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WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty > Finland
| | Date |
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| Signature | May 9, 1997 |
| Ratification | December 14, 2009 |
| Entry into Force | March 14, 2010 |
Declarations, Reservations etc.
Pursuant to Article 3(3) of the Treaty the Republic of Finland avails itself of the possibilities provided in Article 17 of the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations (Rome Convention) and refer s to the notification made at the time of ratification by Finland of the Rome Convention, stating that it will apply, for the purposes of Article 5 of the said Convention, the criterion of fixation alone and, for the purposes of Article 16, paragraph 1(a)(iv), the criterion of fixation instead of the criterion of nationality.
