The Secretary-General of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) presents his compliments to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and has the honor to inform him of the deposit by the Government of the United Mexican States, on July 9, 1997, of its instrument of ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants of December 2, 1961, as revised at Geneva on November 10, 1972, and on October 23, 1978.
The United Mexican States has not heretofore been a member of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, founded by the said International Convention.
The said International Convention will enter into force, with respect to the United Mexican States, on August 9, 1997. On that date, the United Mexican States will become a member of UPOV.
For the purpose of determining its share in the total amount of the annual contributions to the budget of UPOV, three-quarters (0.75) of one contribution unit is applicable to the United Mexican States.
July 9, 1997