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The Government of the Republic of Cuba regrets the inclusion of provisions of the kind contained in Article 12(3) of the Vienna Agreement, which refer to Article 24 of the Stockholm Act (1967) of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, following the adoption of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples — Resolution 1514 adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 14, 1960 — which proclaims the necessity of bringing to a speedy and unconditional end colonialism in all its forms and manifestations.

The Government of the Republic of Cuba likewise does not consider itself bound by the provisions of Article 16(1) of the Vienna Agreement, under which the International Court of Justice has jurisdiction in any dispute between two or more countries over the interpretation or application of the Agreement. The Republic of Cuba maintains that, for a dispute to be referred to the International Court of Justice, the consent of all the parties to the dispute should be obtained in each specific case.

France does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraph (1) of Article 16 relating to the settlement of disputes.

[…] that pursuant to Article 16 (2) of the Agreement, the Government of Jamaica does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 16 of the said Agreement.

[…] that the Government of the Republic of Poland intends to avail itself of the reservation provided for in Article 4(5) of the Agreement.

[…] that the Government of the Republic of Slovenia intends to avail itself of the reservation provided for in Article 4(5) of the Agreement.

[…] that, pursuant to Article 16(2) of the Agreement, the Government of Turkmenistan does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 16 of the said Agreement.

[…] that pursuant to Article 16(2) of the Agreement, the Government of Malaysia does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 16 of the said Agreement.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland intends to avail itself of the reservation provided for in Article 4(5) of the Agreement.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland hereby also extends to the territory of the Isle of Man its declaration made under the provisions of Article 4(5) of the Agreement that it does not undertake to include the numbers of all or some of the sections in official documents and publications relating to registrations and renewals of marks.

In accordance with Article 16(2) of the Vienna Agreement, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraph (1) of Article 16 relating to the settlement of any dispute before the International Court of Justice.

With respect to the provisions of the Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks, the Republic of Peru states the following: