Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2

Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation (Main laws and regulations must be notified in a WTO language (English, French or Spanish). Where an authentic national text of a law or regulation is not available in a WTO language, the authentic text of that law or regulation in a national language shall be notified, in addition to the translation into a WTO language.)

Other law or regulation (Other laws and regulations can be notified in a Member's national language)

6. Brief description

An Act to make provision for the protection against unfair competition and for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. This Act provides for the protection of undisclosed information. The acquisition or use of secret information without the consent of the person lawfully in control of that information and contrary to honest commercial practices constitutes an act of unfair competition, for which any person damaged or likely to be damaged by this is entitled to remedies. The unfair commercial use or disclosure of secret tests or other data relating to the pharmaceutical or agricultural chemical products using new chemical substances and which have been submitted to a competent authority for marketing approval also constitutes an act of unfair competition.

7. Date of entry into force

Date of entry into force (DD/MM/YYYY)

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8. Other date

Adoption, or

Enactment, or

Publication, or

Issuance by legislature or executive

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Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2 - View details of the document

Main information

1. Notifying Member

2. Subject matter

3. Notification status

4. Title of law or regulation

5. Nature of notification

6. Brief description

7. Date of entry into force

8. Other date

9. Other information (if applicable)

10. Contact information of agency or authority responsible

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12. Notes