The Secretary-General of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) presents his compliments to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and has the honor to inform him of the deposit by the Government of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, on October 13, 1994, of its instrument of accession to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants of December 2, 1961, as revised at Geneva on November 10, 1972, and on October 23, 1978.
The Eastern Republic of Uruguay has not heretofore been a member of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, founded by the said International Convention.
The said International Convention will enter into force, with respect to the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, on November 13, 1994. On that date, the Eastern Republic of Uruguay will become a member of UPOV.
For the purpose of determining its share in the total amount of the annual contributions to the budget of UPOV, one‑fifth (0.2) of one contribution unit is applicable to the Eastern Republic of Uruguay.
October 14, 1994