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 Malaysia' s amended its industrial designs law with the intention to meet WTO TRIPS requirements. The law entered into force on September 1.

Nicaragua's amended copyright law entered into force in September. It is designed to meet WTO TRIPS requirements.

Uruguay's amended patent law entered into force on September 2. It is designed to meet WTO TRIPS requirements.

Belgium acceded to the Paris text of the Berne Convention on September 29. 

October

 Macau adopted several essential improvements to this regulatory regime, including licensing requirements for all retail establishments dealing with optical media products, and requiring all optical media products manufactured in Macau to bear a source identification (SID) code.

Macau's new copyright law came into effect October 1. It is designed to meet WTO TRIPS requirements.

<li>The Protocol for Jordan's WTO Accession was agreed upon by Jordan and the U.S. in October, as Jordan was in the final stages of enacting laws and ministerial decrees in the areas of patent, copyright and trademark to meet WTO TRIPS Agreement obligations.</li> </ul>

November

<ul> <li>The Thai Government put before the cabinet for approval a bill to control the illegal reproduction of compact discs, and to further crackdown on the manufacturing and distribution of pirate CDs.</li>

<li>The Colombian Government issued 114 new cable television operator licenses in November to establish a regulatory environment which would be conducive to the growth of a legitimate pay television market.</li> </ul>

December

<ul> <li>The "AntiPiracy Act" of the Czech Republic became effective on December 1, 1999. The Act set forth the conditions under which Custom authorities can take measures against alleged infringing and counterfeit goods.</li> </ul>