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Constitution/Basic Law (1 text)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Constitution/Basic Law	Constitution of the Principality of Andorra	1993	Entry into force : April 28, 1993 Adopted : February 2, 1993	Other

Laws/Regulations (21 texts)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Main IP Laws	Law No. 26/2014 on Patents	2014	Promulgated : November 26, 2014 Published : November 26, 2014 Approval : October 30, 2014	Patents (Inventions)
Main IP Laws	Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights	1999	Promulgated : July 7, 1999 Published : July 7, 1999 Approval : June 10, 1999	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Main IP Laws	Law relating to Trade Names, Company Names and Establishment Signs	1996	Promulgated : July 10, 1996 Published : July 10, 1996 Approval : June 20, 1996	Trade Names
Main IP Laws	Trademark Law	1995	Promulgated : May 24, 1995 Published : May 24, 1995 Approval : May 11, 1995	Trademarks
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree of December 12, 2016, on Amendments to the Regulations for the Implementation of Law No. 26/2014 of October 30, 2014, on Patents	2016	Entry into force : December 15, 2016 Published : December 14, 2016 Issued : December 7, 2016	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation of July 15, 2015, for the Implementation of Law No. 26/2014 of October 30, 2014, on Patents	2015	Entry into force : July 23, 2015 Published : July 22, 2015 Issued : July 15, 2015	IP Regulatory Body Patents (Inventions)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree of December 5, 2007, on Approval of the Regulation on Amendments to the Regulation of November 2, 1995, on the Creation of the Trademark Office in the Principality of Andorra	2007		Trademarks IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree Assigning Jurisdiction to the State Signs Service	2000	Issued : September 13, 2000	IP Regulatory Body Trademarks
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Implementing regulations governing Application of the use of State Signs law for Use of ".ad" as part of a Domain Name	2000	Entry into force : September 6, 2000	Domain Names
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation for the Execution of the Law on the use of State Emblems and signs	2000	Adopted : May 10, 2000	Trademarks
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulations for the performance of the Law relating to Trade Names, Company Names and Establishment Signs	2000	Adopted : September 16, 2000	Trade Names
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulations of May 10, 2000, on the Implementation of the Trademark Law and the Law on Fees of the Trademark Office	2000	Entry into force : June 8, 2000 Published : May 24, 2000 Issued : May 10, 2000	Trademarks IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulations of February 3, 1999, on the Implementation of the Trademark Law and the Law on Fees of the Trademark Office	1999	Entry into force : March 4, 1999 Issued : February 13, 1999 Published : January 10, 1999	Trademarks IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation of November 2, 1995, on the Creation of the Trademark Office of the Principality of Andorra (OMPA)	1995	Entry into force : December 12, 2007 Issued : December 5, 2007	Trademarks IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	Law No. 3/2017 of February 9, 2017, on the Budget for the Financial Year 2017	2017	Published : February 28, 2017 Adopted : February 9, 2017 Promulgated : February 9, 2017	Other Patents (Inventions) Trademarks
IP-related Laws	Law No. 27/2014 of October 30, 2014, on Fees of the Patent Office	2014	Entry into force : December 26, 2014 Adopted : October 30, 2014 Promulgated : October 30, 2014	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	Law No. 23/2011, of December 29, 2011, on the Creation of the Society of Collective Management of Copyright and Neighboring Rights of the Principality of Andorra	2011	Entry into force : January 18, 2012 Adopted : December 29, 2011	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	Law No. 31/2007 of December 20, 2007, Accompanying the Draft Budget Law for the Year 2008 Updating the Tax Rates for Various Taxes	2008	Entry into force : January 30, 2008 Published : January 30, 2008 Adopted : December 20, 2007	Trademarks Other
IP-related Laws	Law of October 5, 1995, on Fees of Trademark Office (as amended on January 8, 1999)	1999	Amended : January 8, 1999 Entry into force : November 2, 1995 Published : November 2, 1995 Adopted : October 5, 1995 Promulgated : October 5, 1995	Trademarks IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	Decree for the creation of the State Signs Service	1998	Adopted : June 22, 1998	IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	Law on State Emblems and Signs	1996	Promulgated : July 10, 1996 Published : July 10, 1996 Approval : June 20, 1996	Trademarks

Treaties (24 records)

Title	Host Institution	Date of Adoption (Treaty)	Entry into Force (Treaty)	Signature (Party)	Instrument (Party)	Entry into Force (Party)	Additional Information
[IM] Paris Agreement	Host Institution: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)	December 12, 2015	November 4, 2016	April 22, 2016	March 24, 2017	April 23, 2017
[IM] Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 13, 2006	May 3, 2008	April 27, 2007	March 11, 2014	April 10, 2014
[IM] Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	October 20, 2005	March 18, 2007		February 7, 2007	May 6, 2007
[IM] Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	October 17, 2003	April 20, 2006		November 8, 2013	February 8, 2014
[IM] WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control	Host Institution: World Health Organization (WHO)	May 21, 2003	February 27, 2005		May 11, 2020	August 9, 2020
[IM] Convention on Cybercrime	Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)	November 23, 2001	July 1, 2004	April 23, 2013	November 16, 2016	March 1, 2017	Details
[IM] United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	June 17, 1994	December 26, 1996		July 15, 2002	October 13, 2002
[IM] United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	Secretariat: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)	May 9, 1992	March 21, 1994		March 2, 2011	May 31, 2011
[IM] Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	March 22, 1985	September 22, 1988		January 26, 2009	April 26, 2009	Details
[IM] Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 16, 1972	December 17, 1975		January 3, 1997	April 3, 1997
[WIPO] Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	July 14, 1967	April 26, 1970		July 28, 1994	October 28, 1994
[WIPO] Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	October 26, 1961	May 18, 1964		February 25, 2004	May 25, 2004
[IM] Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards	Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)	June 10, 1958	June 7, 1959		June 19, 2015	September 17, 2015
[IM] Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention to works of stateless persons and refugees	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	September 16, 1955	September 6, 1952	January 22, 1953	September 16, 1955	Details
[IM] Protocol 2 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention the works of certain international organizations	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	September 16, 1955	September 6, 1952	December 31, 1952	September 16, 1955	Details
[IM] Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	September 16, 1955	September 6, 1952	December 31, 1952	September 16, 1955	Details
[IM] Protocol 3 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the effective date of instruments of ratification or acceptance of or accession to that Convention	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	August 19, 1954	September 6, 1952	December 31, 1952	August 19, 1954	Details
[IM] Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950		September 17, 1993	March 17, 1994
[IM] Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950		September 17, 1993	March 17, 1994
[IM] Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950		September 17, 1993	March 17, 1994
[IM] Convention on International Civil Aviation	Host Institution: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)	December 7, 1944	April 4, 1947		January 26, 2001	February 25, 2001
[WIPO] Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	September 9, 1886	December 4, 1887		March 2, 2004	June 2, 2004	Details
[WIPO] Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	March 20, 1883	July 7, 1884		March 2, 2004	June 2, 2004	Details
[IM] Convention on Biological Diversity	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat	June 5, 1992	December 29, 1993		February 4, 2015	May 5, 2015

Title

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Date of Adoption (Treaty)

Entry into Force (Treaty)

Signature (Party)

Instrument (Party)

Entry into Force (Party)

Additional Information

[IM] Paris Agreement

Host Institution: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)

December 12, 2015

November 4, 2016