RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONIP/C/W/245
15 March 2001
(01-1276)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English
REVIEW OF LEGISLATION
Questions posed by Canada
By means of a communication from the Permanent Delegation of Canada, dated 8 March
2001, the Secretariat has received a copy of the following questions that Canada has communicated toBolivia, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Grenada,  Guyana, Jordan, Namibia, Papua New Guinea,
Saint Lucia, Suriname and Venezuela, respectively.
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BOLIVIA
1. We understand that draft intellectual property legislation is still pending before the Bolivian
Congress.
(a) When are they likely to be effectively implemented?
(b) What are the key improvements introduced by such draft legislation in respect of the
TRIPS Agreement obligations?
2. Please describe how the enforcement obligations (Articles 41-61 of the TRIPS Agreement)
have been implemented.
3. What protection does your Copyright legislation afford to "foreign works"?
4. What are the key improvements introduced by Decision 486 on Intellectual Property, which
took effect on 1 December 2000, in respect of the TRIPS Agreement obligations?
5. (a) Will revisions to your Criminal legislation provide for criminal procedures and penalties
pursuant to Article 61 of the TRIPS Agreement?
(b) When is such legislation likely to be implemented?
CAMEROON
1. Please describe how the enforcement obligations (Articles 41-61 of the TRIPS Agreement)
have been implemented.
2. What protection does your Copyright legislation afford to "foreign works"?IP/C/W/245
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REPUBLIC OF CONGO
1. Please describe how the enforcement obligations (Articles 41-61 of the TRIPS Agreement)
have been implemented.
2. What protection does your Copyright legislation afford to "foreign works"?
GRENADA
1. Please describe how the enforcement obligations (Articles 41-61 of the TRIPS Agreement)
have been implemented.
2. What protection does your Copyright legislation afford to "foreign works"?
GUYANA
1. Please describe how the enforcement obligations (Articles 41-61 of the TRIPS Agreement)
have been implemented.
2. What protection does your Copyright legislation afford to "foreign works"?
JORDAN
1. What recourse do right-holders have in respec t of wilful trademark counterfeiting or copyright
piracy on a commercial scale, as required by Article 61 of the TRIPS Agreement?
2. What protection does your Copyright legislation afford to "foreign works"?
NAMIBIA
1. Please describe how the enforcement obligations (Articles 41-61 of the TRIPS Agreement)
have been implemented.
2. What protection does your Copyright legislation afford to "foreign works"?
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
1. Please describe how the enforcement obligations (Articles 41-61 of the TRIPS Agreement)
have been implemented.
2. What protection does your Copyright legislation afford to "foreign works"?
SAINT LUCIA
1. Please describe how the enforcement obligations (Articles 41-61 of the TRIPS Agreement)
have been implemented.IP/C/W/245
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2. What protection does your Copyright legislation afford to "foreign works"?
SURINAME
1. Please describe how the enforcement obligations (Articles 41-61 of the TRIPS Agreement)
have been implemented.
2. What protection does your Copyright legislation afford to "foreign works"?
VENEZUELA
1. Please describe how the enforcement obligations (Articles 41-61 of the TRIPS Agreement)
have been implemented.
2. What protection does your Copyright legislation afford to "foreign works"?3. What are the key improvements introduced by Decision 486 on Intellectual Property, which
took effect on 1 December 2000, in respect of the TRIPS Agreement obligations?
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