotifying herewith thatitisparty tothe
following international agreements which entered intoforce prior totheentry intoforce oftheWTO
Agreement.IP/N/4/ROM/1
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ANNEX
Agreements concluded byRomania containing provisions onintellectual property:
1. Convention concluded between Romania andBelgium fortheProtection ofLiterary, Artistic
andPhotographic Works (10April 1910);
2. Treaty onCommerce andNavigation between Romania andFrance (1930);
3. Treaty onCommerce andNavigation between Romania andtheUnited Kingdom (March 1931);
4. Treaty onCommerce andNavigation between Romania andtheCzech Republic (April 1931);
5. Exchange ofNotes between Romania andthePeople 'sRepublic ofChina Concerning the
Registration andProtection ofTrade Marks (28November 1978 and16February 1979);
6. AgreementbetweentheStateOfficeforInventionsandTradeMarksofRomaniaandtheAustrian
Patent Office ontheactivities oftheAustrian Office astheInternational Searching Authority forPCT
Applications from Romania (September 1980);
7. Economic andIndustrial Cooperation Agreement between Romania andSpain (18April 1990);
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8. LawNo.23of15March 1991 ratifying theAgreement between Romania andtheEuropean
Atomic Energy Community ontrade andcommercial andeconomic cooperation.
Article 18: "The contracting parties undertake toensure suitable protection andthe
enforcement ofindustrial, commercial andintellectual property rights".
9. Government Decree No.113of17April 1991approving theAgreement between theRomanian
Government andtheUNDP.
Article III,para. 8: "Patentrights,copyrightrights,andothersimilarrightstoanydiscoveries
orwork resulting from UNDP assistance under thisAgreement shallbelong totheUNDP. Unless
otherwise agreed bytheParties ineachcase, however, theGovernment shallhavetheright touse
anysuchdiscoveries orwork within thecountry freeofroyalty oranycharge ofsimilar nature".
10. Government Decree No.372of31May1991adopting theTrade Agreement andtheEconomic
Cooperation Agreement between theGovernment ofRomania andtheGovernment oftheRepublic
ofChile.
Article VII: Onreciprocal protection ofintellectual property rights.
11. Government Decree No.411of14June1991 ontheapplication oftheCultural Cooperation
Agreement between theGovernment ofRomania andtheGovernment oftheFederative Republic of
Brazil.
Article IX: Onthereciprocal protection ofintellectual property rights.IP/N/4/ROM/1
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12. LawNo.46of17July1991 ontheaccession ofRomania totheConvention relating tothe
status ofrefugees.
Article 14: "Artistic rights andindustrial property"
"Arefugee shallbeaccorded inthecountry inwhich hehashishabitual residence thesame
protection asisaccorded tonationals ofthatcountry".
13. LawNo.50of1June1992ratifyingtheAgreementonTradeRelationsbetweentheGovernment
ofRomania andtheGovernment oftheUnited States, signed inBucharest on3April 1992.
"The letter", relating totheprotection andapplication ofintellectual property rights.
14. Government Decree No.295of19June1992 approving theBasic Cooperation Agreement
between theGovernment ofRomania andUNICEF.
Article VIII: "Intellectualpropertyrights",paragraph2,whichstipulatesthatunlessotherwise
agreed bytheparties ineachcase, theGovernment shallhavetherighttouseorexploit andobtain
anylicence itmayneedfreeofroyalty oranycharge ofasimilar nature fortheuseandexploitation
ofsuchrights.
15. Government Decree No.339of13July1993 approving theTrade Agreement between the
Government ofRomania andtheGovernment oftheRepublic ofEcuador.
Article 13: Onreciprocal protection ofintellectual property rights.
16. LawNo.19of16April 1993 ratifying theAgreement between theEuropean FreeTrade
Association States andRomania.
Article 17: "Protection ofintellectual property andofAnnex XIoftheAgreement".
17. LawNo.20of12April1993ratifyingtheEuropeAgreementestablishinganassociationbetween
Romania andtheEuropean Communities andtheir member States, signed inBrussels on
1February 1993.
Article 67: "Intellectual property andAnnex XIX".
18. Government Order No.16of26January 1994ratifying theAgreement between theEuropean
Community andRomania onthereciprocal protection andcontrol ofwinenames:
- Contains provisions onthereciprocal protection ofwinenames.
19. Government Decree No.44of24February 1994 approving theTrade Agreement between
theGovernment ofRomania andtheGovernment ofRepublic ofZambia.
Article 11: Onreciprocal protection ofintellectual property rights.
20. Government Decree No.32of11February 1994 approving theEconomic andTechnical
Cooperation Agreement between theGovernment ofRomania andtheGovernment oftheHashemite
Kingdom ofJordan.
Article 8: Onreciprocal protection ofintellectual property rights.IP/N/4/ROM/1
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21. Government Decree No.49of14March 1994 adopting theEconomic, Industrial, Technical
andScientific Cooperation Agreement between theGovernment ofRomania andtheGovernment of
theRepublic ofPortugal.
Article 7:Onreciprocal protection ofintellectual property rights.
22. Government Decree No.146of18April 1994approving theEconomic Cooperation Agreement
between theGovernment ofRomania andtheGovernment oftheRepublic ofCroatia.
Article 5:Onreciprocal protection ofintellectual property rights.
23. LawNo.141of30December 1994 ratifying theFreeTrade Agreement between Romania
andtheCzech Republic, concluded inPrague on24October 1994.
Article 25:Onreciprocal protection ofintellectual property rights.
24. LawNo.140of30December 1994 ratifying theFreeTrade Agreement between Romania
andtheSlovak Republic, concluded inBucharest on11November 1994.
Article 25:Onreciprocal protection ofintellectual property rights.
25. Government Decree No.835of9December 1994 approving theTrade Agreement between
theGovernment ofRomania andtheGovernment ofthePeople 'sDemocratic Republic ofAlgeria.
Article 11:Onreciprocal protection ofintellectual property.
Thislistshould notbeconsidered exhaustive -itmaybeupdated lateron.
According toourassessment, theabove-mentioned agreements donotgrant anyadvantages,
favours, privileges orimmunities tothesignatories. Thisnotification hasbeensubmitted inorder to
ensure transparency inthefieldofintellectual property rights.