(2) This Act shall replace previous Acts of the Bangui Agreement in the relations
between States party to it in so far as it is applicable.
(3) States party to earlier Acts of the Bangui Agreement shall take the necessary steps
to become party to this Agreement within a period of two years from February 24, 1999.
(4) Applications for titles of protection filed prior to the entry into force of this Act of
the Agreement shall remain subject to the provisions applicable to them on their filing date.
However, the exercise of the rights deriving from the titles of protection granted as a result of
those applications shall be subject to the provisions of the Annexes to this Agreement as from
the date of entry into force of the said Agreement, subject to acquired rights, which shall
remain reserved.
Article 45
Titles Granted in a State
Prior to its Accession
(1) Titles in force in a State prior to its accession to this Agreement shall continue to
have effect in that State in accordance with the legislation in force when they were applied
for.
(2) The owners of those titles who wish to extend the protection under them to the
whole of the territory of the Organization prior to their expiry shall file a request for extension
with the Organization according to the procedure laid down in the Implementing Regulations.
Article 46
Titles in Force within OAPI
Prior to the Accession of a State
The owners of titles in force within the Organization prior to the accession of a State
who wish to extend protection to that State shall file a request for such extension with the
Organization according to the procedure laid down in the Implementing Regulations.
Article 47
Revision
This Agreement may be revised from time to time, notably with a view to introducing
amendments intended to improve the services rendered by the Organization, on the initiative
of and according to the procedure laid down by the Administrative Council.
Article 48
Denunciation
(1) Any State party to this Agreement may denounce it by written notification
addressed to the Director General of the Organization.
(2) The denunciation shall take effect on December 31 of the second year following
that in which the Director General of the Organization received the notification.
(3) Industrial property titles in force in the State concerned shall be governed by
national legislation after the denunciation.
In witness whereof, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries 1 , having presented their full
powers, recognized as being in good and due form, have signed this Agreement.