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c) Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of 10 June 1958,concluded in New York, approved in Brazil by the Decree 2 of 25 April 2002.It is very similar to the Montevideo Convention, the main difference being that it has a worldwide ratherthan a regional scope of application. Over 140 countries have enacted this Convention, and as suchhave reciprocal obligations regarding recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards within theirrespective territories. This Convention derogated the Geneva Protocol on Arbitration Agreements of1923 and the Geneva Convention on the Execution of Foreign Arbitral Awards of 1927.19.10 Multilateral International Treaties Signed by Brazil about Intellectual PropertyWe list below the main multilateral international treaties regarding Intellectual Property – outside thescope of the WIPO or the WTO – to which Brazil is a signatory, followed by their execution andratification dates by Brazil before the international order:a) Paris Union Convention for the protection of industrial property, of 1883, in effect in Brazil by theDecree 9,233, of 28 June 1884.b) Berne Convention for the protection of literary and artistic works, of 1886, in effect in Brazil by the n oDecree 15,530, of 21 June 1922.c) Madrid Agreement on the repression of false indications of the origin of merchandise, of 1891, ineffect in Brazil by the Decree 19,056, of 31 December 1929.19.11. United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of GoodsThe United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods ("CISG") is not yet inforce in Brazil. On 8 May 2012, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approved the text of the CISG. TheFederal Senate approved it on 16 October 2012 and on the same day the National Congress enactedthe Legislative Decree 538/2012, which approved it. On 4 March 2013, Brazil deposited its instrumentof accession with the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon.The CISG, for international purposes, will come into force in Brazil on 01 April 2014, in accordancewith Article 99 (2) of the Convention, which states that "(...) When a State ratifies, accepts, approvesor accedes to this Convention after the deposit of the tenth instrument of ratification, acceptance,approval or accession, this Convention, with the exception of the Part excluded, enters into force inrespect of that State, subject to the provisions of paragraph (6) of this article, on the first day of themonth following the expiration of twelve months after the date of the deposit of its instrument ofratification, acceptance, approval or accession".104