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ORGANIZATION  IP/C/W/547 
3 June 2010 
 
 (10-3071) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights Original:   Spanish 
 
 
 
REVIEW UNDER ARTICLE 24.2 OF THE APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS 
OF THE SECTION OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT ON 
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS 
 
Information on Bilateral Ag reements Related to the  
Protection of Geographical Indications1 
 
PERU 
 
 
 At its meeting in March 2010, the Council agr eed to encourage Members to share information 
on and notify bilateral agreements related to the protection of geographical indications, which they 
have entered into, to the Council under its agenda  item on the review of the application of the 
provisions of the section on geographical indicati ons under Article 24.2 of the TRIPS Agreement. 
 
 Reproduced hereunder is the information r eceived from the delegation of Peru in a 
communication dated 28 May 2010.   Communications from other Members will be circulated as addenda to this document. 
 
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 1. The Permanent Mission of Peru to the Interna tional Organizations in Geneva presents its 
compliments to the World Trade Organization and has the honour to refer to Airgram 3550 of 26 April 2010 concerning the review of the application of the provisions of the section on 
geographical indications under Artic le 24.2 of the TRIPS Agreement. 
2. The Permanent Mission of Peru hereby transmits the information concerning bilateral 
agreements recently signed by Peru that relate to  the protection of geographical indications (GIs): 
• Free Trade Agreement between Peru and Singapore 
Signed on 29 May 2008 and ratified by Supr eme Decree No. 43-2009-RE.  Published 
in the Official Journal El Peruano  on 31 July 2009.  Entered into force on 
1 August 2009 and implemented by Supreme Decree No. 014-2009-MINCETUR, 
published in the Official Journal El Peruano  on 1 August 2009.  Peru notified this 
agreement to the WTO in document WT/REG269/N/1.  The provisions concerning GIs are Articles 2.17, relating to the protecti on of GIs, and 2.18, relating to distinctive 
products. 
 
                                                     
 
1 See document WTO/AIR/3550. IP/C/W/547 
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  • Free Trade Agreement between Peru and Canada 
Signed on 29 May 2008 and ratified by Supreme Decree No. 44-2009-RE, published 
in the Official Journal El Peruano  on 31 July 2009.  The agreement entered into force 
on 1 August 2009 and was implem ented by Supreme Decree 
No. 013-2009-MINCETUR, published in the Official Journal El Peruano  on 
1 August 2009.  Peru notified this agreement to the WTO in document 
WT/REG270/N/1.  The provisions concerning GIs are Article 212 and Annex 212, which relate to GIs for wines and spirits. 
 
• Free Trade Agreement between Peru and China 
Signed on 29 April 2009 and ratified by S upreme Decree No. 92-2009-RE, published 
in the Official Journal El Peruano  on 6 December 2009 and specifying that the date 
of entry into would be 15 January 2010;  however, the Chinese authorities postponed 
the date of entry into effect to 1 March 2010.  Peru notified this agreement to the 
WTO in document WT/REG281/N/1.  The provisions concerning GIs are Article 146 and Annex 10, relating to GIs proper. 
 
• Free Trade Agreement between Peru - Colombia and the European Union 
The official communications were signed on 18 May 2010, thus concluding 
negotiations.  The full text is at the legal re view stage.  The agreement will be signed 
once this process has been completed. 
 
• Free Trade Agreement between Peru and EFTA member countrie s 
The final round of negotiations took place in  November 2007.  The legal review of 
the agreement has already been completed and the agreement is awaiting signature. 
 
• Free Trade Agreement between Peru and Korea 
The negotiations concerning intellectual pr operty have already been completed;  
however, other negotiating groups are still at work and the text has therefore not yet 
been finalized. 
 
• Trade Promotion Agreement between Peru and the United States 
Signed on 12 April 2006.  The agreement entered into force on 1 February 2009.  
Peru notified the WTO of this agreem ent in document WT/REG260/N/1.  The 
provisions concerning GIs are Article 2. 12, relating to distinctive products, 
Article 16.2, relating to trademarks, and Article 16.3, relating to GIs. 
 
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