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DRUGS PATENT ACT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-11-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Federal Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
- Patents (Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- An Act to amend the Patent Act and the Food and Drugs Act
1, record 1, English, An%20Act%20to%20amend%20the%20Patent%20Act%20and%20the%20Food%20and%20Drugs%20Act
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- The Jean Chrétien Pledge to Africa 2, record 1, English, The%20Jean%20Chr%C3%A9tien%20Pledge%20to%20Africa
Canada
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Patent Act and the Food and Drugs Act(also known as The Jean Chrétien Pledge to Africa), received Royal Assent on May 14, 2004. Bill C-9 implements a decision made on August 30, 2003, by member countries of the World Trade Organization(WTO) to waive certain trade obligations that had prevented developed countries from authorizing the export of lower-priced versions of patented medicines to least-developed and developing countries unable to manufacture their own. 2, record 1, English, - An%20Act%20to%20amend%20the%20Patent%20Act%20and%20the%20Food%20and%20Drugs%20Act
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements fédéraux canadiens
- Brevets d'invention (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Loi modifiant la Loi sur les brevets et la Loi sur les aliments et drogues
1, record 1, French, Loi%20modifiant%20la%20Loi%20sur%20les%20brevets%20et%20la%20Loi%20sur%20les%20aliments%20et%20drogues
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Loi de l'engagement de Jean Chrétien envers l'Afrique 2, record 1, French, Loi%20de%20l%27engagement%20de%20Jean%20Chr%C3%A9tien%20envers%20l%27Afrique
feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le projet de loi C-9 sur l'amendement à la Loi sur les brevets et à la Loi sur les aliments et drogues du Canada (Loi de l'engagement de Jean Chrétien envers l'Afrique) a reçu la sanction royale le 14 mai 2004. Le projet de loi C-9 met en œuvre la décision prise le 30 août 2003 par les pays membres de l'Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) afin de renoncer à certaines obligations commerciales qui empêchaient les pays développés d'autoriser l'exportation de versions à moindre coût de médicaments brevetés dans les pays moins développés ou en développement ayant une capacité insuffisante ou inexistante de production pharmaceutique. 2, record 1, French, - Loi%20modifiant%20la%20Loi%20sur%20les%20brevets%20et%20la%20Loi%20sur%20les%20aliments%20et%20drogues
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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