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US International Grantmaking

United States international Grantmaking (USIG) is a not-for-profit joint project of the Council on Foundations and the International Center for Not-For-Profit Law. The purpose of its website is to give guidance and information, but not legal advice, to potential grantmakers. The site provides a survey of relevant laws for a wide selection of jurisdictions. For each country, the survey focuses on nonprofit organisations, tax laws, legal forms and other relevant legislation, combined with specific local legal issues eg. political activities or legislation against discrimination.

Congreso Nacional Chile

Official site of the Congreso Nacionale Chile (Chilean National Parliament). The Parliament comprises the ‘Cámara de Senadores’ Senate (Upper House) and the ‘Cámara de Diputados’ (Chamber of Deputies). The section of the site relating to the Upper House provides background information about the structure of the Senate and about individual committees covering different subject areas and the status of bills currently in progress. Full-text access is also available to the Fundamental law of the Chilean Parliament (Ley Orgánica) and to the Chilean Constitution.

Congreso de la Nación Argentina

Site of the Argentine Congress, which consists of the “Honorable Cámara de Diputados de la Nación” (Chamber of Deputies) and the “Honorable Cámara de Senadores” (Chamber of Senates). The site is divided into two parts, for the two Chambers but the content of the sections is similar. It provides background information about the structure and political make up and about the various Committees. It gives full-text access to a wide range of Government documents; these are mostly in Spanish, but the Constitution is available in English translation. Documents to download are in PDF format.

Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile

Library of the Congreso Nacionale Chile (Chilean National Parliament). Provides a service not only to members of Parliament but also to the wider community. Acts as an official repository for Parliamentary archives. The website provides full-text access, mainly in PDF format, to laws, codes and current and historic versions of the Constitution. Public users can search the catalogue and also browse or download documents in PDF and podcasts in MP3 format, which are designed to inform them about aspects of parliamentary procedure, including the creation of laws and popular legal issues.

Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional

Site of the Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional, the Bolivian national assembly (‘plurinacional’ in that it represents all the various indigenous and ethnic communities in Bolivia). Full-text access is available to recent Acts and Bills and to the Bolivian Constitution in PDF format. An outline is provided of the aims and objectives of the Assembly. A Press section, arranged by subject area, provides photos and notes concerning recent events. An additional section is concerned with transparency and public access to information and provides relevant legislation in full text.

Archivo Histórico

The Historical Archive is part of the Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas (OEPM) site, an official government site in Spain which handles patents, trademarks and related issues. The Archive has been maintained and developed as a joint project with the Universidad Autonóma de Madrid since 1999. It includes searchable databases covering the history of privileges (1826-1878), patent applications (1878-1966) and trade marks (1865-1910). For each database, guidance is given regarding background, search strategy and fields available.

Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas

The OEPM is an Spanish official body which handles patents, trademarks and related issues. Different sections of its website provide guidance relating to trade marks and distinctive signs, industrial intellectual property, industrial design and inventions. Press releases can be searched by date and subject area. A wide selection of different databases is available; some offer free access and other require individual subscription. Recent issues of the “Boletín Oficial de la Propriedad Industria BOPI” are available.

Noticias Juridicas

A Spanish site providing legal news, key Spanish legislation as amended and selected case law. The site offers RSS feed subscriptions for legislation updates as well as searchable databases of legislation and jurisprudence. The site is in Spanish.

World Trade Organization (WTO)

The World Trade Organization (WTO) website provides information on the work of the WTO, its history, structure and aims. It includes a dispute settlement gateway and a collection of WTO legal texts, such as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). Research reports, records of meetings, background papers and other documents are also provided. The site is available in English, Spanish and French.

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