ANNEX STATES ELIGIBLE FOR ELECTION List No. 1 States Eligible for Election as Members of the Executive Committee of the Paris Union (that is, States members of the Assembly of the Paris Union) (175) 1 Afghanistan Albania Algeria 73 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 97 99 03 09 13 Andorra Angola 07 09 11 13 15 Antigua and Barbuda 97 Argentina* 81 83 85 87 89 95 97 01 03 07 09 15 Armenia 09 Australia* 73 79 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 05 09 13 Austria 81 83 85 89 93 95 97 01 05 09 13 Azerbaijan 01 09 15 Bahamas 15 Bahrain Bangladesh 97 01 03 07 11 15 Barbados 03 07 09 13 Belarus 09 Belgium 93 97 99 01 05 09 13 Belize Benin 07 Bhutan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana 11 1 The year date shows the year in which the State was elected, as well as, where applicable, the year or years in which it was reelected, a member of the Executive Committee for a threeyear period or, since 1979, for a twoyear period. The names of the present ordinary members (41) are underlined. * An asterisk (*) next to the name of the State indicates that it was also elected member of the Executive Committee in 1970.
Annex, page 2 Brazil* 73 76 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 99 01 03 05 09 13 Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria 79 85 91 01 09 13 Burkina Faso 95 11 15 Burundi 99 09 Cambodia Cameroon* 73 95 97 03 07 11 15 Canada 07 13 Central African Republic 76 93 Chad Chile 91 93 95 07 11 China 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 13 15 Colombia 97 99 01 03 07 11 15 Comoros Congo 83 11 13 Costa Rica 99 05 09 13 Côte d Ivoire 79 83 95 01 05 09 13 Croatia 11 Cuba 76 79 81 85 87 89 91 93 95 99 03 07 09 15 Cyprus Czech Republic 93 95 97 15 Democratic People s Republic of Korea 89 91 93 01 03 05 09 13 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 85 01 03 07 Denmark 85 95 97 99 03 07 11 15 Djibouti 09 Dominica Ecuador 07 09 11 15 Egypt 73 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 95 01 05 11 El Salvador 95 97 05 09 13 Equatorial Guinea
Annex, page 3 Estonia Finland 79 89 97 03 07 11 15 France* 73 76 79 87 89 99 05 09 13 Gabon 13 Gambia Georgia 13 Germany* 76 79 81 83 85 87 91 95 97 01 05 09 13 Ghana 76 81 89 91 95 99 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 Greece 01 05 Grenada Guatemala 01 11 15 Guinea GuineaBissau Guyana Haiti 79 Holy See Honduras Hungary* 81 87 89 91 97 99 05 07 11 15 Iceland 01 05 09 15 India 99 01 03 05 09 13 Indonesia 85 87 89 93 95 03 09 13 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 99 01 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 Iraq 76 05 Ireland 76 97 03 07 11 15 Israel Italy 79 81 85 93 95 97 01 03 07 11 15 Jamaica Japan* 73 76 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 01 03 05 11 15 Jordan 07 Kazakhstan 95 15 Kenya* 73 81 87 89 91 99 03 07 13 Kuwait Kyrgyzstan 05 Lao People s Democratic Republic Latvia 01 03 05 07 15
Annex, page 4 Lebanon 81 83 Lesotho 97 99 Liberia Libya 76 97 99 05 Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg 03 07 11 Madagascar 03 07 Malawi 93 Malaysia 97 99 05 09 13 Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius 09 Mexico 73 87 95 05 09 13 Monaco Mongolia 15 Montenegro Morocco 79 93 01 05 09 15 Mozambique Namibia Nepal 01 03 11 15 Netherlands 73 83 91 95 03 07 13 New Zealand 95 07 09 11 13 15 Nicaragua Niger Norway 83 91 03 09 13 Oman 03 07 11 Pakistan 07 11 15 Panama 97 01 Papua New Guinea Paraguay 05 09 13 Peru 07 11 15 Philippines 76 79 81 85 87 01 03 05 13 Poland 79 81 83 85 01 03 13 15 Portugal 81 83 93 95 99 01 05 09 13 Qatar
Annex, page 5 Republic of Korea 87 89 91 93 95 01 03 05 07 11 15 Republic of Moldova 97 03 Romania 73 76 03 11 15 Russian Federation* 73 76 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 11 13 Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal* 79 89 91 01 03 07 11 13 Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore 95 97 99 05 11 15 Slovakia 99 Slovenia 93 95 05 11 South Africa 95 97 01 07 11 Spain 87 91 97 99 01 05 09 13 Sri Lanka* 73 91 93 95 97 99 03 11 15 Sudan 93 95 97 11 Suriname Swaziland 95 97 99 Sweden* 73 76 93 01 05 09 15 [Switzerland 2 ] 05 07 09 11 13 15 Syrian Arab Republic 09 2 Switzerland is an ex officio member of the Executive Committee.
Annex, page 6 Tajikistan The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 97 99 Thailand 09 Togo 93 11 Tonga Trinidad and Tobago 83 95 97 05 09 13 Tunisia 97 03 07 13 Turkey 87 97 99 01 03 07 11 13 Turkmenistan Uganda 81 97 99 01 03 05 07 13 15 Ukraine 93 95 99 07 United Arab Emirates 05 United Kingdom* 73 76 81 89 91 93 03 07 11 United Republic of Tanzania 81 83 85 87 United States of 73 76 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 99 01 05 09 15 America* Uruguay 79 81 83 85 89 93 99 05 09 13 Uzbekistan 05 07 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 97 99 07 11 Viet Nam 83 09 15 Yemen 07 Zambia 76 83 07 11 Zimbabwe 11
Annex, page 7 List No. 2 States Eligible for Election as Members of the Executive Committee of the Berne Union (that is, States members of the Assembly of the Berne Union) (171) 3 Albania Algeria 01 05 07 11 15 Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Argentina 73 76 79 91 93 99 05 Armenia 05 13 Australia 76 81 83 03 07 11 15 Austria 76 79 87 91 03 07 11 15 Azerbaijan 13 Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh 99 05 09 13 Barbados 11 15 Belarus 11 Belgium 76 79 81 89 91 95 03 07 11 15 Belize Benin 83 05 Bhutan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil 95 97 07 11 15 Brunei Darussalam 15 Bulgaria 76 81 83 87 89 99 03 07 11 Burkina Faso 79 91 97 13 Burundi Cabo Verde 3 The year date shows the year in which the State was elected, as well as, where applicable, the year or years in which it was reelected, a member of the Executive Committee for a threeyear period or, since 1979, for a twoyear period. The names of the present ordinary members (39) are underlined. * An asterisk (*) next to the name of the State indicates that it was also elected member of the Executive Committee in 1970.
Annex, page 8 Cameroon 79 81 87 89 91 93 01 05 09 13 Canada* 73 76 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 09 11 15 Central African Republic Chad Chile 81 83 85 87 89 95 97 99 01 05 09 13 China 07 09 11 Colombia 89 91 93 95 05 09 13 Comoros Congo 81 15 Cook Islands Costa Rica 83 97 01 03 07 11 15 Côte d Ivoire 76 81 85 87 89 91 97 99 03 07 11 15 Croatia 05 09 Cuba 97 01 05 09 Cyprus Czech Republic 13 Democratic People s Republic of Korea 07 Democratic Republic of the Congo* 79 83 05 09 Denmark 91 93 01 05 09 13 Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic 05 07 09 11 13 15 Ecuador 99 01 05 09 13 Egypt 93 99 03 07 09 13 El Salvador 03 07 11 15 Equatorial Guinea Estonia 09 11 15 Fiji Finland 81 93 95 99 01 05 09 13 France* 73 81 83 85 91 93 95 97 01 03 07 11 15 Gabon 15 Gambia Georgia 11 Germany* 73 89 93 99 03 07 11 15
Annex, page 9 Ghana 97 01 Greece 93 95 97 99 03 Grenada Guatemala 99 03 09 13 Guinea 89 99 GuineaBissau Guyana Haiti Holy See Honduras 01 03 Hungary 73 76 79 83 85 93 95 01 03 09 13 Iceland 99 07 11 13 India* 73 76 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 07 11 15 Indonesia 01 07 11 Ireland 89 91 93 95 01 05 09 13 Israel 73 Italy* 73 76 83 87 89 91 05 09 13 Jamaica 99 01 03 05 13 Japan 07 09 13 Jordan 09 Kazakhstan 01 03 Kenya 93 95 97 01 05 09 Kuwait Kyrgyzstan 99 07 15 Lao People s Democratic Republic Latvia Lesotho Liberia Libya 91 01 03 07 Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg 97 05 09 13 15 Malawi Malaysia 01 03 07 11 15 Mali Malta Mauritania
Annex, page 10 Mauritius 11 Mexico* 76 79 81 83 85 89 91 93 97 99 01 07 11 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco 73 76 83 85 87 95 03 07 11 Mozambique Namibia 93 15 Nepal 13 Netherlands 85 87 89 93 97 99 01 05 09 11 15 Nicaragua 03 Niger Nigeria 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 Niue Norway 95 99 01 05 07 11 15 Oman 09 Pakistan* 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 03 05 09 13 Panama 03 15 Paraguay 93 95 97 99 07 11 15 Peru 93 95 97 03 05 13 Philippines* 73 95 97 99 07 Poland* 73 76 87 89 91 95 01 07 Portugal 89 91 97 03 07 11 15 Qatar Republic of Korea 97 99 09 13 Republic of Moldova 97 Romania* 93 95 97 01 05 07 09 13 Russian Federation 05 07 15 Rwanda 15 Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia
Annex, page 11 Senegal 81 83 85 87 97 99 05 09 15 Serbia 05 09 Singapore 01 07 09 13 Slovakia Slovenia 97 07 13 South Africa 99 03 05 09 13 15 Spain* 76 79 93 95 03 07 11 15 Sri Lanka 76 79 81 01 05 13 Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden 85 87 89 95 97 99 03 07 11 13 [Switzerland 4 ] 05 07 09 11 13 15 Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan 03 Thailand 95 01 03 05 07 11 13 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 01 03 Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago 99 01 11 Tunisia* 76 79 81 83 85 95 01 05 09 15 Turkey 05 09 15 Turkmenistan Tuvalu Ukraine 97 01 11 United Arab Emirates United Kingdom* 79 83 85 87 95 97 99 01 05 09 13 15 United Republic of Tanzania 99 13 15 United States of America 95 97 03 07 11 13 Uruguay 87 91 95 97 01 03 07 11 4 Switzerland is an ex officio member of the Executive Committee.
Annex, page 12 Uzbekistan 09 Vanuatu Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 85 87 89 91 93 95 01 03 Viet Nam 11 13 Yemen 09 Zambia 95 01 03 05 09 13 Zimbabwe 85 13 15
Annex, page 13 List No. 3 States Eligible for Election as Ad Hoc Members of the WIPO Coordination Committee (that is, States members of WIPO which are not members of any of the Unions) (6) 5 Eritrea 09 Ethiopia 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 Kiribati Maldives Myanmar 01 03 15 Somalia [End of Annex and of document] 5 The year date shows the year in which the State was first designated, as well as, where applicable, the year or years in which it was redesignated, an ad hoc member of the WIPO Coordination Committee. The names of the present ad hoc members (2) are underlined.