The Director of the United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property (BIRPI) presents his compliments to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and, in accordance with the provisions of the above international instrument, has the honor to notify him that the Government of Ireland deposited, on July 9, 1970, its instrument of accession, dated June 21, 1970, to the Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs, signed at Locarno on October 8, 1968.
A separate notification will be made of the entry into force of the said Agreement, when the required number of ratifications or accessions is reached.
July 9, 1970