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• On March 17, the Kyrgyz Republic became party to the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs.
• On March 17, Serbia and Montenegro closed "CD Alley" and now requires kiosks owners to meet legal business registration requirements.

April

• On April 7, amendments to the Serbian criminal code addressing criminal enforcement of piracy were submitted to the Serbian Parliament. Amendments include increased criminal penalties for piracy, including prison sentences, and gives the police the authority to seize and destroy pirated products and production equipment.
• On April 10, Republic of Korea joined the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks.
• On April 15, Guatemala passed a patent law in an effort to comply with the TRIPS agreement.
• On April 17, Belarus became party to the Geneva Phonograms Convention, following Presidential Decrees made in August 2002. As a party, Accession to the Convention satisfies some of Belarus' outstanding bilateral obligations and provides a point of attachment for the protection of U.S. sound recordings in Belarus.

WIPO Internet Treaties: WIPO Performance and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) and the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT)

The following became parties to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaties (WPPT) during May 2002 - April 2003. The WPPT entered into force on May 20, 2002.

Albania	May 20, 2002
Argentina	May 20, 2002
Belarus	May 20, 2002
Bulgaria	May 20, 2002
Burkina Faso	May 20, 2002
Chile	May 20, 2002
Colombia	May 20, 2002
Costa Rica	May 20, 2002
Croatia	May 20, 2002
Czech Republic	May 20, 2002
Ecuador	May 20, 2002
El Salvador	May 20, 2002
Gabon	May 20, 2002
Georgia	May 20, 2002
Guatemala	January 8, 2003
Guinea	May 25, 2002
Honduras	May 20, 2002
Hungary	May 20, 2002
Jamaica	June 12, 2002
Japan	October 9, 2002
Kyrgyz Republic	August 15, 2002
Latvia	May 20, 2002