WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONIP/N/1/MAC/1/Rev.1
7 March 2000
(00-0852)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
MACAU, CHINA
Revision
By means of communications from its Permanent Mission, dated 31 January 2000, the
following notification has been received from Macau, China under Article 63.2 of the Agreement.
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Pursuant to Article 63.2 and Article 65.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights, the Government of Macao, China hereby notifies to the Council laws andregulations relating to the field of intellectual property rights.  A revised version of the lists of laws
and regulations is notified in the annexes.
Regarding Decree Law Nº 43/99/M and Decree Law Nº 97/99/M of the main dedicated laws
and regulations, please be informed that only Chinese and Portuguese texts are attached to the
notification.  English translations will be submitted as soon as they become available, since
translations are being prepared with the assistance of WIPO.  In respect of the remaining laws andregulations mentioned in the lists, the texts have been notified as reflected in document
IP/N/1/MAC/1 dated 4 February 1998.
In addition, expressions and designations of the Government of the previously effective
legislations should be interpreted with proper substitutions in accordance to the Law Nº 1/1999 of"Lei de Reunificaç ão" (Law of Reunification), dated 20 December 1999.IP/N/1/MAC/1/Rev.1
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ANNEX I
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS
TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Copyright and Related Rights
Decree-Law Nº 43/99M of 16 August 19991
(Entry into force on 1 October 1999)This Decree-Law amends the Decree-Law
Nº 46980 of 27 April 1966 and Law Nº 4/85/M
of 25 November 1985.  It contains detailed
provisions concerning copyright and related
rights and ensures compliance with the 1971Revision of the Berne Convention for the
Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.
Industrial Property
Decree-Law Nº 97/99/M of 13 December 19992
(Has not entered into force.)Industrial Property Code, which governs the
protection of patents including plant varietyprotection, layout-designs (topographies) of
integrated circuits, utility models, industrial
designs, trademarks, name and badge of the
establishment, logos and geographical
indications, and rewards.  This Code amends theDecree-Law Nº 16/95 of 24 January 1995,
Decree-Law Nº 56/95/M of 6 November 1995
and Governor's Decision Nº 306/95/M
of 4 December 1995.
Decree-Law Nº 16/95 of 24 January 19953
(Entry into force on 9 September 1995)Industrial Property code, which governs the
protection of patents, utility models, industrial
designs, rewards, name and badge of the
establishment, logos and geographicalindications, in accordance with the TRIPS
Agreement.  This Decree-Law will be repealed as
the Decree-Law Nº 97/99/M enters into force.
Decree-Law Nº 56/95/M of 6 November 19954
(Entry into force on 6 December 1995)This Decree Law governs protection of
trademarks in Macau, China.  It will be repealed
as the Decree-Law Nº 97/99/M enters into force.
                                                     
1 See document IP/N/1/MAC/C/1.
2 See document IP/N/1/MAC/I/2.
3 See document IP/N/1/MAC/I/1.
4 See document IP/N/1/MAC/T/1.IP/N/1/MAC/1/Rev.1
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ANNEX II
OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS
TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Trademarks
Governor's Decision Nº 306/95/M
of 4 December 1995
(Entry into force on 6 December 1995)This Decision establishes registration of
trademark fees.  It will be repealed as the Decree-
Law Nº 97/99/M enters into force.
Governor's Decision Nº 313/95/M
of 5 December 1995
(Entry into force on 6 December 1995)This Decision establishes the classification of
goods and services for purposes of registration of
marks.IP/N/1/MAC/1/Rev.1
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ANNEX III
Pursuant to Article 63.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights, the Government of Macau, China has the honour to make the following notification relating to
Articles 3, 4 and 5 of the Agreement on Trade-Re lated Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights:
1. National Treatment
Macau, China confirms that it accords to the nationals of all other Members of the WTO, as
defined in Article 1.3 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights, treatment no less favourable than Macau, China accords to its own nationals with
regard to the intellectual property protection.
2. Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment
Macau, China confirms that it accords, immediately and unconditionally, to the nationals of
all other Members of the WTO, as defined in Article 1.3 of the Agreement on Trade-Related
Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, any advantage, favour privilege or immunity granted
by Macau, China to the nationals of any other country with regard to the intellectual propertyprotection.
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