On February 23, 1996, the Government of Canada deposited its instrument of accession to Articles 1 to 12 (i.e., the substantive provisions) of the Stockholm Revision (1967) of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. Previously Canada had been bound only by the London (1934) text. The articles entered into force with respect to Canada on May 26, 1996. As a practical matter Canadian law was already in general conformity with these articles, any necessary revisions having been made as a result of the NAFTA and GATT-TRIPS agreements.