| Member | Signature | Instrument | In Force | Details |
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Argentina |
Accession: May 5, 1967
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June 10, 1967
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Australia |
June 26, 1948
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Accession: April 1, 1969
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June 1, 1969
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Accession to the Brussels Act (1948) subject to the specific declaration that the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia accepts the provisions of Article 11 of the Convention on the understanding that it remains free to enact such legislation as it considers necessary in the public interest to prevent or deal with any abuse of the monopoly rights conferred upon owners of copyright by the law of the Commonwealth of Australia. (see Copyright 1969, No.5, p.94)
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Austria |
June 26, 1948
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Accession: August 26, 1953
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October 14, 1953
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Bahamas |
Declaration of Continued Application: July 5, 1976
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July 10, 1973
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Belgium |
June 26, 1948
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Ratification: June 15, 1951
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August 1, 1951
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Benin |
Declaration of Continued Application: January 3, 1961
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August 1, 1960
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Brussels Act (1948): Ratification by the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia subject to the following reservation: Article 8 of the Act is replaced by Article 5 of the Berne Convention, 1886, as modified by Article 1, Number III, of the Paris Additional Act, 1896, with respect to the exclusive right of translation into the national languages of Yugoslavia. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1951, No.9, p.98)
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Brazil |
June 26, 1948
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Accession: April 5, 1952
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June 9, 1952
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Burkina Faso |
Accession: April 26, 1963
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August 19, 1963
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Cameroon |
Declaration of Continued Application: September 21, 1964
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January 1, 1960
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Canada |
June 26, 1948
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Chad |
Accession: August 4, 1971
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November 25, 1971
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Chile |
Accession: April 9, 1970
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June 5, 1970
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Congo |
Declaration of Continued Application: May 8, 1962
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August 15, 1960
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Croatia |
Brussels Act (1948): Ratification by the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia subject to the following reservation: Article 8 of the Act is replaced by Article 5 of the Berne Convention, 1886, as modified by Article 1, Number III, of the Paris Additional Act, 1896, with respect to the exclusive right of translation into the national languages of Yugoslavia. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1951, No.9, p.98)
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Côte d'Ivoire |
Accession: July 8, 1961
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January 1, 1962
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Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Declaration of Continued Application: October 8, 1963
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June 30, 1960
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Denmark |
June 26, 1948
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Accession: October 28, 1961
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February 19, 1962
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Fiji |
Declaration of Continued Application: December 1, 1971
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October 10, 1970
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Finland |
June 26, 1948
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Accession: October 29, 1962
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January 28, 1963
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France |
June 26, 1948
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Ratification: January 22, 1951
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August 1, 1951
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Gabon |
Accession: December 19, 1961
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March 26, 1962
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Germany |
Accession: June 27, 1966
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October 10, 1966
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Brussels Act (1948): Dates apply to the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Greece |
June 26, 1948
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Accession: November 1, 1956
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January 6, 1957
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In acceding to the Brussels Act (1948), as of January 6, 1957, Greece did not wish to retain the benefit of any reservations previously formulated on its behalf. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1957, No.1, p.5)
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Holy See |
June 26, 1948
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Ratification: May 25, 1951
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August 1, 1951
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Hungary |
June 26, 1948
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Iceland |
June 26, 1948
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India |
June 26, 1948
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Accession: September 12, 1958
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October 21, 1958
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Ireland |
June 26, 1948
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Accession: May 4, 1959
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July 5, 1959
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In acceding to the Brussels Act (1948), as of July 5, 1959, Ireland did not wish to retain the benefit of any reservation previously formulated on its behalf. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1959, No.7, p.119)
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Israel |
Accession: December 14, 1949
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August 1, 1951
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Italy |
June 26, 1948
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Accession: April 11, 1953
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July 12, 1953
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Japan |
Accession: June 4, 1974
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July 12, 1974
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Accession to the Brussels Act (1948) subject to the following reservation: Article 8 of the Act is replaced by Article 5 of the Berne Convention, 1886, as modified by Article 1, Number III, of the Paris Additional Act, 1896, in respect of the exclusive right of authors to make or to authorize the translation of their works.
Japan declared that it intended to retain the benefit of this reservation until December 31, 1980. (see Copyright 1974, No.6, p.157) |
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Lebanon |
June 26, 1948
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Liechtenstein |
June 26, 1948
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Ratification: September 1, 1950
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August 1, 1951
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Luxembourg |
June 26, 1948
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Ratification: March 15, 1950
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August 1, 1951
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Madagascar |
Declaration of Continued Application: February 11, 1966
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January 1, 1966
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Mali |
Declaration of Continued Application: March 19, 1962
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March 19, 1962
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Mauritania |
Accession: October 16, 1972
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February 6, 1973
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Mexico |
Accession: May 9, 1967
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June 11, 1967
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Accession to the Brussels Act (1948) subject to the following reservation: Article 8 of the Act is replaced by Article 5 of the Berne Convention, 1886, as modified by Article 1, Number III, of the Paris Additional Act, 1896, with respect to the exclusive right of translation. (see Copyright 1967, No.6, p.111)
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Monaco |
June 26, 1948
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Ratification: June 15, 1951
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August 1, 1951
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Montenegro |
Brussels Act (1948): Ratification by the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia subject to the following reservation: Article 8 of the Act is replaced by Article 5 of the Berne Convention, 1886, as modified by Article 1, Number III, of the Paris Additional Act, 1896, with respect to the exclusive right of translation into the national languages of Yugoslavia. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1951, No.9, p.98)
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Morocco |
June 26, 1948
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Accession: October 23, 1951
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May 22, 1952
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Signature and notification of accession to the Brussels Act (1948) through France.
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Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
June 26, 1948
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Accession: November 16, 1972
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January 7, 1973
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New Zealand |
June 26, 1948
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Niger |
Declaration of Continued Application: May 2, 1962
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August 3, 1960
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North Macedonia |
Brussels Act (1948): Ratification by the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia subject to the following reservation: Article 8 of the Act is replaced by Article 5 of the Berne Convention, 1886, as modified by Article 1, Number III, of the Paris Additional Act, 1896, with respect to the exclusive right of translation into the national languages of Yugoslavia. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1951, No.9, p.98)
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Norway |
June 26, 1948
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Accession: October 11, 1962
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January 28, 1963
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Pakistan |
June 26, 1948
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Philippines |
Accession: June 29, 1950
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August 1, 1951
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Portugal |
June 26, 1948
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Ratification: June 30, 1951
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August 1, 1951
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Senegal |
Accession: June 30, 1962
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August 25, 1962
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Serbia |
Brussels Act (1948): Ratification by the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia subject to the following reservation: Article 8 of the Act is replaced by Article 5 of the Berne Convention, 1886, as modified by Article 1, Number III, of the Paris Additional Act, 1896, with respect to the exclusive right of translation into the national languages of Yugoslavia. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1951, No.9, p.98)
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Slovenia |
Brussels Act (1948): Ratification by the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia subject to the following reservation: Article 8 of the Act is replaced by Article 5 of the Berne Convention, 1886, as modified by Article 1, Number III, of the Paris Additional Act, 1896, with respect to the exclusive right of translation into the national languages of Yugoslavia. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1951, No.9, p.98)
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South Africa |
June 26, 1948
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Ratification: February 20, 1950
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August 1, 1951
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Spain |
June 26, 1948
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Ratification: March 29, 1951
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August 1, 1951
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Sweden |
June 26, 1948
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Accession: February 22, 1961
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July 1, 1961
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Switzerland |
June 26, 1948
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Accession: December 2, 1955
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January 2, 1956
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Syrian Arab Republic |
June 26, 1948
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Tunisia |
June 26, 1948
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Accession: October 23, 1951
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May 22, 1952
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Signature and accession to the Brussels Act (1948) through France.
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Türkiye |
Accession: October 27, 1951
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January 1, 1952
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Accession to the Brussels Act (1948) subject to the following reservation: Article 8 of the Act is replaced by Article 5 of the Berne Convention, 1886, as modified by Article 1, Number III, of the Paris Additional Act, 1896, with respect to the translations into the Turkish language. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1951, No.12, p.133)
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United Kingdom |
June 26, 1948
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Accession: October 24, 1957
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December 15, 1957
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Accession to the Brussels Act (1948) subject to the specific declaration that the Government of this country accepts the provisions of Article 11 of the Act on the understanding that it remains free to enact such legislation as it considers necessary in the public interest to prevent or deal with any abuse of the monopoly rights conferred upon owners of copyright by the law of the United Kingdom. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1957, No.12, p.225-6)
Application of the Brussels Act (1948) to Hong Kong: February 5, 1973; Entry into force: May 5, 1973. (see Berne Notification No. 43)
Application of the Brussels Act (1948) to St. Vincent: August 10, 1967; Entry into force: November 1, 1967. (see Copyright 1967, No.9, p.208)
Application of the Brussels Act (1948) to British Honduras: July 28, 1966; Entry into force: October 16, 1966. (see Copyright 1966, No.10, p.242)
Application of the Brussels Act (1948) to British Guyana: March 16, 1966; Entry into force: June 5, 1966. (see Copyright 1966, No.4, p.92)
Application of the Brussels Act (1948) to the Cayman Islands: March 10, 1966; Entry into force: June 4, 1966. (see Copyright 1966, No.4, p.91)
Application of the Brussels Act (1948) to Grenada: February 17, 1966; Entry into force: May 1, 1966. (see Copyright 1966, No.4, p.90-91)
Application of the Brussels Act (1948) to Montserrat and Saint Lucia: February 9, 1966; Entry into force: March 21, 1966. (see Copyright 1966, No.3, p.67)
Application of the Brussels Act (1948) to Bechuanaland: February 8, 1966; Entry into force: April 4, 1966. (see Copyright 1966, No.3, p.67)
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Uruguay |
Accession: June 7, 1967
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July 10, 1967
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