Appendix B: Proposed Timetable for Accession to the Madrid Protocol
| Date | Action |
|---|
| March 2006 | Discussion paper released. |
| 24 April 2006 | Stakeholder consultation period closes. |
| July 2006 | Cabinet decision on accession to treaties. |
| August 2006 | Text of Madrid Protocol and National Interest Analysis presented to the House of Representatives. |
| February 2007 | Select Committee consideration of Treaties reported back to the House. |
| March 2007 | Trade Marks Bill introduced into the House. |
| September 2007 | Select Committee report back on Bill to the House. |
| November 2007 | Bill enacted. |
| May 2008 | Amended Regulations for implementing the Madrid Protocol approved by Executive Council. |
| June 2008 | New Zealand's instrument of accession deposited with the Director-General of WIPO and the Madrid Protocol goes live in New Zealand. |
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