[A2k] WIPO Requirements for permanent NGO observor status

[James Love]

http://www.wipo.int/directory/en/admission.html

International Non Governmental Organization (NGO)
  (i) the text of its constituent instrument (articles of incorporation,
  bylaws, etc.); (ii) an indication of the date and place where it was
established; (iii) a list of its officers (showing their nationality);
(iv) a  complete list of its national groups or members (showing their
country of  origin); (v) a description of the composition of the members
of its governing  body or bodies (including their geographical
distribution); (vi) a statement  of its objectives; (vii) an indication
of the field or fields of intellectual  property (e.g., copyright and
related rights) of interest to it.

National Non Governmental Organization (NGO)
  (i) the text of its constituent instrument (articles of incorporation,
  bylaws, etc.); (ii) an indication of the date and place where it was
established; (iii) a list of its officers; (iv) a complete list of its
national groups or members; (v) a description of the composition of the
  members of its governing body or bodies; (vi) a statement of its
objectives;  (vii) an indication of the field or fields of intellectual
property (e.g.,  copyright and related rights) of interest to it.

In addition, the following principles are observed in extending
invitations  to national NGOs, as observers:

(a) The organization shall be essentially concerned with intellectual
property matters falling within the competence of WIPO and shall, in the
  view of the Director General, be able to offer constructive,
substantive  contributions to the deliberations of the Assemblies of WIPO;
  (b) The aims and purposes of the organization shall be in conformity
with  the spirit, purposes and principles of WIPO and the United Nations;
  (c) The organization shall have an established headquarters. It shall
  have democratically adopted statutes, adopted in conformity with the
legislation of the Member State from which the NGO originates. One copy
of  the statutes shall be submitted to WIPO;
  (d) The organization shall have authority to speak for its members
through its authorized representatives and in accordance with the rules
  governing observer status; and
  (e) The admission of national NGOs to observer status shall be the
subject of prior consultations between Member States and the Secretariat.



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