The Madrid system: basic features; Becoming party to the agreement or protocol; Declarations and notifications by contracting parties; Fee reduction for applicants from least developed; Further information about the Madrid system; Public information about international applications and international registrations; Communications with the international bureau; Payment of fees to the international bureau; Representation before the international bureau; The international application; The international registration; Refusal of protection; Status of a mark in a designated contracting party; Subsequent designation;Changes in the international registration; Renewal of international registration; Dependence and independence; Facts contracting parties affecting international registrations.