The Designs (Convention Countries) (Amendment) Order 2013
This Order amends the Designs (Convention Countries) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/277) under powers conferred by sections 13(1) and 37(5) of the Registered Designs Act 1949 to fulfil the international obligations of the United Kingdom as a member of the World Trade Organisation (‘WTO’) Samoa became a member of the WTO on the 10th May 2012 and Vanuatu on the 24th August 2012. This Order declares that Samoa and Vanuatu are convention countries for the purposes of the Registered Designs Act 1949.