WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONIP/N/1/LKA/1
21 January 2003
(03-0328)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
SRI LANKA
In a communication from its Permanent Mission, dated 4 September 2001, Sri Lanka notified
its main dedicated intellectual property laws and regulations in force as well as draft legislation under
Article 63.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspe cts of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), as
follows.
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- Code of Intellectual Property Act Nº 52 of 1979 (as amended by Act Nº 30 of 1980, Nº 2
of 1983, Nº 17 of 1990, Nº 13 of 1997 and Nº 40 of 2000. 1
- Proposed Act to Amend the Code of Intellectual Property Act Nº 52 of 1979. 2
- Proposed Act to Provide for Protection of the Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits and to
Provide for Matters Connected or Incidental Thereto. 3
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1 See document IP/N/1/LKA/C/1;  IP/N/1/LKA/I/1.
2 See document IP/N/1/LKA/C/1/Add.1;  IP/N/1/LKA/I/1/Add.1.
3 See document IP/N/1/LKA/L/1.