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Contracting Parties Madrid Agreement (Indications of Source) Germany

Dates Accession: March 12, 1925 Entry into force: June 12, 1925

Additional Information

Additional Act of Stockholm (1967): Dates apply to the Federal Republic of Germany.
German Democratic Republic - Accession: June 20, 1968; Entry into force: April 26, 1970. Date of ceasing to be a party: October 3, 1990.

Signature and ratification of the London Act (1934) by the German Reich.
The application of this Act to the German Democratic Republic was made in a declaration dated January 16, 1956. The validity of this declaration was contested by a certain number of Member States.

Lisbon Act (1958): Dates apply to the Federal Republic of Germany.
German Democratic Republic - Accession: September 23, 1964; Entry into force: January 15, 1965. The validity of this accession was contested by a certain number of Member States. Date of ceasing to be a party: October 3, 1990.

Dates apply to the Federal Republic of Germany.

 Territorial Information

Ratification of the Additional 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 Madrid (Indications of Source) Notification No. 10)