The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) presents his compliments to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and, in accordance with the provisions of the above international instrument, adopted at Stockholm, has the honor to notify him of the notifications deposited by the Governments of the States listed hereafter in which these Governments indicate their desire to avail themselves of the provisions of Article 30(2) of the Stockholm Act of the Paris Convention.
These notifications entered into force on the date of their receipt, that is, on:
- August 17, 1970, for the Spanish State;
- August 18, 1970, for the Republic of the Upper Volta;
- August 21, 1970, for the Republic of the Ivory Coast;
- August 25, 1970, for the Portuguese Republic;
- September 11, 1970, for the Kingdom of the Netherlands;
- September 14, 1970, for the Kingdom of Morocco;
- September 15, 1970, for the Polish People's Republic;
- September 15, 1970, for the Syrian Arab Republic;
- September 16, 1970, for the Holy See;
- September 17, 1970, for Japan;
- September 17, 1970, for the Republic of South Africa;
- September 17, 1970, for the Republic of Turkey;
- September 18, 1970, for the Republic of Tunisia;
- September 18, 1970, for the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;
- September 21, 1970, for the Kingdom of Greece;
- September 21, 1970, for Malta;
- September 22, 1970, for the Federal Republic of Cameroon;
- September 24, 1970, for the Gabonese Republic;
- September 24, 1970, for the Republic of the Niger;
- September 25, 1970, for the Republic of Dahomey;
- September 28, 1970, for the United Arab Republic;
- October 7, 1970, for the Argentine Republic.
Pursuant to the said Article, these States, which are members of the Paris Union, may, for five years from April 26, 1970, the date of entry into force of the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), exercise the rights provided under Articles 13 to 17 of the Stockholm Act of the Paris Convention, as if they were bound by those Articles.
October 7, 1970