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(b) Croatia

and Slovenia

the UK has

already recognised these two as states;

(c) Russian Federation

as the successor

state to the former USSR;

(d) Belarus,

Kazakhstan and Ukraine

members of former USSR acceded to the Convention;

which have

(e) Czech Republic and Slovak Republic - to the former

successor

states

Czechoslovakia; and

(f) Republic of Moldova and Republic of

Latvia

members of former USSR which

We

deletions of

have just acceded to the Convention (copies of WIPO notification at Appendix D).

would also like to propose consequential 'Soviet Union' and 'Czechoslovakia' from the Schedule. We should be grateful for your comments on these proposals.

In

connexion to this, we are uncertain as to whether 'Yugoslavia' should be retained in the Schedule. We note that it still appears in the WIPO list, but we understand that the UK does not regard the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as the automatic successor state to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. We should also be grateful for your

comments in this regard.

We look forward to your early reply.

Yours sincerely,

(C C LEUNG)

for Secretary for Trade and Industry