Benin / ANaPI : The Board of Directors officially installed

In accordance with Decree No. 2020-349 of 15 July 2020, the Minister of Industry and Trade, Alimatou Shadiya Assouman proceeded on Thursday 15 October 2020, the installation of the Board of Directors of the National Agency for Industrial Property (Anapa) at the institution's headquarters in Cotonou. Composed of seven members, said structure has, at his head, the Technical Advisor for project monitoring and partnerships with the Minister of Industry and Trade, Armelle Sèdami Kanhonou.

” For the next three years, you will have to deliberate on questions relating to industrial property. By settling in today, I would like to urge you to work for the proper functioning of ANaPI and its influence. '', said Alimatou Shadiya Assouman, before recalling the provisions which govern the creation of ANAPI. ” Governed by the provisions of Law No. 94-009 of 28 July 1994 bearing creation, organization and functioning of social offices, cultural and scientific, is the National Liaison Structure (SNL) with the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (OMPI), two organizations of which the Republic of Benin is a member”.

Aware of the requirements of the republican mission to entrust them, the President of the Board of Directors thanked President Patrice Talon and the Minister of Commerce for the choice made on her and her collaborators. She therefore urged the other members to a unit of actions around the values ​​of humility at work, diligence and especially wisdom so that the results are achieved. “My ardent desire is to see us put our collective intelligence at the service of ANaPI to meet the challenges of this Agency in order to make it capable of supporting the implementation of the Government's action program.” said Armelle Sèdami Kanhonou.

Moment chosen by Mathias Agon, the Director General of ANaPI to thank the government and the Minister for her laudable efforts. He reassured the Board of Directors of his availability to collaborate with its members.

Damien TOLOMISSI

Here are the members of the Board of Directors of ANaPI

Madame Claude BORNA, representing the Presidency of the Republic

Mrs Sèdami Armelle KANHONOU, representative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade

Madame Olga Nelly AGBO, representative of the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises and the Promotion of Employment

Mr Pierre DOSSOU-YOVO, representative of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

Mr Eugène ABALLO, representative of the Ministry of Tourism, of Culture and Arts

Mr Abdoulaye TOKO, representative of the Ministry of Agriculture, of Livestock and Fisheries

Mr. Geoffroy BONOU, representative of the Ministry of Digital and Digitalization