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Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks of June 15,1957, as revised at Stockholm on July 14, 1967, and at Geneva on May 13,1977
Article 8 Amendment of Articles 5 to 8
Geldend
Geldend vanaf 06-02-1979
- Bronpublicatie:
13-05-1977, Trb. 1978, 60 (uitgifte: 18-05-1978, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Inwerkingtreding
06-02-1979
- Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:
29-05-1979, Trb. 1979, 95 (uitgifte: 01-01-1979, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Vakgebied(en)
Intellectuele-eigendomsrecht / Modellen- en merkenrecht
(1)
Proposals for the amendment of Articles 5, 6, 7, and the present Article, may be initiated by any country member of the Assembly, or by the Director General. Such proposals shall be communicated by the Director General to the member countries of the Assembly at least six months in advance of their consideration by the Assembly.
(2)
Amendments to the Articles referred to in paragraph (1) shall be adopted by the Assembly. Adoption shall require three-fourths of the votes cast, provided that any amendment to Article 5, and to the present paragraph, shall require four-fifths of the votes cast.
(3)
Any amendment to the Articles referred to in paragraph (1) shall enter into force one month after written notifications of acceptance, effected in accordance with their respective constitutional processes, have been received by the Director General from three-fourths of the countries members of the Assembly at the time it adopted the amendment. Any amendment to the said Articles thus accepted shall bind all the countries which are members of the Assembly at the time the amendment enters into force, or which become members thereof at a subsequent date, provided that any amendment increasing the financial obligations of countries of the Special Union shall bind only those countries which have notified their acceptance of such amendment.