The following countries have become parties to either or both the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks or the Protocol Relating thereto, with the following effective dates:

Country	Effective Date	Treaty
Austria	April 13, 1999	Madrid Protocol
Belgium, Luxembourg & the Netherlands (Benelux)	April 1, 1998	Madrid Protocol
Estonia	November 18, 1998	Madrid Protocol
Georgia	August 20, 1998	Madrid Protocol
Kenya	June 26, 1998	Madrid Agreement and Protocol
Lesotho	February 12, 1999	Madrid Agreement and Protocol
Liechtenstein	March 17, 1998	Madrid Protocol
Mozambique	October 7, 1998	Madrid Agreement and Protocol
Romania	July 28, 1998	Madrid Protocol
Slovenia	March 12, 1998	Madrid Protocol
Swaziland	December 14, 1998	Madrid Agreement and Protocol
Turkey	January 1, 1999	Madrid Protocol
Yugoslavia	February 17, 1998	Madrid Protocol.