Trade and Commercial Relations
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (1947) (as amended through 1966). Final Act of the Uruguay Round via The World Trade Organization.
Treaty establishing the European Community (Treaty of Rome) as amended by subsequent treaties through the Treaty of Amsterdam October 2, 1997; text version. See also the Maastricht Treaty (Treaty on European Union) (12 Feb 1992); Treaty of Amsterdam (2 October, 1997) text version; Treaty of Nice (26 February, 2001) See Ratification Situation.
Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (14 Dec 1960).
International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (26 Oct 1961)
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (rev. 14 Jul 1967)
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary & Artistic Works (Stockholm rev. 14 Jul 67; and Paris rev. 24 Jul 71)
International Convention on Travel Contracts (CCV) (Brussels, 23 Apr 1970)
Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations (19 Jul 1970). Contracting States. WIPO.U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971; and Protocols (24 Jul 1971); and WIPO Copyright Treaty (December 20, 1996)
Convention for the Protection of Producers of
Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of their Phonograms (29 Oct
1971)
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (December 20, 1996)
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (11 Apr 1980)
Convention on the Law Applicable to Contract Obligations (19 Jun 1980)
Unidroit Convention on Agency in the International Sale of Goods (17 Feb 1983)
Unidroit Convention on International Factoring (28 May 1988)Text version
Unidroit Convention on International Financial Leasing (28 May 1988) Text version
Convention on International Bills of Exchange and International Promissory Notes (9 Dec 1988)
International Convention on Salvage; (28 Apr 1989). via Australia Treaty Series, 1998.
North American Free Trade Agreement (1993) Printable text version.
North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation. (12 Sept 1993) Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC).
World Intellectual Property Organization-World Trade Organization: Agreement Between WIPO and WTO(Geneva, 22 December 1995)
UNCITRAL - DRAFT MODEL LAW ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE (revised 14 June 1996)
World Intellectual Property Organization: Copyright Treaty (20 Dec 1996)
World Intellectual Property Organization: Performances and Phonograms Treaty (20 Dec 1996)
Draft version of the OECD's Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI). (April 1998)
Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (17 Dec 1997)