The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) presents his compliments to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and, in accordance with the provisions of the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, has the honor to notify him that the Government of the Republic of Dahomey deposited, on December 9, 1974, its instrument of accession to the said Convention.
The Republic of Dahomey has fulfilled the conditions set forth in Article 14(2) of the Convention by concurrently acceding to the Stockholm Act (1967) of the Paris Convention and to the Paris Act (1971) of the Berne Convention, as provided for in Article 29bis of that Act.
Pursuant to Article 15(2), the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization will enter into force, with respect to the Republic of Dahomey, three months after the date of deposit of the instrument of ratification, that is, on March 9, 1975.
December 12, 1974