Declarations, reservations etc.
Accession by the German Democratic Republic to the Hague Act (1960) and the Complementary Act of Stockholm (1967) was accompanied by the following declaration: "Regarding the Provisions of Article 27 of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs of November 6, 1925, as revised at The Hague on November 28, 1960, and supplemented at Stockholm on July 14, 1967, as far as the application of the Agreement to colonial regions and other dependent territories is concerned, the German Democratic Republic is guided by the provisions of the United Nations Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Resolution No. 1514 (XV) of December 14, 1960) proclaiming the necessity of bringing to a speedy and unconditional end colonialism in all its forms and manifestations." (Translation by the German Democratic Republic) (see
The Hague Notification No. 30)
Territorial information
Ratification of the Complementary Act of Stockholm (1967) also applied to Land Berlin with effect from the date on which it entered into force for the Federal Republic of Germany. (see
The Hague Notification No. 3)
Ratification of the Additional Act of Monaco (1961) also applied to Land Berlin. (see
Industrial Property 1962, No.10, p.234)
Ratification of the Hague Act (1960) also applied to Berlin (West) with effect from the date on which it entered into force for the Federal Republic of Germany. (see
The Hague Notification No. 18)