JAMAICA
N/A
Pillar Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) |
Sub-pillar Effective protection covering trade secrets
Lack of comprehensive regime on trade secrets
Jamaica does not have a comprehensive framework in place that provides effective protection of trade secrets, but it is reported that trade secrets are protected by common law principles and through contractual arrangements.
Coverage Horizontal
JAMAICA
Since June 2002
Pillar Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) |
Sub-pillar Signature of the WIPO Performances and Phonogram Treaty
WIPO Performances and Phonogram Treaty
Jamaica has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonogram Treaty.
Coverage Horizontal
JAMAICA
Since June 2002
Pillar Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) |
Sub-pillar Adoption of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty
WIPO Copyright Treaty
Jamaica has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.
Coverage Horizontal
JAMAICA
Since September 1993, last amended in 2015
Pillar Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) |
Sub-pillar Copyright law with clear exceptions
The Copyright Act
Jamaica has a clear regime of copyright exceptions that follows the fair dealing model, which enables the lawful use of copyrighted work by others without obtaining permission. Art. 52 of The Copyright Act provides that the fair dealing of literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works for the purposes of research or private study does not infringe copyright in the work or, in the case of a published edition, in the typographical arrangement.
Coverage Horizontal
JAMAICA
Reported in 2012, last reported in 2019
Pillar Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) |
Sub-pillar Enforcement of copyright online
Lack of adequate enforcement of copyright online
Copyright is not adequately enforced online in the Jamaica. There are complaints about the high levels of piracy in digital content, unauthorized programming by cable operators, unlicensed retransmission of audiovisual content, and failure to compensate for performing rights.
Coverage Horizontal
JAMAICA
Since February 2022
Pillar Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) |
Sub-pillar Participation in the Patent Cooperation Treaty
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Jamaica is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
Coverage Horizontal
JAMAICA
N/A
Pillar Public procurement of ICT goods and online services |
Sub-pillar Signatory of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) with coverage of the most relevant services sectors (CPC752, 754, 84)
Lack of participation in the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA)
Jamaica is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), nor does it have observer status.
Coverage Horizontal
JAMAICA
Reported in August 2022
Pillar Public procurement of ICT goods and online services |
Sub-pillar Other limitations on foreign participation in public procurement
Complaints about public procurement
It has been reported that the procurement process needs some review because many procurements take too long in many government agencies and ministries.
Coverage Horizontal
JAMAICA
Since 2015, last amended in 2019
Pillar Public procurement of ICT goods and online services |
Sub-pillar Other limitations on foreign participation in public procurement
The Public Procurement Act
According to The Public Procurement Act, there are no specific sectors where international bidders are excluded. However, according to Art. 24, any public entity may carry out contracting through restricted bidding when, given the nature of the contracting, it is in the public interest that it be confidential, and restricted bidding is necessary to maintain confidentiality.
Coverage Horizontal
JAMAICA
N/A
Pillar Tariffs and trade defence measures applied on ICT goods |
Sub-pillar Participation in the WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA) and 2015 expansion (ITA II)
Lack of participation in the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) and in ITA Expansion Agreement (ITA II)
Jamaica is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).
Coverage ICT goods
JAMAICA
ITA signatory?
I
II
Pillar Tariffs and trade defence measures applied on ICT goods |
Sub-pillar Effective tariff rate on ICT goods (applied weighted average)
Effective tariff rate to ICT goods (applied weighted average)
6.62%
Coverage rate of zero-tariffs on ICT goods (%)
59.15%
Coverage: Digital goods
KAZAKHSTAN
N/A
Pillar Online sales and transactions |
Sub-pillar Adoption of UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce
Lack of adoption of UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce
Kazakhstan has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.
Coverage Horizontal
KAZAKHSTAN
N/A
Pillar Online sales and transactions |
Sub-pillar Adoption of UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures
Lack of adoption of UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures
Kazakhstan has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.
Coverage Horizontal
KAZAKHSTAN
N/A
Pillar Online sales and transactions |
Sub-pillar Ratification of the UN Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts
Lack of signature of the UN Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts
Kazakhstan has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.
Coverage Horizontal
KAZAKHSTAN
Since May 2010
Pillar Online sales and transactions |
Sub-pillar Framework for consumer protection applicable to online commerce
Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 4 May 2010 No. 274-IV on Protection of Consumer Rights
The Law on Protection of Consumer Rights provides a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that also applies to online transactions. Art. 33 of the Law on Protection of Consumer Rights includes provisions on the protection of e-consumers. Additionally, e-consumers enjoy all other privileges of the normal consumers.
Coverage Horizontal