Topic: Constitution & Treaties

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Singapore And Turkey Sign Investment Guarantee Agreement

Singapore and Turkey signed an Investment Guarantee Agreement (IGA) today. The agreement was signed by Mr Lim Hng Kiang, Minister for Trade and Industry, Singapore, and Mr Binali Yildirim, Minister of Transport and Communications, Turkey.

Substantive Conclusion of Negotiation for the Gulf Cooperation Council – Singapore Free Trade Agreement

Singapore and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC [1]) have substantively concluded negotiations for the GCC-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (GSFTA).

Second Reading of Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Bill & Public Service Commission (Amendment) Bil

Second reading speech on Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Bill & Public Service Commission (Amendment) Bill by DPM S Jayakumar in Parliament on 16 July 2007.

Text of The Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks

Diplomatic Conference for the Adoption of a revised Trademark Law Treaty (TLT), which was held in Singapore from 13 March to 28 March 2006 culminated in a new Treaty on the Law of Trademarks named "The Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks". The text of the treaty can be found in WIPO's website at http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/singapore/index.html.

Singapore Accedes To The Kyoto Protocol

Singapore has acceded to the Kyoto Protocol of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

World's First Anti-Smoking Treaty Becomes Law

The world's first tobacco control treaty, the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), becomes binding international law on Sunday, 27 February 2005.

Kyoto Protocol Comes into Force on 16 February 2005

The Kyoto Protocol, which aims to slow global warming, comes into force on 16 February 2005, seven years after being agreed.
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