The Secretary-General of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) presents his compliments and has the honor to notify the deposit by the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, on April 4, 2011, of its instrument of accession to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants of December 2, 1961, as revised at Geneva on November 10, 1972, on October 23, 1978, and on March 19, 1991.
The said International Convention as revised in 1991 will enter into force, with respect to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, on May 4, 2011. On that date, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will become a member of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, founded by the said International Convention.
For the purpose of determining its share in the total amount of the annual contributions to the budget of UPOV, one fifth (0.2) of one contribution unit is applicable to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
April 4, 2011