(b) the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and
Artistic Works, 1971 (Berne Convention);
(c) the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial
Property, 1967 (Paris Convention); and
(d) the International Convention for the Protection of New
Varieties of Plants, 1978 (UPOV Convention), or the
International Convention for the Protection of New
Varieties of Plants, 1991 (UPOV Convention).
If a Party has not acceded to the specified text of any such
Conventions on or before the date of entry into force of this
Agreement, it shall make every effort to accede.
3. Paragraph 2 shall apply, except as provided in Annex 1701.3.
Article 1702: More Extensive Protection
A Party may implement in its domestic law more extensive protection of intellectual property rights than is required under this Agreement, provided that such protection is not inconsistent with this Agreement.
Article 1703: National Treatment
1. Each Party shall accord to nationals of another Party treatment no less favorable than that it accords to its own nationals with regard to the protection and enforcement of all intellectual property rights. In respect of sound recordings, each Party shall provide such treatment to producers and performers of another Party, except that a Party may limit rights of performers of another Party in respect of secondary uses of sound recordings to those rights its nationals are accorded in the territory of such other Party.
2. No Party may, as a condition of according national treatment under this Article, require right holders to comply with any formalities or conditions in order to acquire rights in respect of copyright and related rights.