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 116 STAT. 2736 PROCLAMATION 7449-^JUNE 8, 2001 The United States agrees toimpleinentfiiOytheobligitions of this Chapter upon entry into force of this Agreement, with the exception of the obligations in Article 8 and Article 3.1 as regards the protection oflayout desgns (topographies) ofiittegrated circuits, which shall be implemented twenty-four months from the date of entry into tbice of this Agreement. Vietnam shall complyfullywith the obligations of this Chapter which coincide with those of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (1994) upon its accession to the WTO, if such accession occurs before the expiration of the time periods provided in paragraph 1 of this Article. Each Party shall immediately comply with the obligations of this Chapter to the extent possible under its existing laws, and shall not take any measures during the time periods provided in paragraphs 1 and 2 that would result in a lesser degree of consistency with this Chapter. In case of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and The Agreement between the Goverment of the United States of America and the Government of the Socialist Republic ofVielnam on the Establishment ofCopyright Relations, signed in Hanoi Oh June 27, 1997, the previsions oftias Agreement shall prevail to the extent of the conflict. ^ ^

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