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16. Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms

for the Purposes of Patent Procedure

Budapest Treaty (1977), modified in 1980

( Budapest Union )

Status on April 15, 2001

State	Date on which State became party to the Treaty

Australia .........................................	July 7, 1987
Austria ............................................	April 26, 1984
Belgium ...........................................	December 15, 1983
Bulgaria ...........................................	August 19, 1980
Canada ............................................	September 21, 1996
China ..............................................	July 1, 1995
Croatia ............................................	February 25, 2000
Cuba ...............................................	February 19, 1994
Czech Republic ..............................	January 1, 1993
Denmark .........................................	July 1, 1985
Estonia ............................................	September 14, 1996
Finland ............................................	September 1, 1985
France .............................................	August 19, 1980
Germany .........................................	January 20, 1981
Greece .............................................	October 30, 1993
Hungary ..........................................	August 19, 1980
Iceland ............................................	March 23, 1995
Ireland .............................................	December 15, 1999
Israel ...............................................	April 26, 1996
Italy ................................................	March 23, 1986
Japan ..............................................	August 19, 1980
Latvia ..............................................	December 29, 1994
Liechtenstein ..................................	August 19, 1981
Lithuania .........................................	May 9, 1998
Mexico ............................................	March 21, 2001
Monaco .......................................... ........................................................	January 23, 1999
Netherlands¹...................................	July 2, 1987
Norway ..........................................	January 1, 1986
Philippines .....................................	October 21, 1981
Poland .............................................	September 22, 1993
Portugal ..................................................	October 16, 1997
Republic of Korea ..........................	March 28, 1988
Republic of Moldova .....................	December 25, 1991
Romania ..........................................	September 25, 1999
Russian Federation .........................	April 22, 1981²
Singapore ........................................	February 23, 1995
Slovakia ..........................................	January 1, 1993
Slovenia .................................................	March 12, 1998
South Africa ...................................	July 14, 1997
Spain ...............................................	March 19, 1981
Sweden ...........................................	October 1, 1983
Switzerland .....................................	August 19, 1981
Tajikistan ........................................	December 25, 1991
Trinidad and Tobago ......................	March 10, 1994
Turkey ............................................	November 30, 1998
Ukraine ...........................................	July 2, 1997
United Kingdom .............................	December 29, 1980
United States of America ...............	August 19, 1980
Yugoslavia ......................................	February 25, 1994

(Total: 49 States)

DECLARATIONS OF ACCEPTANCE FILED UNDER ARTICLE 9(1)(a) OF THE BUDAPEST TREATY

BY INTERGOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATIONS

Organization		Effective Date

African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO).........................................................................		November 10, 1998
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)............................................................................................................		April 5, 2000
European Patent Organisation (EPO)..............................................................................................................		November 26, 1980

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¹ Ratification for the Kingdom in Europe , the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba .

²Date of ratification of the Soviet Union , continued by the Russian Federation as from December 25, 1991 .

Status on April 15, 2001

INTERNATIONAL DEPOSITARY AUTHORITIES UNDER ARTICLE 7 OF THE BUDAPEST TREATY[1]

Institution	Country	Date status acquired

Advanced Biotechnology Center (ABC).......................................................	Italy	February 29, 1996
Agricultural Research Service Culture Collection (NRRL)...........................	United States of America	January 31, 1981
American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)................................................	United States of America	January 31, 1981
Australian Government Analytical Laboratories (AGAL)...........................	Australia	September 30, 1988
Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms (BCCM)....................	Belgium	March 1, 1992
Bureau of Microbiology at Health Canada (BMHC)....................................	Canada	November 30, 1998
Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures (CBS)..............................................	Netherlands	October 1, 1981
China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC)...................................	China	July 1, 1995
China General Microbiological Culture Center (CGMCC)...........................	China	July 1, 1995
Colección Española de Cultivos Tipo (CECT).............................................	Spain	May 31, 1992
Collection Nationale de Cultures de Micro-organismes (CNCM)................	France	August 31, 1984
Collection of Industrial Yeasts DBVPG.......................................................	Italy	January 31, 1997
Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa (CCAP)......................................	United Kingdom	September 30, 1982
Culture Collection of Yeasts (CCY)..............................................................	Slovakia	August 31, 1992
Czech Collection of Microorganisms (CCM)...............................................	Czech Republic	August 31, 1992
DSMZ – Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ)........................................................................................................	Germany	October 1, 1981
European Collection of Cell Cultures (ECACC)...........................................	United Kingdom	September 30, 1984
IAFB Collection of Industrial Microorganisms............................................	Poland	December 31, 2000
International Mycological Institute (IMI)....................................................	United Kingdom	March 31, 1983
Korean Cell Line Research Foundation (KCLRF)........................................	Republic of Korea	August 31, 1993
Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC).............................................	Republic of Korea	June 30, 1990
Korean Culture Center of Microorganisms (KCCM)...................................	Republic of Korea	June 30, 1990
Microbial Strain Collection of Latvia (MSCL).............................................	Latvia	May 31, 1997
National Bank for Industrial Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (NBIMCC).......................................................................................................................	Bulgaria	October 31, 1987
National Collection of Agricultural and Industrial Microorganisms (NCAIM).......................................................................................................................	Hungary	June 1, 1986
National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC)............................................	United Kingdom	August 31, 1982
National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC)............................................	United Kingdom	January 31, 1982
National Collections of Industrial, Food and Marine Bacteria (NCIMB)....	United Kingdom	March 31, 1982
National Institute of Bioscience and Human-Technology (NIBH)...............	Japan	May 1, 1981
National Research Center of Antibiotics.......................................................	Russian Federation	August 31, 1987
Polish Collection of Microorganisms (PCM)...............................................	Poland	December 31, 2000
Russian Collection of Microorganisms (VKM)............................................	Russian Federation	August 31, 1987
Russian National Collection of Industrial Microorganisms (VKPM), GNII Genetika........................................................................................................	Russian Federation	August 31, 1987

(Total: 33 Authorities)

[1] A list of the kinds of microorganisms that may be deposited with, and the amount of fees charged by, the international depositary authorities appears under “Depositary Institutions Having Acquired the Status of International Depositary Authority under the Budapest Treaty (Status on January 31, 2000 )” in Intellectual Property Laws and Treaties, February 2000 issue.

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