The World Intellectual Property Organization shall be established by this Convention.

For the purposes of this Convention:

(i)

"Organization", the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO),

(ii)

"International Bureau", the International Bureau of Intellectual Property,

(iii)

"Paris Convention", the Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property signed on March 20, 1883 ¹ Including each of its Resubject Acts ² ;

(iv)

"Berne Convention", the Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works signed September 9, 1886 ³ , including each of its Resubject Acts ⁴ ;

(v)

"Union de Paris", the International Union created by the Paris Convention;

(vi)

"Berne Union", the International Union created by the Berne Convention;

(vii)

"Unions", the Paris Union, the Special Unions and the Special Agreements established in relation to this Union, the Berne Union, and any other international commitment to promote the protection of intellectual property Whose administration is provided by the Organization under Art. (iii);

(viii)

"Intellectual property", the relative rights:

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Literary, artistic and scientific works,

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Performers' performances and performances of performers, phonograms and broadcasts,

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Inventions in all fields of human activity,

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Scientific discoveries,

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Industrial designs,

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Trademarks, trade and service marks, trade names and trade names,

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Protection against unfair competition,

And all other intellectual property rights in the industrial, scientific, literary and artistic fields.

The purpose of the Organization is to:

(i)

To promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world through the cooperation of States, in collaboration, where appropriate, with any other international organization,

(ii)

To ensure administrative cooperation between the Unions.

For the purpose of achieving the defined purpose of s. 3, the Organization, by its competent organs and subject to the competence of each of the Unions:

(i)

Works to promote the adoption of measures to improve the protection of intellectual property throughout the world and to harmonize national laws in this field,

(ii)

Provides the administrative services of the Paris Union, of the special Unions established in relation to that Union and of the Berne Union,

(iii)

May agree to assume the administration implied by the

The implementation of any other international commitment to promote or participate in the protection of intellectual property,

(iv)

Encourages the conclusion of any international commitment to promote the protection of intellectual property;

(v)

Offers its cooperation to States requesting technical and legal assistance in the field of intellectual property,

(vi)

Gathers and disseminates all information relating to the protection of intellectual property, conducts and promotes studies in this field and publishes the results thereof;

(vii)

Provides services to facilitate the international protection of intellectual property and, where appropriate, makes registrations in the field and publishes the indications relating to such registrations,

(viii)

Takes other appropriate measures.

(1) May be a member of the Organization any State which is a member of any of the Unions as defined in Art. 2.vii).

(2) May also be a member of the Organization any State which is not a member of any of the Unions, provided that:

(i)

He or she is a member of the United Nations, one of the Specialized Agencies connected to the United Nations or the International Atomic Energy Agency, or a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice ¹ , or

(ii)

Be invited by the General Assembly to become party to this Convention.

1)

(a) A General Assembly shall be established comprising the States Parties to this Convention which are members of at least one of the Unions.

(b)

The Government of each Member State shall be represented by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts.

(c)

The expenses of each delegation shall be borne by the Government which has appointed it.

(2) The General Assembly:

(i)

Appoint the Director-General on presentation by the Coordination Committee;

(ii)

Review and approve the reports of the Director-General relating to the Organization and provide it with all necessary guidance,

(iii)

Reviews and approves the reports and activities of the Coordination Committee and provides guidance;

(iv)

Adopts the biennial budget ¹ Expenses common to the Unions;

(v)

Approves the provisions proposed by the Director-General concerning the administration of the implementation of the international commitments referred to in Art. (iii),

(vi)

Adopt the Financial Regulations of the Organization,

(vii)

Determines the working languages of the Secretariat, taking into account the practice of the United Nations,

(viii)

Invites to become party to this Convention the States referred to in Art. 5.2) (ii);

(ix)

Decide which States are not members of the Organization and which intergovernmental and international non-governmental organizations may be admitted to its meetings as observers,

X)

Perform all other relevant tasks in the context of this Convention.

3)

(a) Each State, whether a member of one or more Unions, shall have one vote in the General Assembly,

(b)

One half of the member States of the General Assembly shall constitute a quorum.

(c)

Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (b), if, at a session, the number of States represented is less than one-half but equal to or greater than one-third of the member States of the General Assembly, the latter may take decisions, however, The decisions of the General Assembly, with the exception of those concerning its procedure, shall become enforceable only when the conditions set out below are met. The International Bureau shall communicate the said decisions to the member States of the General Assembly which were not represented, by inviting them to express in writing, within three months from the date of the said communication, their vote or Their abstention. If, at the end of that period, the number of States having thus expressed their vote or abstention is at least equal to the number of States which was not present for the quorum to be attained at the session, such decisions shall become enforceable, Provided that, at the same time, the necessary majority remains.

(d)

Subject to subparagraphs (e) and (f), the General Assembly shall take its decisions by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast.

(e)

Acceptance of the provisions concerning the administration of the implementation of the international commitments referred to in Art. 4. (iii) requires a majority of three-fourths of the votes cast.

(f)

Approval of an agreement with the United Nations in accordance with the provisions of art. 57 and 63 of the United Nations Charter ² Requires a majority of nine-tenths of the votes cast.

(g)

The appointment of the Director General (para. (2) (i), approval of the provisions proposed by the Director-General concerning administration relating to the implementation of international commitments (para. 2) v) and the transfer of the seat (s. 10) require the required majority, not only in the General Assembly, also in the Assembly of the Paris Union and in the Assembly of the Berne Union.

(h)

Abstentions shall not be considered as a vote.

(i)

A delegate may represent only one State and may vote only on behalf of that State.

4)

(a) The General Assembly shall meet once every two years ³ In ordinary session, upon convocation by the Director General.

(b)

The General Assembly shall meet in extraordinary session upon convocation by the Director General at the request of the Coordination Committee or at the request of a quarter of the States members of the General Assembly.

(c)

The meetings shall be held at the headquarters of the Organization.

(5) States party to this Convention which are not members of any of the Unions shall be admitted to meetings of the General Assembly as observers.

(6) The General Assembly shall establish its rules of procedure.

1)

(a) A Conference shall be established comprising the States Parties to this Convention, whether or not they are members of any of the Unions.

(b)

The Government of each State shall be represented by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts.

(c)

The expenses of each delegation shall be borne by the Government which has appointed it.

(2) Conference:

(i)

Discuss issues of general interest in the field of intellectual property and may adopt recommendations on these issues, while respecting the competence and autonomy of the Unions;

(ii)

Adopts the biennial budget ¹ The Conference;

(iii)

Establishes, within the limits of that budget, the biennial programme ² Technical-legal assistance;

(iv)

Adopt the amendments to this Convention in accordance with the procedure laid down in Art. 17;

(v)

Decide which States are not members of the Organization and which intergovernmental and international non-governmental organizations may be admitted to its meetings as observers,

(vi)

Perform all other relevant tasks in the context of this Convention.

3)

(a) Each Member State shall have one vote at the Conference.

(b)

One third of the Member States shall constitute a quorum.

(c)

Subject to the provisions of Art. 17, the Conference shall take its decisions by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast.

(d)

The amount of the contributions of the States Parties to this Convention which are not members of any of the Unions shall be fixed by a vote to which only the delegates of those States shall have the right to participate.

(e)

Abstentions shall not be considered as a vote.

(f)

A delegate may represent only one State and may vote only on behalf of that State.

4)

(a) The Conference shall meet in ordinary session upon convocation by the Director General during the same period and at the same place as the General Assembly.

(b)

The Conference shall meet in extraordinary session upon convocation by the Director General at the request of the majority of the Member States.

(5) The Conference shall establish its rules of procedure.

1)

(a) A Coordination Committee shall be established comprising the States Parties to this Convention which are members of the Executive Committee of the Paris Union, the Executive Committee of the Berne Union or both of these Executive Committees. However, if one of these Executive Committees comprises more than one quarter of the members of the Assembly which elected it, that Committee shall designate, among its members, the States which shall be members of the Coordination Committee, so that their number does not exceed The above quarter, on the understanding that the country in whose territory the Organization has its seat is not included in the calculation of that quarter.

(b)

The Government of each Member State of the Coordination Committee shall be represented by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts.

(c)

When the Coordination Committee considers either issues of direct relevance to the programme or budget of the Conference and its agenda, or proposals for amendments to this Convention to affect the rights or Obligations of States Parties to this Convention which are not members of any of the Unions, a quarter of those States shall participate in the meetings of the Coordination Committee with the same rights as the members of that Committee. The Conference shall, at each ordinary session, elect States to participate in such meetings.

(d)

The expenses of each delegation shall be borne by the Government which has appointed it.

(2) If the other Unions administered by the Organization wish to be represented as such in the Coordination Committee, their representatives shall be designated from among the member States of the Coordination Committee.

(3) The Coordination Committee:

(i)

Gives advice to the organs of the Unions, to the General Assembly, to the Conference and to the Director General on all administrative and financial matters and on any other matters of common interest, either to two or more Unions, or to one or more Several Unions and the Organization, and in particular on the budget of expenses common to the Unions;

(ii)

Prepares the draft agenda of the General Assembly;

(iii)

Prepares the draft agenda and the programme and budget proposals of the Conference,

(iv)

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(v)

On the expiration of the functions of the Director General, or in the case of a vacancy in that post, shall propose the name of a candidate for appointment to that post by the General Assembly; if the General Assembly does not appoint the candidate he has submitted, the Committee shall Coordination shall present another candidate; the same procedure shall be resumed until the appointment by the General Assembly of the last candidate submitted;

(vi)

If a vacancy in the post of Director General occurs between two sessions of the General Assembly, appoint an interim Director-General for the period preceding the entry into office of the new Director General;

(vii)

Perform all other tasks assigned to it in the context of this Convention.

4)

(a) The Coordination Committee shall meet once a year in ordinary session upon convocation by the Director General. It meets in principle at the headquarters of the Organization.

(b)

The Coordination Committee shall meet in extraordinary session upon convocation by the Director General, either on the initiative of the Director General or at the request of its Chairman or a quarter of its members.

5)

(a) Each State, be a member of only one of the two Executive Committees referred to in para. 1) (a) or both Committees shall have one vote in the Coordination Committee.

(b)

One half of the members of the Coordination Committee shall constitute a quorum.

(c)

A delegate may represent only one State and may vote only on behalf of that State.

6)

(a) The Coordination Committee shall express its opinions and take its decisions by a simple majority of the votes cast. Abstentions shall not be considered as a vote.

(b)

Even if a simple majority is obtained, any member of the Coordination Committee may, immediately after the vote, request that a special vote be taken in the following manner: two separate lists shall be established, on which The names of the States members of the Executive Committee of the Paris Union and those of the member States of the Executive Committee of the Berne Union, respectively, shall be recorded in relation to each State's name on each of the lists in which it appears. In the event that this special count indicates that the simple majority is not obtained in each of these lists, the proposal would not be considered adopted.

(7) Any Member State of the Organization that is not a member of the Coordination Committee may be represented at meetings of that Committee by observers, with the right to participate in the deliberations, but without the right to vote.

(8) The Coordination Committee shall establish its own rules of procedure.

(1) The International Bureau shall constitute the secretariat of the Organization.

(2) The International Bureau shall be headed by the Director-General assisted by two or more Deputy Directors General.

(3) The Director General shall be appointed for a specified period, which shall not be less than six years. His appointment may be renewed for specified periods. The duration of the first period and any subsequent periods, as well as any other conditions of appointment, shall be fixed by the General Assembly.

4)

(a) The Director-General shall be the highest official of the Organization.

(b)

It represents the Organization.

(c)

It reports to the General Assembly and complies with its guidelines on the internal and external affairs of the Organization.

(5) The Director General shall prepare budget and programme proposals, as well as periodic reports of activities. It shall transmit them to the Governments of the States concerned, as well as to the competent organs of the Unions and the Organization.

(6) The Director General and any staff member designated by him shall participate, without the right to vote, in all meetings of the General Assembly, the Conference, the Coordination Committee, as well as any other committee or working group. The Director General or a staff member designated by him shall be ex officio secretary of those bodies.

(7) The Director General shall appoint the staff necessary for the proper functioning of the International Bureau. He shall appoint the Deputy Directors General after approval by the Coordination Committee. The terms and conditions of employment shall be determined by the Staff Regulations, which shall be approved by the Coordination Committee, on the proposal of the Director General. The need to ensure the services of highly qualified officers because of their efficiency, competence and integrity must be the dominant consideration in the recruitment and determination of the terms and conditions of employment of members of the Staff. Due consideration will be given to the importance of ensuring this recruitment on as wide a geographical basis as possible.

(8) The functions of the Director General and the staff members shall be of a strictly international character. In carrying out their duties, they shall not seek or receive instructions from any Government or from any foreign authority in the Organization. They must refrain from any act which would prejudice their position as international civil servants. Each Member State undertakes to respect the exclusively international character of the functions of the Director General and the members of staff and not to seek to influence them in the performance of their duties.

(1) The headquarters of the Organization shall be established in Geneva.

(2) The transfer may be decided under the conditions laid down in Art. 6.3) (d) and (g).

(1) The Organization shall have two separate budgets: the budget of the expenses common to the Unions and the budget of the Conference.

2)

(a) The budget of the expenses common to the Unions shall contain the estimates of expenses of interest to several Unions.

(b)

This budget is funded by the following resources:

(i)

The contributions of the Unions, on the understanding that the amount of the contribution of each Union shall be fixed by the Assembly of that Union, taking into account the extent to which common expenditure is made in the interest of the Union;

(ii)

Fees and charges due for services rendered by the International Bureau which are not directly related to any of the Unions or which are not collected for services rendered by the International Bureau in the field of assistance Technico-legal;

(iii)

The proceeds of the sale of the publications of the International Bureau which do not relate directly to any of the Unions, and the rights relating to those publications;

(iv)

Gifts, bequests and grants to the Organization, with the exception of those referred to in para. 3) (b) (iv);

(v)

Rents, interest and other miscellaneous income of the Organization.

3)

(a) The budget of the Conference shall contain the estimates for the holding of the sessions of the Conference and the technical-legal assistance programme.

(b)

This budget is funded by the following resources:

(i)

The contributions of States party to this Convention that are not members of any of the Unions;

(ii)

The sums that may be made available to this budget by the Unions, on the understanding that the amount of the sum made available by each Union shall be paid by the Assembly of that Union and that each Union shall be free not to contribute to this Budget;

(iii)

Amounts received for services rendered by the International Bureau in the field of legal-technical assistance;

(iv)

Gifts, bequests and grants to the Organization for the purposes referred to in subparagraph (a).

4)

(a) To determine its contribution towards the budget of the Conference, each of the States party to this Convention that is not a member of any of the Unions shall belong to a class and shall pay its annual contributions on the basis of a number Of units fixed as follows:

(b)

Each of these States, at the time when it performs any of the acts provided for in Art. 14.1), indicates the class in which it wishes to be filed. It can change class. If the State chooses a lower class, the State must communicate it to the Conference at one of its ordinary sessions. Such a change shall take effect at the beginning of the calendar year following that session.

(c)

The annual contribution of each State shall consist of an amount whose ratio to the total sum of contributions to the budget of the Conference of all these States is the same as the ratio of the number of units of the class in which it is And the total number of units of all these states.

(d)

Contributions are due on January 1 of each year.

(e)

In the event that the budget is not adopted before the start of a new financial year, the budget for the previous year shall be renewed in accordance with the rules laid down in the Financial Regulation.

(5) Any State Party to this Convention which is not a member of any of the Unions and which is overdue in the payment of its contributions in accordance with the provisions of this Article, as well as any State Party to this Convention which is Member of any of the Unions and who is late in payment of his contributions under that Union, shall not exercise his right to vote in any of the organs of the Organization of which he is a member, if the amount of his arrears equals or Than the contributions it is liable to pay for the preceding two full years. However, such a State may be allowed to retain the exercise of its right to vote in that body as long as the latter considers that the delay is the result of exceptional and unavoidable circumstances.

(6) The amount of fees and charges due for services rendered by the International Bureau in the field of legal-technical assistance shall be fixed by the Director General, who shall report to the Coordination Committee.

(7) The Organization may, with the approval of the Coordination Committee, receive any donations, bequests and grants directly from Governments, public or private institutions, associations or individuals.

8)

(a) The Organization shall have a working capital fund constituted by a single payment made by the Unions and by each State Party to this Convention which is not a member of any of the Unions. If the fund becomes insufficient, its increase is decided.

(b)

The amount of the single payment of each Union and its possible participation in any increase shall be decided by the Assembly.

(c)

The amount of the single payment of each State Party to this Convention which is not a member of a Union, and its participation in any increase, shall be proportionate to the contribution of that State for the year in which the fund is Established or increased. The proportion and terms of payment shall be adopted by the Conference, on the proposal of the Director General and after the advice of the Coordination Committee.

9)

(a) The headquarters agreement concluded with the State in whose territory the Organization has its seat provides that, if the working capital fund is insufficient, the State shall grant advances. The amount of such advances and the conditions under which they are granted shall, in each case, be the subject of separate agreements between the State concerned and the Organization. As long as it is required to grant advances, that State shall have an ex officio seat on the Coordination Committee.

(b)

The State referred to in subparagraph (a) and the Organization shall each have the right to denounce the undertaking to grant advances, subject to notification in writing. Denunciation shall take effect three years after the end of the year in which it was notified.

(10) Account verification shall be carried out in accordance with the procedures laid down in the Financial Regulation by one or more Member States or by external auditors, who shall, with their consent, be appointed by the General Assembly.

(1) The Organization shall enjoy, in the territory of each Member State, in accordance with the laws of that State, the legal capacity necessary to attain its purpose and perform its functions.

(2) The Organization shall conclude a headquarters agreement with the Swiss Confederation and any other State in which the seat may be fixed thereafter.

(3) The Organization may conclude bilateral or multilateral agreements with other member States to ensure, as well as to its officials and representatives of all member States, the enjoyment of the privileges and immunities necessary for the Achieve his or her goal and perform his or her duties.

(4) The Director General may negotiate, and upon approval by the Coordination Committee, enter into and sign on behalf of the Organization the agreements referred to in paras. 2) and 3).

(1) The Organization shall, if it considers it appropriate, establish working relations and cooperate with other intergovernmental organizations. Any general agreement to that effect with such organizations shall be concluded by the Director General, after approval by the Coordination Committee.

(2) The Organization may, for matters of its jurisdiction, take all appropriate provisions for the consultation of international non-governmental organizations and, subject to the consent of the Governments concerned, National governmental or non-governmental organisations and with a view to any cooperation with such organisations. Such arrangements shall be made by the Director General, after approval by the Coordination Committee.

(1) The States referred to in Art. 5 may become party to this Convention and members of the Organization by:

(i)

Their signature without reservation of ratification, or

(ii)

Their signature subject to ratification, followed by the deposit of the instrument of ratification, or

(iii)

The deposit of an instrument of accession.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Convention, a State Party to the Paris Convention, the Berne Convention or both Conventions may become party to this Convention only by becoming party, or after Have become a party before, by ratification or accession

The Stockholm Act of the Paris Convention ¹ In its entirety or with the sole limitation provided for in Art. 20.1) (b) (i) of the said Act,

The Stockholm Act of the Berne Convention ² In its entirety or with the sole limitation provided for in Art. 28.1) (b) (i) of the said Act.

(3) Instruments of ratification or accession shall be deposited with the Director General.

(1) This Convention shall enter into force three months after ten member States of the Paris Union and seven member States of the Berne Union have performed one of the acts provided for in Art. 14.1), on the understanding that any State member of the two Unions shall be counted in both groups. On that date, this Convention shall also enter into force in respect of States which, not being members of any of the two Unions, have completed, three months or more before that date, one of the acts provided for in Art. 14.1).

(2) In respect of any other State, this Convention shall enter into force three months after the date on which that State has carried out one of the acts provided for in Art. 14.1).

No reservations to this Convention shall be permitted.

(1) Proposals for amendment of this Convention may be submitted by any Member State, by the Coordination Committee or by the Director General. These proposals shall be communicated by the latter to the Member States at least six months before being submitted for consideration by the Conference.

(2) Any amendment shall be adopted by the Conference. In the case of amendments which may affect the rights and obligations of States party to this Convention which are not members of any of the Unions, those States shall also participate in the vote. The States Parties to this Convention which are members of at least one of the Unions shall have the sole right to vote on any proposals relating to other amendments. Amendments shall be adopted by a simple majority of the votes cast, on the understanding that the Conference shall vote only on the proposed amendments adopted in advance by the Assembly of the Paris Union and the Assembly of the Berne Union according to The rules applicable in each of them to the amendment of the administrative provisions of their respective Conventions.

(3) Any amendment shall enter into force one month after the receipt by the Director General of written notifications of acceptance, effected in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements, by three-fourths of the States which were Members of the Organization, and had the right to vote on the proposed amendment under para. 2), at the time the amendment was adopted by the Conference. Any amendment thus accepted shall bind all States that are members of the Organization at the time when the amendment enters into force or become members at a later date, however, any amendment that increases the obligations Member States' financial services shall be binding only on those of the Member States who have notified their acceptance of the amendment.

(1) Any Member State may denounce this Convention by notification addressed to the Director General.

(2) Denunciation shall take effect six months after the date on which the Director General has received the notification.

The Director General shall notify the Governments of all member States of:

(i)

Date of entry into force of the Convention;

(ii)

The signatures and deposits of instruments of ratification or accession,

(iii)

Acceptances of amendments to this Convention and the date on which these amendments enter into force,

(iv)

Denunciations of this Convention.

1)

(a) This Convention shall be signed in a single copy in the English, Spanish, French and Russian languages, these texts being equally authentic; it shall be deposited with the Government of Sweden.

(b)

This Convention shall remain open for signature at Stockholm until 13 January 1968.

(2) Official texts shall be established by the Director General, after consultation with the Governments concerned, in the German, Italian and Portuguese languages and in the other languages which the Conference may indicate.

(3) The Director General shall transmit two certified copies of this Convention and of any amendment adopted by the Conference to the Governments of the States members of the Paris or Berne Unions, to the Government of any other State When it accedes to this Convention and to the Government of any other State which so requests. Copies of the signed text of the Convention transmitted to Governments shall be certified by the Government of Sweden.

(4) The Director General shall register this Convention with the Secretariat of the United Nations.

(1) Until the entry into office of the first Director General, references in this Convention to the International Bureau or to the Director General shall be considered as relating respectively to the International Bureaux meeting for the Protection of industrial, literary and artistic property (also known as the International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property (BIRPI), or their Director.

2)

(a) States which are members of one of the Unions, but which have not yet become party to this Convention, may, for five years from the date of its entry into force, exercise, if they so desire, the same rights as if they so wish Were parties. Any State wishing to exercise such rights shall, for that purpose, file with the Director General a written notification which shall take effect on the date of its receipt. Such States shall be deemed to be members of the General Assembly and of the Conference until the expiration of that period.

(b)

At the end of the five-year period, these States no longer have the right to vote in the General Assembly, the Conference or the Coordination Committee.

(c)

As soon as they become party to this Convention, those States may exercise the right to vote again.

3)

(a) As long as all the member States of the Paris or Berne Unions have not become party to this Convention, the International Bureau and the Director General shall also perform the functions assigned respectively to the Offices Meeting for the protection of industrial, literary and artistic property, and to their Director.

(b)

Staff in office at the said Bureaux on the date of entry into force of this Convention shall, during the transitional period referred to in subparagraph (a), be considered also to be in office at the International Bureau.

4)

(a) Where all the member States of the Paris Union have become members of the Organization, the rights, obligations and property of the Office of that Union shall be vested in the International Bureau of the Organization.

(b)

When all the member States of the Berne Union have become members of the Organization, the rights, obligations and property of the Office of that Union shall be vested in the International Bureau of the Organization.

In witness whereof, The undersigned, duly authorized to that effect, have signed this Convention.

Done at Stockholm, 14 July 1967.

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