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 Portuguese Republic, on September 14, 1995, 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 Portuguese Republic 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 Portuguese Republic, on October 14, 1995. On that date, the Portuguese Republic 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‑half of one contribution unit is applicable to the Portuguese Republic.
September 18, 1995