IP/N/1/CAF/1  
IP/N/1/CAF/G/1  
11 May 2021 
(21-3989) Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects  
of Intellectual Property Rights  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  UNDER  
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC : ORDER ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE  
PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF GOODS BY MEANS OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS  
Notifying Member  CENTRAL  AFRICAN  REPUBLIC  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Order establishing a National Committee for the Promotion and Protection of 
Goods by Means of Geographical Indications  
Subject matter  Geographical indications  
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/CAF/21_3353_00_f.pdf  
  
Notification status  [X] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  Not applicable  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The aim of this text adopted by the Central African Republic falls within the framework of the 
implementation of the Agreement on Trade -Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights by WTO 
Members.  
 
(Article 2 of the Order ) 
 
The objective of the Committee is to : 
 
- Identify agricultural, artisanal, fishery and livestock products that could benefit from 
protection by a geographical indication;  
 
- promote a  policy organizing  producers in to structures able to identify, produce and ensure the 
protection and defence of their products recognized as having a geographical indication ; 
 
- assist producer organizations in demarcat ing production areas, defin ing mandatory rules for 
the production, processing and preparation of their products, and establish ing an internal 
control system;  
 
- train and raise awareness among producers to enable them to take ownership of geographical 
indications and other intellectual property assets;  IP/N/1/CAF/1 • IP/N/1/CAF/G/1  
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  - encourage the organization and/or strengthening of structures for the control and monitoring 
of geographical indications at the national and/or regional level ; and 
 
- participate actively in the WTO discussions on increas ing the  international protection of 
geographical indications . 
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text  French 
Entry into force  24 May 2 009; Contract in effect since signature  
Other date  Adoption : 24 May 2 005 
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  5 May 2 021 
Other information  31bis_trips_e.pdf (wto.org)  - Agreement on Trade -Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights  (as amended on 2 3 January 2 017) 
 
http://www.oapi.int/Ressources/Actes_OAPI/Declaration_Dakar.pdf  -  
Dakar Declaration of 6 November 2 008 
 
http://www.oapi.int/index.php/fr/oapi/cadre -juridique/accord -de-bangui  - 
Bangui  Agreement of 2 March 1 977 
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Ministère du Commerce et de l 'Industrie  (Ministry of Trade and Industry) : 
B.P.: 1988 Bangui ( CAR) 
 
Tel.:   (+236) 21  61 10 55  
Fax:   (+236) 21 61 76 53  
Email:  infos@minco -rca.org  
 
Gervais NADJI -NDOLOMBAYE  
Directeur du Commerce Extérieur  (Director of Foreign Trade) (WTO contact 
point for notifications ) 
B.P: 1580 Bangui (CA R) 
 
Tel.:   (+236) 75 03 46 69  
Email:  gervaisndol@yahoo.fr  
 
Joseph KOLEGWI -NZAKPE  
Directeur de la Propriété Industrielle  (Director of Industrial Property)  
Email:  kolegwi2005@yahoo.fr  
 
 
 
* 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.