RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE IP/N/4/DEU/2
12February 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0512)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 4(d)OFTHE AGREEMENT
Germany
Thefollowing communication, dated 31January 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofGermany.
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Inaddition tothenotification of20December 1995, Ihereby notify onbehalf oftheFederal
Republic ofGermany totheCouncil forTrade-Related Aspects ofIntellectual Property Rights, pursuant
toArticle 4,sentence 2,paragraph (d)oftheTRIPS Agreement thefollowing listofbilateral treaties
withregard totheprotection ofgeographical indications.1
1Thetexts ofthese agreements willbeavailable intheWTO Secretariat forconsultation byinterested delegations.IP/N/4/DEU/2
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Bilateral treaties related tointellectual property
(Notification pursuant toArticle 4,sentence 2,paragraph (d)oftheTRIPS Agreement)
Treaty Date Inforce since Source
Agreement between theFederal
Republic ofGermany andthe
FrenchRepubliconthe
Protection ofIndications of
Source, Appellations ofOrigin
andOtherGeographical
Denominations8March 1960 7May 1961 BGBl. 1961 II,p.22,482
Industrial Property
9/1974, S.373, 374
-Amendments totheabove
Agreement23April 1969 1November 1969 BGB1. 1969 II,p.856, 2064
BAnz. No.148/62 and
No.136/70
Agreement between theFederal
Republic ofGermany andthe
Italian Republic ontheProtection
ofIndications ofSource,
Appellations ofOrigin andOther
Geographical Denominations23July1963 12August 1967 BGB1. 1965 II,p.156,
BGB1. 1967 II,p.1815
Industrial Property
9/1974, p.375, 376