WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  IP/N/1/ALB/3 
4 April 2008 
 (08-1526) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects  
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER  
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
ALBANIA 
 
  The following communication, dated 13 July 2007, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Albania.  
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  The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Al bania to the United Nations Office and other 
International Organisations in Geneva presents it s complements to the World Trade Organisation in 
Geneva, and has the honour to enclose herewith the notifications, with pursuant to article 63.2 of the 
TRIPS Agreement. 
  We are pleased to put at your disposal these notifications in electronic way.  Fur further request, please address to: mpistoli@mfa.gov.al.   IP/N/1/ALB/3 
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ANNEX I 
 
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROP ERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
 
Notification of National Laws Concerni ng Industrial Property during 2004 - 2007. 
 
 Pursuant to Article 63.2 of the TRIPS Agreem ent and the procedures set forth in the TRIPS 
Council, the Republic of Albania is pleased to notify the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights on laws and regulati ons related to the activities covered by the 
Agreement, as follows: 
 
 
 
TITLE AND YEAR OF ADOPTION  
AND ENTRY INTO FORCE 
  
BRIEF DESCRIPTION 
Law No. 9395 on the Accession of the Republic of 
Albania to the International Convention for the 
Protection of New Varieties of Plants . 1 
 Dated 12.5.2005. 
 
Entry into force:  15 days from the publication in the Official Gazette.  Accession of the Republic of Albania to the 
International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. 
Law No. 9648 on the Accession of the Republic of 
Albania to the Hague Agreement Concerning the 
International Deposit of Industrial Designs of 
November 6, 1925 as revised at The Hague on 
November 28, 29060 . 2 
 Dated 27.11.2006. 
 
Entry into force;:  15 days from the publication in the Official Gazette.  Accession of the Republic of Albania to the 
Hague Agreement Concerning the International 
Deposit of Industrial Desi gns of November 6, 
1925 as revised at The Hague on November 28, 1960.  
Law No. 9647 on the Accession of the Republic of 
Albania to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement 
Concerning the International Registration of 
Industrial Designs and the Regulations based on the 
Geneva Act, 1999 . 3 
 
Dated 27/11/3006. 
 Accession of the Republic of Albania to the 
Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement 
concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs and th e Regulations based on 
the Geneva Act, 1999. 
                                                      
1 See document IP/N/1/ALB/P/1. 
2 See document IP/N/1/ALB/D/1. 
3 See document IP/N/1/ALB/D/2.  IP/N/1/ALB/3 
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TITLE AND YEAR OF ADOPTION  
AND ENTRY INTO FORCE 
  
BRIEF DESCRIPTION 
Law No,. 9532 on the Accession of the Republic of 
Albania to the Strasbourg Agreement Concerning 
the International Patent Classification, 1979 . 4 
 Dated 15.5.2006. 
 
Entry into force:  15 days from the publication in the Official Gazette.   
Law No. 9525 on an Amendment of Law No. 7819 
dated 27/04/1994 on the Industrial Property 
Amended.  5 
 Dated 25/0472006.  The purpose of this law was the amendment of 
Article 94 of Law 7819 dated 27/04/1994 on 
Industrial Property, concerning the institutional dependence of the Directorate of Patents and Trademarks  According to this amendment the Directorate of Patens and Trademarks is not under the dependence of the Ministry of 
Economy, Trade and Energy,. 
 
  
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4 See document IP/N/1/ALB/P/2. 
5 See document IP/N/1/ALB/I/1/Add.1.