Tunis: Tunisia officially acceded to the Protocol Amending the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) adopted in Geneva on December 6, 2005. The declaration of membership was published in the shape of a decree issued by President of the Republic Kaïs Saïed in the Official Journal of the Tunisian Republic in its issue N°79 of the year 2024. The Assemby of the People's Representatives adopted a draft basic law on Tunisia's accession to this agreement on May 29, 2024. The TRIPS Agreement sets minimum standards of protection for copyrights and related rights, trademarks, geographical indications (GIs), industrial designs, patents, integrated circuit layout designs, and undisclosed information. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse