WIPO-Administered Treaties

Contracting Parties > WIPO Copyright Treaty (Total Contracting Parties : 95)

Contracting PartySignatureInstrumentIn ForceDetails
Albania Accession: May 6, 2005August 6, 2005 
Algeria Accession: October 31, 2013January 31, 2014 
ArgentinaSeptember 18, 1997Ratification: November 19, 1999March 6, 2002 
Armenia Accession: December 6, 2004March 6, 2005 
Australia Accession: April 26, 2007July 26, 2007 
AustriaDecember 30, 1997Ratification: December 14, 2009March 14, 2010 
Azerbaijan Accession: January 11, 2006April 11, 2006 
Bahrain Accession: September 15, 2005December 15, 2005 
BelarusDecember 8, 1997Ratification: July 15, 1998March 6, 2002 
BelgiumFebruary 19, 1997Ratification: May 30, 2006August 30, 2006 
Benin Accession: January 16, 2006April 16, 2006 
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)December 20, 1996   
Bosnia and Herzegovina Accession: August 25, 2009November 25, 2009 
Botswana Accession: October 27, 2004January 27, 2005 
Brunei Darussalam Accession: February 2, 2017May 2, 2017 
Bulgaria Accession: March 29, 2001March 6, 2002 
Burkina FasoDecember 20, 1996Ratification: July 19, 1999March 6, 2002 
Burundi Accession: January 12, 2016April 12, 2016 
CanadaDecember 22, 1997Ratification: May 13, 2014August 13, 2014 
ChileDecember 20, 1996Ratification: April 11, 2001March 6, 2002 
China Accession: March 9, 2007June 9, 2007Details
ColombiaOctober 22, 1997Ratification: November 29, 2000March 6, 2002 
Costa RicaDecember 2, 1997Ratification: May 23, 2000March 6, 2002 
CroatiaDecember 15, 1997Ratification: July 3, 2000March 6, 2002 
Cyprus Accession: August 4, 2003November 4, 2003 
Czech Republic Accession: October 10, 2001March 6, 2002 
DenmarkOctober 28, 1997Ratification: December 14, 2009March 14, 2010 
Dominican Republic Accession: October 10, 2005January 10, 2006 
EcuadorDecember 31, 1997Ratification: June 21, 2000March 6, 2002 
El Salvador Accession: October 20, 1998March 6, 2002 
EstoniaDecember 29, 1997Ratification: December 14, 2009March 14, 2010 
European Union (EU)December 20, 1996Ratification: December 14, 2009March 14, 2010Details
FinlandMay 9, 1997Ratification: December 14, 2009March 14, 2010 
FranceOctober 9, 1997Ratification: December 14, 2009March 14, 2010 
Gabon Accession: December 6, 2001March 6, 2002 
Georgia Accession: July 4, 2001March 6, 2002 
GermanyDecember 20, 1996Ratification: December 14, 2009March 14, 2010 
GhanaMay 23, 1997Ratification: August 18, 2006November 18, 2006 
GreeceJanuary 13, 1997Ratification: December 14, 2009March 14, 2010 
Guatemala Accession: November 4, 2002February 4, 2003 
Guinea Accession: February 25, 2002May 25, 2002 
Honduras Accession: February 20, 2002May 20, 2002 
HungaryJanuary 29, 1997Ratification: November 27, 1998March 6, 2002 
IndonesiaDecember 20, 1996Ratification: June 5, 1997March 6, 2002 
IrelandDecember 19, 1997Ratification: December 14, 2009March 14, 2010 
IsraelMarch 25, 1997   
ItalyDecember 20, 1996Ratification: December 14, 2009March 14, 2010 
Jamaica Accession: March 12, 2002June 12, 2002 
Japan Accession: June 6, 2000March 6, 2002 
Jordan Accession: January 27, 2004April 27, 2004 
KazakhstanFebruary 28, 1997Ratification: August 12, 2004November 12, 2004 
KenyaDecember 20, 1996   
KyrgyzstanSeptember 19, 1997Ratification: September 10, 1998March 6, 2002 
Latvia Accession: March 22, 2000March 6, 2002 
Liechtenstein Accession: January 30, 2007April 30, 2007 
Lithuania Accession: June 18, 2001March 6, 2002 
LuxembourgFebruary 18, 1997Ratification: December 14, 2009March 14, 2010 
Madagascar Accession: November 24, 2014February 24, 2015 
Malaysia Accession: September 27, 2012December 27, 2012 
Mali Accession: January 24, 2002April 24, 2002 
Malta Accession: December 14, 2009March 14, 2010 
MexicoDecember 18, 1997Ratification: May 18, 2000March 6, 2002 
MonacoJanuary 14, 1997   
MongoliaDecember 20, 1996Ratification: July 25, 2002October 25, 2002 
Montenegro Declaration of Continued Application: December 4, 2006June 3, 2006Details
Morocco Accession: April 20, 2011July 20, 2011 
NamibiaDecember 20, 1996   
NetherlandsDecember 2, 1997Ratification: December 14, 2009March 14, 2010 
Nicaragua Accession: December 6, 2002March 6, 2003 
NigeriaMarch 24, 1997   
Oman Accession: June 20, 2005September 20, 2005 
PanamaDecember 31, 1997Ratification: March 17, 1999March 6, 2002 
Paraguay Accession: November 29, 2000March 6, 2002 
Peru Accession: July 30, 2001March 6, 2002 
Philippines Accession: July 4, 2002October 4, 2002 
Poland Accession: December 23, 2003March 23, 2004 
PortugalDecember 31, 1997Ratification: December 14, 2009March 14, 2010 
Qatar Accession: July 28, 2005October 28, 2005 
Republic of Korea Accession: March 24, 2004June 24, 2004 
Republic of MoldovaSeptember 19, 1997Ratification: March 13, 1998March 6, 2002 
RomaniaDecember 31, 1997Ratification: February 1, 2001March 6, 2002 
Russian Federation Accession: November 5, 2008February 5, 2009 
Saint Lucia Accession: November 24, 1999March 6, 2002 
SenegalDecember 17, 1997Ratification: February 18, 2002May 18, 2002 
Serbia Accession: March 13, 2003June 13, 2003Details
Singapore Accession: January 17, 2005April 17, 2005 
SlovakiaDecember 29, 1997Ratification: January 14, 2000March 6, 2002 
SloveniaDecember 12, 1997Ratification: November 19, 1999March 6, 2002 
South AfricaDecember 12, 1997   
SpainDecember 20, 1996Ratification: December 14, 2009March 14, 2010 
SwedenOctober 31, 1997Ratification: December 14, 2009March 14, 2010 
SwitzerlandDecember 29, 1997Ratification: March 31, 2008July 1, 2008 
Tajikistan Accession: January 5, 2009April 5, 2009 
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Accession: November 4, 2003February 4, 2004 
TogoDecember 20, 1996Ratification: February 21, 2003May 21, 2003 
Trinidad and Tobago Accession: August 28, 2008November 28, 2008 
Turkey Accession: August 28, 2008November 28, 2008 
Ukraine Accession: November 29, 2001March 6, 2002 
United Arab Emirates Accession: April 14, 2004July 14, 2004 
United KingdomFebruary 13, 1997Ratification: December 14, 2009March 14, 2010 
United States of AmericaApril 12, 1997Ratification: September 14, 1999March 6, 2002 
UruguayJanuary 8, 1997Ratification: March 5, 2009June 5, 2009 
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)December 20, 1996