The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs o

Complementary Act of Stockholm
 
of July 14, 1967
 
as amended on September 28, 1979
 
 
Bibliographic data
 
42EQuater
 
Organization: WIPO
 
Short title: Hague Agreement: Add. Act Stockholm 1967
 
Subject matter: DES
 
Text Identifier: WO-HAS
 
Published in "Industrial Property": 1979.07-08
 
1980.03
 
Reference in collection of L&T: WO 4-001
 
WIPO Publication N° 262(E)
 
WDN: 3658p_4
 
 
 
 
Article 1
 
[Definitions]
 
 
 
For the purposes of this Complementary Act:
 
 
"1934 Act"
 
shall mean the Act signed at London on June 2, 1934, of the Hague Agreement concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs;
 
 
"1960 Act"
 
shall mean the Act signed at The Hague on November 28, 1960, of the Hague Agreement concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs;
 
 
"1961 Additional Act"
 
shall mean the Act signed at Monaco on November 18, 1961, additional to the 1934 Act;
 
 
"Organization"
 
shall mean the World Intellectual Property Organization;
 
 
"International Bureau"
 
shall mean the International Bureau of Intellectual Property;
 
 
"Director General"
 
shall mean the Director General of the Organization;
 
 
"Special Union"
 
shall mean the Hague Union established by the Hague Agreement of November 6, 1925, concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs, and maintained by the 1934 and 1960 Acts, by the 1961 Additional Act, and by this Complementary Act,
 
 
 
Article 2
 
[Assembly]
 
 
 
(1)
 
 
 
 (a)
 The Special Union shall have an Assembly consisting of those countries which have ratified or acceded to this Complementary Act. 
 
 
 (b)
 The Government of each country shall be represented by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors, and experts. 
 
 
 (c)
 The expenses of each delegation shall be borne by the Government which has appointed it. 
 
(2)
 
 
 
 (a)
 The Assembly shall: 
 
 
 
 (i)
 
  deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Special Union and the implementation of this Agreement; 
 
 
 
 (ii)
 
  give directions to the International Bureau concerning the preparation for conferences of revision, due account being taken of any comments made by those countries of the Special Union which have not ratified or acceded to this Complementary Act; 
 
 
 
 (iii)
 
  modify the Regulations, including the fixation of the amounts of the fees relating to the international deposit of industrial designs; 
 
 
 
 (iv)
 
  review and approve the reports and activities of the Director General concerning the Special Union, and give him all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence of the Special Union; 
 
 
 
 (v)
 
  determine the program and adopt the biennial budget of the Special Union, and approve its final accounts; 
 
 
 
 (vi)
 
  adopt the financial regulations of the Special Union; 
 
 
 
 (vii)
 
  establish such committees of experts and working groups as it may deem necessary to achieve the objectives of the Special Union; 
 
 
 
 (viii)
 
  determine which countries not members of the Special Union and which intergovernmental and international non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; 
 
 
 
 (ix)
 
  adopt amendments to Articles 2 to 5; 
 
 
 
 (x)
 
  take any other appropriate action designed to further the objectives of the Special Union; 
 
 
 
 (xi)
 
  perform such other functions as are appropriate under this Complementary Act.