IP/N/1/CAF/2  
IP/N/1/CAF/I/1  
11 May 2021 
(21-3997) 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 NO. 035 ESTABLISHING  
THE NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COUNCIL  
Notifying Member  CENTRAL  AFRICAN  REPUBLIC  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Order No. 035 establishing the National Intellectual Property Council  
Subject matter  Industrial property  (general ) 
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_3363_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 is to ensure the implementation of and 
follow -up to the WTO Agreement on Trade -Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights through 
the strengthening of the institutional framework . The notification of this text is in line with the 
principle of transparency  and provides an opportunity to inform the CAR's trading partners of the 
existence of the National International Property Council.  
 
(Article 2 of the Order ) 
 
Objectives  
 
The objectives of the National Intellectual Property Council are to:  
 
-  Develop a national strategy for economic, social and cultural development based on 
intellectual property;  
 
-  issue opinions on all matters concerning intellectual property at the national level ; and 
 
-  submit proposals to the Government for the promotion of intellectual property, the defence of 
related rights and better coordination of sectoral policies and strategies in this area. 
 IP/N/1/CAF/2 • IP/N/1/CAF/I/1  
 
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  Language(s) of 
notified legal text  French 
Entry into force  18 November 2 009; Contract in effect since signature  
Other date  Adoption : 18 November 2 009 
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  10 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 (CA R) 
 
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 
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