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UPOV Convention
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No.
Notification Title
Notification Date
127
Accession by the Republic of Armenia
February 2, 2024
126
Declaration by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
April 25, 2023
125
Accession by the Republic of Ghana to the 1991 Act
November 3, 2021
124
Accession by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the 1991 Act
February 22, 2021
123
Accession by the Arab Republic of Egypt to the 1991 Act
November 1, 2019
122
Ratification by the Kingdom of Belgium of the 1991 Act
May 2, 2019
121
Accession by Bosnia and Herzegovina to the 1991 Act
October 10, 2017
120
Accession by the Republic of Kenya to the 1991 Act
April 11, 2016
119
Accession by the United Republic of Tanzania to the 1991 Act
October 22, 2015
118
Accession by Montenegro to the 1991 Act
August 24, 2015
117
Ratification by Canada of the 1991 Act
June 19, 2015
116
Accession by the African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI) to the 1991 Act
June 10, 2014
115
Accession by the Republic of Serbia to the 1991 Act
December 5, 2012
114
Accession by the Republic of Panama to the 1991 Act
October 22, 2012
113
Ratification by the French Republic of the 1991 Act
April 27, 2012
112
Ratification by Ireland of the 1991 Act
December 8, 2011
111
Accession by the Republic of Peru
July 8, 2011
110
Accession by the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
April 4, 2011
109
Accession by the Sultanate of Oman
October 22, 2009
108
Accession by the Slovak Republic to the 1991 Act
May 12, 2009
107
Accession by the Republic of Costa Rica
December 12, 2008
106
Accession by Georgia
October 29, 2008
105
Ratification by the Swiss Confederation of the 1991 Act
August 1, 2008
104
Accession by the Republic of Turkey
October 18, 2007
103
Ratification by the Kingdom of Spain of the 1991 Act
June 18, 2007
102
Accession by the Dominican Republic
May 16, 2007
101
Accession by Ukraine to the 1991 Act
December 19, 2006
100
Accession by the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
November 24, 2006
99
Accession by the Kingdom of Morocco
September 8, 2006
98
Accession by the Republic of Iceland
April 3, 2006
97
Accession by the Republic of Albania
September 15, 2005
96
Accession by the European Community
June 29, 2005
95
Accession by the Azerbaijani Republic
November 9, 2004
94
Accession by the Republic of Uzbekistan
October 14, 2004
93
Accession by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
September 24, 2004
92
Accession by the Republic of Singapore
June 30, 2004
91
Accession by the Republic of Austria
June 1, 2004
90
Accession by the Republic of Lithuania
November 10, 2003
89
Accession by the Republic of Tunisia
July 31, 2003
88
Accession by the Republic of Poland to the 1991 Act
July 15, 2003
87
Accession by the Republic of Belarus
December 5, 2002
86
Accession by the Republic of Hungary to the 1991 Act
December 1, 2002
85
Accession by the Czech Republic to the 1991 Act
October 24, 2002
84
Accession by the Republic of Latvia
July 30, 2002
83
Accession by the Republic of Korea
December 7, 2001
82
Accession by the Republic of Nicaragua
August 6, 2001
81
Accession by the Republic of Croatia
August 1, 2001
80
Accession by the Republic of Finland to the 1991 Act
June 20, 2001
79
Accession by Romania
February 16, 2001
78
Accession by the Republic of Estonia
August 24, 2000
77
Accession by the Kyrgyz Republic
May 26, 2000
76
Accession by Australia to the 1991 Act
December 20, 1999
75
Accession by the Republic of Slovenia
June 29, 1999
74
Accession by the Federative Republic of Brazil
April 23, 1999
73
Accession by the Republic of Panama
April 23, 1999
72
Accession by the Republic of Bolivia
April 21, 1999
71
Accession by the Republic of Kenya
April 13, 1999
70
Accession by the People's Republic of China
March 23, 1999
69
Ratification by the United States of America of the 1991 Act
January 22, 1999
68
Ratification by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of the 1991 Act
December 3, 1998
67
Accession by Japan to the 1991 Act
November 24, 1998
66
Accession by the Republic of Moldova to the 1991 Act
September 28, 1998
65
Ratification by the Federal Republic of Germany of the 1991 Act
June 25, 1998
64
Accession by the Russian Federation to the 1991 Act
March 24, 1998
63
Entry into Force of the 1991 Act
March 24, 1998
62
Accession by the Republic of Bulgaria to the 1991 Act
March 24, 1998
61
Accession by the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
December 30, 1997
60
Ratification by the Kingdom of Sweden of the 1991 Act
December 18, 1997
59
Ratification by the United Mexican States
July 9, 1997
58
Accession by the Republic of Ecuador
July 8, 1997
57
Modification of the Number of Units of Contribution Applicable to Argentina
June 18, 1997
56
Accession by the Republic of Paraguay
January 10, 1997
55
Application to Aruba
November 29, 1996
54
Acceptance by the Kingdom of the Netherlands of the 1991 Act
October 14, 1996
53
Accession by the Republic of Colombia
August 19, 1996
52
Ratification by the State of Israel of the 1991 Act
June 5, 1996
51
Ratification by the Kingdom of Denmark of the 1991 Act
April 29, 1996
50
Application to Aruba: Proposal
February 13, 1996
49
Accession by the Republic of Chile
December 5, 1995
48
Accession by Ukraine
October 3, 1995
47
Accession by the Portuguese Republic
September 18, 1995
46
Accession by the Argentine Republic
November 28, 1994
45
Accession by the Eastern Republic of Uruguay
October 14, 1994
44
Accession by the Republic of Austria
June 17, 1994
43
Accession by the Kingdom of Norway
August 17, 1993
42
Accession by the Republic of Finland
March 19, 1993
41
Declaration by the Czech Republic
January 15, 1993
40
Declaration by the Slovak Republic
January 15, 1993
39
Signatory States of the 1991 Act
April 6, 1992
38
Accession by the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic
November 8, 1991
37
Ratification by Canada
February 5, 1991
36
Accession by the Polish People's Republic
October 16, 1989
35
Accession by Australia
February 9, 1989
34
Application to Aruba
August 8, 1986
33
Ratification by the Italian Republic
April 28, 1986
32
Ratification by the Federal Republic of Germany
March 13, 1986
31
Acceptance by the Kingdom of the Netherlands
August 3, 1984
30
Accession by the State of Israel
April 13, 1984
29
Ratification by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
August 29, 1983
28
Accession by the Hungarian People's Republic
March 21, 1983
27
Ratification by the French Republic
February 22, 1983
26
Ratification by the Kingdom of Sweden
December 1, 1982
25
Acceptance by Japan
August 3, 1982
24
Notification Under Article 34(2) of the 1978 Act by the Kingdom of Belgium
February 8, 1982
23
Notification Under Article 34(2) of the 1978 Act by the French Republic
February 8, 1982
22
Entry into Force of the 1978 Act
October 30, 1981
21
Ratification by the Kingdom of Denmark
October 30, 1981
20
Ratification by the Republic of South Africa
July 23, 1981
19
Ratification by the Swiss Confederation
June 19, 1981
18
Ratification by Ireland
May 29, 1981
17
Acceptance by the United States of America
November 24, 1980
16
Ratification by New Zealand
November 24, 1980
15
Additional Act of November 10, 1972
October 3, 1980
14
International Convention (1961) and Additional Act of November 10, 1972
April 30, 1980
13
International Convention (1961) and Additional Act of November 10, 1972
December 13, 1979
12
Signatory States - 1978 Act
November 15, 1979
11
International Convention (1961) and Additional Act of November 10, 1972
November 7, 1977
10
International Convention (1961) and Additional Act of November 10, 1972
July 28, 1977
9
International Convention (1961) and Additional Act of November 10, 1972
July 28, 1977
8
Entry Into Force of Additional Act of November 10, 1972
February 11, 1977
7
Additional Act of November 10, 1972
February 11, 1977
6
International Convention (1961) and Additional Act of November 10, 1972
January 13, 1977
5
Additional Act of November 10, 1972
January 13, 1977
4
Additional Act of November 10, 1972
February 21, 1975
3
Additional Act of November 10, 1972
March 4, 1974
2
Additional Act of November 10, 1972
February 5, 1973
1
Signatory States of the Additional Act of November 10, 1972
February 5, 1973