S.L. 597.4 Art. 69Recordings in the international register.

(1) Any recording made in the International Register concerning an international registration, shall, to the extent that it applies to Malta as a designated Contracting Party, have the same effect as if it had been recorded by the Comptroller in the Register.

(2) Where, under the laws of Malta, the Comptroller considers that the recording referred to in sub-rule (1) has no effect in Malta, the Comptroller shall, where so provided for in the Regulations under the Protocol, send a communication to the International Bureau to this effect, in accordance with rules 70 and 71.