One of the important effects of the treaty is that, when the International Olympic Committee gives permission to use the Olympic symbol in a contracting state, the National Olympic Committee of that state is entitled to a portion of all revenue collected by the International Olympic Committee for the granting of this authorization. In accordance with Article 8, paragraph 3 of the Nairobi Treaty, the treaty can be signed in Nairobi (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya) until 31 December 1982, and until 30 June 1983 in Geneva (at WIPO headquarters). States that have signed the Treaty and have not yet tabled their instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval must file these instruments to become parties to the Treaty. In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 1 of the Nairobi Treaty, any member state of WIPO or the International Union (Paris) for the protection of industrial property may become a party to the Nairobi Treaty, by signing and subsequently tabling an instrument for ratification, acceptance or approval or by the tabling of an instrument of accession. In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 2 of the Nairobi Treaty, any state that is not a member of WIPO or the Paris Union and is a member of the United Nations, or one of the specialized institutions associated with the United Nations, may become a party to the Nairobi Treaty under the accession instrument. The treaty does not provide for the creation of a Union, a governing body or a budget. . The Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) congratulates the Minister of Foreign Affairs and has the honour of informing him that at the time of this communication, the following States signed the Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol, adopted in Nairobi on 26 September 1981: – Argentina, Austria, Chile, Congo, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Ivory Coast, Kenya , Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, The Soviet Union, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago (total: 21 states) The treaty is open to any WIPO member, the Paris Agreement for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883), the United Nations or one of the specialized agencies associated with the United Nations. Instruments for ratification, acceptance, approval or membership are to be filed with the Director General of WIPO. It should be noted that this treaty does not provide for the creation of a Union, a governing body or a budget.
One of the important effects of this treaty is that the signatory state is entitled to a portion of the revenue collected by the International Olympic Committee if the State concerned authorizes the use of the Olympic symbol.
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