I have the honour, in the name of the competent authorities of the Republic of Poland, to inform and submit to the TRIPS Council the Polish intention to avail itself of the right, under Article 65.3 of the TRIPS Agreement, to delay the date of the application of the provisions of this Agreement other than Articles 3, 4 and 5, beyond 1 January 1996.
Please find attached herewith the list of the Polish main laws and regulations pertaining to the subject-matter of this Agreement, that have been already brought into conformity with the provisions of the TRIPS Agreement, accompanied by their English translation. 1
However, Poland is not obliged to notify the above-mentioned laws and regulations; this notification is made well in advance in order to give the TRIPS Council the possibility of its exercising a review in May 1998.
In addition, I have the honour to inform you that the preparatory works on a new Polish Industrial Property Law are far advanced and it is expected to be adopted in the first half of 1998. The entering into force of a new Industrial Property Law will be notified to the TRIPS Council in a due time.
At the same time, I would like to clarify the text of the communication dated 21 December 1995 (contained in the WTO Secretariat's document IP/N/1/POL/1 of 19 February 1996), where Poland has notified its laws and regulations on industrial property under Article 63.2 of the TRIPS Agreement, stating that they had already been brought into conformity with the provisions of said Agreement. This communication should have been understood that the submitted laws and regulations have been brought into conformity with the provisions of Articles 3, 4 and 5 of the Agreement.
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT
The Polish authorities would like to inform and submit to the TRIPS Council their intention to avail themselves of the right, under Article 65.3 of the TRIPS Agreement, to delay the date of application of the provisions of this Agreement other than Articles 3, 4 and 5 beyond the date of 1 January 1996.
Poland submits the attached list of its main laws and regulations pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement, that have already been brought into conformity with the provisions of the TRIPS Agreement, together with their English translation.
