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(b) The staff in the employment of the said Bureau on the date of entry into force of this Convention
shall, during the transitional period referred to in subparagraph (a), be considered as also employed by the
International Bureau.
(4)
(a) Once all the States members of the Paris Union have become Members of the Organization, the
rights, obligations, and property, of the Bureau of that Union shall devolve on the International Bureau of
the Organization.
(b) Once all the States members of the Berne Union have become Members of the Organization, the
rights, obligations, and property, of the Bureau of that Union shall devolve on the International Bureau of
the Organization.
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NEW CONTRIBUTION SYSTEM
The Governing Bodies of WIPO and the Unions administered by WIPO adopted with effect from
January 1, 1994, a new contribution system that replaces the contribution system set forth in
Article 11(4)(a), (b) and (c) of the WIPO Convention, Article 16(4)(a), (b) and (c) of the Paris Convention,
Article 25(4)(a), (b) and (c) of the Berne Convention and the corresponding provisions of the Strasbourg
(IPC), Nice, Locarno and Vienna Agreements. Details concerning that system may be obtained from the
International Bureau of WIPO.
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