Accession by the German Democratic Republic was accompanied by the following declaration: "In its position on Article 12, paragraph (3) of the Agreement which says that the provisions of Article 24 of the Stockholm Act of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property shall apply to this Agreement as far as such application concerns colonial areas and other dependent territories, the German Democratic Republic is guided by the provisions of the United Nations Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Res. 1514 (XV) of December 14, 1960) which proclaim the necessity to bring to a speedy and unconditional end colonialism in all its forms and manifestations." (Translation by the German Democratic Republic). (see Strasbourg Notification No. 28)
La ratificación estuvo acompañada de la siguiente declaración: "el mencionado Arreglo se aplicará asimismo al Estado Federal de Berlín con efecto a partir de la fecha de entrada en vigor para la República Federal de Alemania." (véase Strasbourg Notification No. 10)
Las fechas se refieren a la República Federal de Alemania.
República Democrática Alemana - Adhesión: 20 de agosto de 1976; Entrada en vigor: 24 de agosto de 1977. Fecha en que dejó de ser parte: 3 de octubre de 1990.