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Export to Excel Contracting Parties Lisbon Agreement Stockholm Act (1967) (Total Members: 29)
Member Signature Instrument In Force Details
Albania
Accession: February 8, 2019
May 8, 2019
Algeria
Accession: March 24, 1972
October 31, 1973
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Accession: April 4, 2013
July 4, 2013
Bulgaria
Accession: April 29, 1975
August 12, 1975
Declaration made upon accession to the Stockholm Act:
"The People's Republic of Bulgaria considers that the terms of Article 14, paragraph (4), providing the right for colonial States to extend the application of the Agreement referred to above to the territories which are subordinated to them, are in contradiction with current international law and with the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 14, 1960." (Translation). (see Lisbon Notification No. 13)
Accession by the People's Republic of Bulgaria.
Burkina Faso
Accession: May 23, 1975
September 2, 1975
Accession by the Republic of the Upper Volta.
Congo
Accession: August 8, 1977
November 16, 1977
Accession by the People's Republic of the Congo.
Costa Rica
Accession: April 30, 1997
July 30, 1997
Cuba
January 12, 1968
Ratification: December 27, 1974
April 8, 1975
Declaration made upon ratification of the Stockholm Act:
"The Government of the Republic of Cuba declares that the provisions of Article 14 of the Lisbon Agreement which refer to Article 24 of the Paris Convention, both revised at Stockholm, are contrary to the Declaration on the grant of independence to colonial countries and people (Resolution 1514 adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 14, 1960), in which is stressed the need to bring an end rapidly and unconditionally to colonialism in all its forms and manifestations." (Translation). (see Lisbon Notification No. 10)
Czech Republic
Declaration of Continued Application: December 18, 1992
January 1, 1993
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Accession: October 4, 2004
January 4, 2005
Dominican Republic
Accession: October 17, 2019
January 17, 2020
France
July 14, 1967
Ratification: May 2, 1975
August 12, 1975
Stockholm Act (1967): A notification was deposited by the Government of the French Republic in which that Government indicated its desire to avail itself of the provisions of Article 18(2) of the Lisbon Agreement. This notification entered into force on the date of its receipt, that is, on May 20, 1970. In pursuance of the said Article, the French Republic, which was a member of the Lisbon Special Union, could, for five years from April 26, 1970, date of entry into force of the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), exercise the rights provided under Articles 9 to 12 of the Stockholm Act of the Lisbon Agreement, as if it were bound by those Articles. (see Lisbon Notification No. 4)
Declaration made upon ratification of the Stockholm Act:
"The Government of the French Republic, referring to Article 14, paragraph (4), of the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration declares that the said Agreement shall be applicable to the territory of the French Republic in Europe, to the departments of Guyane, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Reunion, and to the overseas territories of New Caledonia, French Polynesia, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna Islands and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories." (Translation) (see Lisbon Notification No. 14)
Gabon
Accession: March 6, 1975
June 10, 1975
Georgia
Accession: June 23, 2004
September 23, 2004
Hungary
January 12, 1968
Ratification: December 18, 1969
October 31, 1973
Declaration made upon ratification of the Stockholm Act:
"The Presidential Council of the Hungarian People's Republic draws attention to the fact that the provisions of Article 14, paragraph(4) of the Agreement are contrary to Resolution No. 1514 (XV) on the independence of colonial countries and peoples, adopted on December 14, 1960, by the General Assembly of the United Nations." (Translation) (see Lisbon Notification No. 3)
Ratification by the Hungarian People's Republic.
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Accession: December 9, 2005
March 9, 2006
Israel
July 14, 1967
Ratification: July 30, 1969
October 31, 1973
Italy
Accession: January 20, 1977
April 24, 1977
Stockholm Act (1967): A notification was deposited by the Government of the Italian Republic in which that Government indicated its desire to avail itself of the provisions of Article 18(2) of the Lisbon Agreement. This notification entered into force on the date of its receipt, that is, on April 29, 1970. In pursuance of the said Article, the Italian Republic, which was a member of the Lisbon Special Union, could, for five years from April 26, 1970, date of entry into force of the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), exercise the rights provided under Articles 9 to 12 of the Stockholm Act of the Lisbon Agreement, as if it were bound by those Articles. (see Lisbon Notification No. 4)
Mexico
Accession: October 26, 2000
January 26, 2001
Montenegro
Declaration of Continued Application: December 4, 2006
June 3, 2006
Nicaragua
Accession: March 15, 2006
June 15, 2006
North Macedonia
Accession: July 6, 2010
October 6, 2010
Peru
Accession: February 16, 2005
May 16, 2005
Portugal
July 14, 1967
Ratification: January 16, 1991
April 17, 1991
Stockholm Act (1967): A notification was deposited by the Government of the Portuguese Republic in which that Government indicated its desire to avail itself of the provisions of Article 18(2) of the Lisbon Agreement. This notification entered into force on the date of its receipt, that is, on August 25, 1970. In pursuance of the said Article, the Portuguese Republic, which was a member of the Lisbon Special Union, could, for five years from April 26, 1970, date of entry into force of the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), exercise the rights provided under Articles 9 to 12 of the Stockholm Act of the Lisbon Agreement, as if it were bound by those Articles. (see Lisbon Notification No. 6)
Republic of Moldova
Accession: January 5, 2001
April 5, 2001
Serbia
Declaration of Continued Application: September 19, 2006
June 1, 1999
Slovakia
Declaration of Continued Application: December 30, 1992
January 1, 1993
Togo
Accession: January 28, 1975
April 30, 1975
Tunisia
Accession: July 31, 1973
October 31, 1973