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Article XVI Bureau of An International Office

the Interna- jg established, under the tional Union ^^me of "Office of the In- ternational Union for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works."

Under con- trol of Switzerland

This Office, of which the expenses will be borne by the Administrations of all the countries of the Union, is placed under the high au- thority of the Superior Ad- ministration of the Swiss Confederation, and works under its direction. The functions of this Office are determined by common ac- cord between the countries of the Union.

Protocol

Organization 5- The organization of the International Office, es- tablished in virtue of Article XVI of the Convention, shall be fixed by a regula- tion which shall be drawn up by the Government of the Swiss Confederation.

The official language of the International Office will be French.

Language of Office to be Fiencb

Article 21

The International Office instituted under the name of " Bureau of the Inter- national Union for the Pro- tection of Literary and Artistic Works" (Bureau de r Union internationah pour la protection des ceuvres litte- raires et artistigues) is main- tained.

This Bureau is placed under the high authority of the Government of the Swiss Confederation, which controls its organization and supervises its working.

The official language of the International Office is French.