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Hague Agreement (1925), revised at London 2 (1934) and at The Hague (1960) 3 (supplemented by the
Additional Act of Monaco (1961)), 2 the Complementary Act of Stockholm (1967)
and the Protocol of Geneva (1975), 4 and amended in 1979),
and the Geneva Act (1999)
(Hague Union)
State/IGO Date on which Date on which State Date on which State Date on which State/IGO
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became party to the Hague Act Complementary Act Geneva Act
Agreement of Stockholm
State/IGO Date on which Date on which State Date on which State Date on which State/IGO
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became party to the Hague Act Complementary Act Geneva Act
Agreement of Stockholm
Poland ..................................... July 2, 2009 – – July 2, 2009
1
The Geneva (1999) Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs was adopted on July 2, 1999. The
Geneva Act entered into force on December 23, 2003.
2
The termination of the London Act, as well as of the Additional Act of Monaco, became effective on October 18, 2016, three months after the Director
General received the required instruments of acceptance of termination by 11 Contracting Parties, following the earlier denunciation of the London Act by
the three other Contracting Parties, which became effective on June 3, 2010, November 19, 2010, and December 13, 2011, respectively,
(see Hague Notification No. 130).
3
The Protocol to the Hague Act (1960) is not yet in force. It has been ratified by or acceded to by the following States: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy,
Liechtenstein, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands and Switzerland.
4
The Protocol of Geneva (1975), in accordance with Article 11(2)(a) thereof, ceased to have effect as of August 1, 1984; however, as provided by
Article 11(2)(b), States bound by the Protocol (Belgium (as from April 1, 1979), France (as from February 18, 1980), Germany (as from December 26,
1981), Hungary (as from April 7, 1984), Liechtenstein (as from April 1, 1979), Luxembourg (as from April 1, 1979), Monaco (as from March 5, 1981),
Netherlands (as from April 1, 1979), Senegal (as from June 30, 1984), Suriname (as from April 1, 1979) and Switzerland (as from April 1, 1979)) are not
relieved of their obligations thereunder in respect of industrial designs whose date of international deposit is prior to August 1, 1984.
5
The territories of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands in Europe are, for the application of the Hague Agreement, to be deemed a single country.
6
Applicable to Greenland as of January 11, 2011 and the Faroe Islands as of April 13, 2016.
7
Including all Overseas Departments and Territories.
8
With the declaration that Hungary does not consider itself bound by the Protocol annexed to the Hague Act (1960). The London Act ceased to be
effective in respect of Hungary as of February 1, 2005.
9
Ratification for the Kingdom in Europe.
10
Serbia is the continuing State from Serbia and Montenegro as from June 3, 2006.
11
In respect of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man.