WIPO Lex, Member Profile, Gabon

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Main IP Laws (1 text)

Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Law Instituting Protection for Copyright and Neighboring Rights	1987	Adopted : July 29, 1987	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)

Laws/Regulations (23 texts)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree No. 01106/PR/MT, on the Creation, Allocations and Organization of the Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Post	2011	Adopted : September 30, 2011	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body Other
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree No. 0726/PR/MCPEN of June 21, 2011, on the Creation, Organization and Functioning of Broadcasting in Gabon	2011	Adopted : June 21, 2011	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree No. 000452/PR/MCAEP of May 23, 2006, on the Establishment of the Regulation on the Management of Copyright and Neighboring Rights	2006	Adopted : May 23, 2006	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree No. 000453/PR/MCAEP on the Establishment of the Price of the Charge on Copyright and Neighboring Rights	2006	Adopted : May 23, 2006	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree No. 000834/PR/MEFBP on the Organization of the Accounting Agency of the Industrial Property Center	2006	Adopted : October 19, 2006	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Ordinance No. 85/PR/2005 on the Creation and Organization of the Center for Standardization and Technology Transfer	2005	Adopted : February 8, 2005 Entry into force : February 1, 2005	Patents (Inventions) Transfer of Technology
IP-related Laws	Law No. 018/2008 on the Ratification of the Ordinance No. 006/2008/PR of January 18, 2008, Amending the Law No. 014/2002 of January 28, 2003, on the Establishment and Organization of the Industrial Property Center in Gabon	2008	Entry into force : June 20, 2008 Adopted : January 18, 2008	IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	Law No. 013/2006 on Authorization of the Ratification of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions	2006		Other
IP-related Laws	Law No. 14/2002 on the Creation of the Industrial Property Center in Gabon	2003	Entry into force : January 30, 2003 Adopted : January 28, 2003	IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	Code on Audiovisual, Cinematographic and Written Communication (Law No. 07/2001)	2001	Adopted : January 1, 2001	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body Other
IP-related Laws	Law No. 005/2001 on Implementation of the Telecommunications Sector in Gabon	2001	Adopted : January 1, 2001	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other
IP-related Laws	Law No. 14/1998 of July 23, 1998, on the Establishment of the Competition Regime of Gabon	1998	Adopted : July 23, 1998	Competition Industrial Property Other
IP-related Laws	Law No. 2/94 on the Protection of Cultural Property	1994	Adopted : December 10, 1994	Other
Framework Laws	Constitution of the Republic of Gabon	2011	Amended up to : January 12, 2011 Adopted : March 26, 1991	Other
Framework Laws	Law No. 047/2010 of January 12, 2011, on the Revision of the Constitution of Gabon	2011	Adopted : January 12, 2011	Other
Framework Laws	Law No. 009/2010 for Completing the Provisions of Law No. 15/72 on the First Part of the Civil Code	2010	Adopted : April 9, 2010	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Framework Laws	Civil Code of Gabon (Part I)	1972	Entry into force : July 29, 1972 Adopted : July 29, 1972	Trade Names Other
Framework Laws	Criminal Code (Law N° 21/63 of May 31, 1963)	1963	Adopted : May 31, 1963	Geographical Indications Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Other Texts	Law No. 023/2010 on the Ratification of the Ordinance No. 015/PR/2010 on the Creation of the Institute of Image and Sound Industry	2010	Adopted : July 27, 2010	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Other Texts	Ordinance No. 015/PR/2010 on the Reorganization of the Gabonese Institute of Image and Sound	2010	Entry into force : April 1, 2010 Adopted : February 25, 2010	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Other Texts	Decree No. 000898/PR/MESA of October 12, 2007, on the Function and Organization of the Ministry of Social Economy and Craft Industry	2007	Adopted : October 12, 2007	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other
Other Texts	Law No. 3/94 of November 21, 1994, on the Establishment of the Labor Code (as amended by the Law No. 12/2000 of October 12, 2000)	2000	Adopted : November 21, 1994	Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Other
Other Texts	Law No. 15/1998 on the Establishment of the Investment Charter of Gabon	1998	Adopted : July 23, 1998	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Property Other

Type of Text

Title

Version

Dates

Subject Matter

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decree No. 01106/PR/MT, on the Creation, Allocations and Organization of the Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Post

2011

Adopted :

September 30, 2011

IP Regulatory Body

Other

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decree No. 0726/PR/MCPEN of June 21, 2011, on the Creation, Organization and Functioning of Broadcasting in Gabon

2011

Adopted :

June 21, 2011

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decree No. 000452/PR/MCAEP of May 23, 2006, on the Establishment of the Regulation on the Management of Copyright and Neighboring Rights

2006

Adopted :

May 23, 2006

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decree No. 000453/PR/MCAEP on the Establishment of the Price of the Charge on Copyright and Neighboring Rights

2006

Adopted :

May 23, 2006

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decree No. 000834/PR/MEFBP on the Organization of the Accounting Agency of the Industrial Property Center

2006

Adopted :

October 19, 2006

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Ordinance No. 85/PR/2005 on the Creation and Organization of the Center for Standardization and Technology Transfer

2005

Adopted :

February 8, 2005

Entry into force :

February 1, 2005

Patents (Inventions)

Transfer of Technology

2008

Entry into force :

June 20, 2008

Adopted :

January 18, 2008

IP Regulatory Body

2006

Other

2003

Entry into force :

January 30, 2003

Adopted :

January 28, 2003

IP Regulatory Body

2001

Adopted :

January 1, 2001

IP Regulatory Body

Other

2001

Adopted :

January 1, 2001

Other

1998

Adopted :

July 23, 1998

Competition

Industrial Property

Other

IP-related Laws

Law No. 2/94 on the Protection of Cultural Property

1994

Adopted :

December 10, 1994

Other

Framework Laws

Constitution of the Republic of Gabon

2011

Amended up to :

January 12, 2011

Adopted :

March 26, 1991

Other

Framework Laws

Law No. 047/2010 of January 12, 2011, on the Revision of the Constitution of Gabon

2011

Adopted :

January 12, 2011

Other

Framework Laws

Law No. 009/2010 for Completing the Provisions of Law No. 15/72 on the First Part of the Civil Code

2010

Adopted :

April 9, 2010

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Framework Laws

Civil Code of Gabon (Part I)

1972

Entry into force :

July 29, 1972

Adopted :

July 29, 1972

Trade Names

Other

Framework Laws

Criminal Code (Law N° 21/63 of May 31, 1963)

1963

Adopted :

May 31, 1963

Geographical Indications

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Other Texts

Law No. 023/2010 on the Ratification of the Ordinance No. 015/PR/2010 on the Creation of the Institute of Image and Sound Industry

2010

Adopted :

July 27, 2010

IP Regulatory Body

Other Texts

Ordinance No. 015/PR/2010 on the Reorganization of the Gabonese Institute of Image and Sound

2010

Entry into force :

April 1, 2010

Adopted :

February 25, 2010

IP Regulatory Body

Other Texts

Decree No. 000898/PR/MESA of October 12, 2007, on the Function and Organization of the Ministry of Social Economy and Craft Industry

2007

Adopted :

October 12, 2007

Other

Other Texts

Law No. 3/94 of November 21, 1994, on the Establishment of the Labor Code (as amended by the Law No. 12/2000 of October 12, 2000)

2000

Adopted :

November 21, 1994

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Other

Other Texts

Law No. 15/1998 on the Establishment of the Investment Charter of Gabon

1998

Adopted :

July 23, 1998

Patents (Inventions)

Industrial Property

Other

Gabon

(24 texts)

Main IP Laws (1 text)

Laws/Regulations (23 texts)