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Copyright Offices

Competent administrationAttorney-General’s Department
Web site addresshttps://www.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protections/copyright
Address

Robert Garran Offices
3-5 National Circuit
BARTON ACT 2600

Contacthttps://www.ag.gov.au/about-us/connect-us/contact-us
Title and name of headAssistant Secretary: Mr. Ben Phelps
Competent administrationBeninese Copyright Office
Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Arts (BUBEDRA)
Web site addresshttps://tourisme.gouv.bj/accueil
Address

01 BP 2037,
Cotonou

Telephone(+299) 2130 7013
Contactmtca.contact@gouv.bj
Title and name of headDirector General: Mr. Eugène Cocou Aballo
Competent administrationBureau for Cultural Strategy,
Planning and Assessment (GEPAC)
Web site addresshttps://www.gepac.gov.pt
Address

Rua Dom Francisco Manuel de Melo, 15
1070-085 Lisbon
Portugal

Telephone(+351) 21 384 84 00
Contactgeral@gepac.gov.pt
Title and name of headDirector General: Ms. Master Lurdes Camacho
Competent administrationBurkinabé Copyright Office (BBDA)
Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism
Address

Villa de la Victoire
Sis, secteur 4 au 22, rue 4.55
01 B.P. 3926
Ouagadougou 01

Telephone(+226) 5032 4750
Contactbbda@fasont.bf
Title and name of headDirector General: Dr. Hamed dit Patindeba Patric LEGA
Competent administrationBurundian Office of Copyright and Neighboring Rights
Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture (OBDA)
Address

Route RUMONGE avenue MWEZI GISABO No. 110
B.P. 1095
Bujumbura

Telephone(257 22) 22 277 465
Telefax(257 22) 22 277 493
Contactobdaburundi@gmail.com
Title and name of headDirectrice générale de l'Office Burundais du Droit d'Auteur et des Droits Voisins: Ms. Nadine NDAYIZEYE
Competent administrationBusiness and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA)
Ministry of Industrialization and Trade (MIT)
Web site addresshttp://www.bipa.na/
Address

3 Ruhr Street, PZN Holdings Building, Windhoek, Namibia


P.O. Box 185
Windhoek

Telephone(264) 61 299 4400
Contactinfo@bipa.na
pr@bipa.na
Title and name of headChief Executive Officer : Ms. Vivienne Elke Katjiuongua
Competent administrationCentral African Copyright Office
Ministry of Arts, Culture and Tourism (BUCADA)
Address

Ministère des Arts, de la Culture et du Tourisme
B.P. 655
Bangui

Telephone(236) 724 210 24
Contactgeotouckia@gmail.com
geotouckia@yahoo.fr
Title and name of headChargé de mission en matière des Arts et de la Culture: Mr. Georges Davy TOUCKIA
Competent administrationChadian Copyright Office (BUTDRA)
Ministry of Tourism Development, Culture and Handicrafts
Address

Palais du Gouvernement
P.O. Box 4546
N'Djaména

Telephone(+235) 60 86 42 88
Title and name of headDirector : Mr. Ahmed Bokori Nima
Competent administrationCongolese Copyright Office
Ministry of Culture and the Arts (BCDA)
Address

23 rue Kimpandzon
Ouenzé
Brazzaville

Telephone(+242) 667 8226
Contactbcauteur@yahoo.fr
Title and name of headDirector general: Mr. Stev Behice Ngaouila
Competent administrationCopyright and Neighboring Rights Office of Gabon (BUGADA)
Address

1007 Louis, Place Raponda Walker
Libreville

B.P.: 15944, Libreville

Telephone(241) 062 83 28 20 DG
(241) 062 83 28 20
(241) 011 76 36 49
Contactndongnang2411@outlook.fr
Title and name of headDirector General/Directeur Général: Mr. Gildas Borrys NDONG NANG
Competent administrationCopyright and Neighbouring Rights Directorate
Ministry of Culture
Web site addresshttp://mc.government.bg
Address

17, Al. Stamboliiski Blvd.
Sofia 1000
Bulgaria

Telephone(+359) 2940 0900
Contactinfo@mc.government.bg
Title and name of headDirector: Mr. Mehti Melikov
Competent administrationCopyright Council of the Ministry of Education and Culture
Web site addresshttps://www.gub.uy/tramites/registro-derechos-autor
https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-educacion-cultura/politicas-y-gestion/consejo-derechos-autor-uruguay
Address

Reconquista 535, Piso 5,
Oficina de Cooperación Internacional y Proyectos,
CP 11000, Montevideo,
Uruguay

Telephone(+598) 2409 6011
Contactderechosdeautor@bibna.gub.uy
Title and name of headPresident: Mr. Ignacio Martínez Maldonado
Competent administrationCopyright Department
Ministry of Culture
Web site addresshttps://kum.dk/english
Address

Nybrogade 2
1203 Copenhagen K

Telephone(+45) 33 92 33 70
Contacthttps://kum.dk/english/contact
Title and name of headHead of Unit: Ms. Nicky Valbjørn Trebbien
Competent administrationCopyright Department
Ministry of culture
Council for protection of copyright and related rights
Address

P.O. Box
Western Sudanese Radio Station, Almolazmein, Omdurman

Telephone(249) 994 704 700
(249) 157 898 190
Telefax(249) 87 465 006
ContactHadiasalah18@gmail.com
Title and name of headDirector: Ms. Hadia Salah el din Mohemed Hassan
Competent administrationCopyright Department
Ministry of Justice
Web site addresshttp://www.copyright.gov.gh
https://www.aripo.org/ghana 
Address

Private Mail Bag
Ministries Post Office
Accra - Ghana

Telephone(233) 302 229 190
(233) 24 327 2519
Telefax(233) 302 229 190
Contactinfo@copyright.gov.gh
willibons@yahoo.com
Title and name of headPrincipal State Attorney : Mr. William Akwetey BONSU
Competent administrationCopyright Directorate
Ministry of Culture
Republic of Albania
Web site addresshttps://kultura.gov.al
Address

Street "Aleksandër Moisiu" Nr. 76
Ish - Kinostudio
Tirana Albania

Telephone(+355) 04 2223077
Contactinfo@kultura.gov.al
Title and name of headDirector of Copyright Office: Ms. Borana Ajazi
Competent administrationCopyright Law Department
Ministry of Culture
Web site addresshttps://mk.gov.cz/en/copyright-en-15
Address

Ministry of Culture
Maltézské Náměstí 1
118 00 Praha 1
Czech Republic

Telephone(+420) 257 085 346
Contactepodatelna@mkcr.cz
Title and name of headDirector: Dr. Adéla Faladová
Competent administrationCopyright Office Bangladesh
Ministry of Cultural Affairs
Web site addresshttps://copyrightoffice.gov.bd/
Address

Bangladesh Copyright Building,
Ministry of Cultural Affairs,
Plot No.-F 20/B West Aga
Bangladesh

Telephone(+880) 22 2331 4815
Contactinfo@copyrightoffice.gov.bd
Title and name of headHon'ble Adviser: Mr. Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
Registrar: Mr. Mofidur Rahman
Competent administrationCopyright Office of Morocco
Web site addresshttps://bmda.ma/
Address

6, Rue Mohamed Jazouli
B.P. 35, Rabat

Telephone(212) 537 72 62 80
(212) 537 72 62 81
(212) 537 76 90 42
Telefax(212) 537 72 27 07
Contactbmda@menara.ma
bmda11@menara.ma
Title and name of headDirector : Ms. Dalal MHAMDI ALAOUI
Competent administrationCopyright Office of Viet Nam (COV)
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Web site addresshttp://www.cov.gov.vn/
Address

No. 33, 294/2, Kim Ma Street
Ba Dinh District
Hanoi

Telephone(8424) 382 36 908
(8424) 384 70 485
(8424) 384 33 988
Telefax(8424) 384 32 630
Contactcbqtg@hn.vnn.vn
Title and name of headDirector General / Directeur général : Mr. TRAN Hoang
Competent administrationCopyright Office
Ministry of Culture
Web site addresshttp://moc.gov.sy/index.php
Address

Ministry of Culture
Damascus

Telephone(9633 11) 613 1147
Telefax(9633 11) 613 1147
ContactMhmdismaeel82@gmail.com
Title and name of headHead of Copyright Office: Mr. Mohamed Ismaeel
Competent administrationCopyright Office
Ministry of Culture
Web site addresshttps://www.gov.br/bn/pt-br/atuacao/direitos-autorais-1
Address

Escritório de Direitos Autorais (sede)
Centro Empresarial Cidade Nova - Teleporto
Av. Presidente Vargas, 3131, Sala 702
Cidade Nova - Rio de Janeiro - RJ
CEP 20210-911

Title and name of headSecretario de Derechos Autorales y de Propiedad Intelectual: Mr. Marcos de Souza Alves
Competent administrationCopyright Office
Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Address

Boudhik Sampada Bhawan,
Plot No. 32, Sector 14, Dwarka,
New Delhi-110078

Telephone(91) 11 280 324 91
Contactregistrar.copyrights@gov.in
cgoffice-mh@nic.in
Title and name of headRegistrar of Copyrights, Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks: Dr. Prof. Unnat P. Pandit
Competent administrationCopyright Society of Malawi
Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Wildlife (COSOMA)
Address

Off Paul Kagame Highway
Next to the Malawi Rural Finance Company Head Office
P.O. Box 30784
Lilongwe 3

Telephone(265 1) 751 148
Telefax(265 1) 753 018
Contactdmakwinja@cosoma.mw
cosoma@cosoma.mw
dora.salamba@gmail.com
Title and name of headExecutive Director: Ms. Dora Susan Makwinja
Finance Officer : Mr. Steve Gangire
Licensing Manager: Mr. Mutty Munkhondia
Administrative Assistant: Ms. Mphatso Chimombo
Distribution Officer : Mr. Shadrick Kumtengo
Competent administrationCopyright Unit
Ministry of Culture
Web site addresshttp://www.culture.gov.sk
Address

Nám. SNP 33
813 31 Bratislava 1
Slovak Republic

Telephone(+421) 2 204 82 111
Contacthovorca@culture.gov.sk
Title and name of headDirector: Mr. Jakub Slovák
Competent administrationCopyright Unit
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia
Web site addresshttps://www.km.gov.lv/lv/autortiesibas
Address

K.Valdemāra iela 11a
Riga, LV-1364
Latvia

Telephone(+371) 26532100
Contactmail@km.gov.lv
Title and name of headHead of Copyright Division: Ms. Ilona Pētersone
Competent administrationCopyrights and Related Rights Department
Ministry of Economy
Web site addresshttp://www.economy.ae
Address

Liwa Tower
P.O. Box 901
Abu Dhabi

Telephone(971) 2 61 31 430
Contactcopyright@economy.ae
Title and name of headDirector: Ms. Fatema Khalaf Al Hosani
Competent administrationCultural Cooperation and Intellectual Property Department
Directorate of Culture and Arts
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports
Address

B.P. 196
Nouakchott

Telephone(222) 525 6273
Telefax(222) 524 2043 / 524 2802 / 529 6337
Contactmmconseiller@gmail.com
Title and name of headChef de la Cellule juridique : Mr. Mohamed El Mokhtar Sid’Ahmed
Competent administrationDepartment of Copyright and Related rights
Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts
Web site addresshttp://www.mcfa.gov.kh
https://www.cambodiaip.gov.kh/copyright
Address

227 Norodom Blvd.
Phnom Penh

Telephone(+855) 23 21 76 45
Contactinfo@mcfa.gov.kh
Title and name of headDirector: Mr. Sim Satta
Competent administrationDepartment of Copyright and Film
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Repubic of Poland
Web site addresshttps://www.gov.pl/web/kultura
Address

Krakowskie Przedmieście 15/17
00-071 Warsaw
Poland

Telephone(+48) 22 421 01 00
Contacthttps://www.gov.pl/web/kultura/kontakt
esp@kultura.gov.pl
Title and name of headDirector: Ms. Katarzyna Falkowska-Gołębiewska
Competent administrationDepartment of Culture
Ministry of Information and Culture
Address

P.O. Box 5610
Asmara

Telephone(291 1) 113 044
Telefax(291 1) 113 866
Contactdesbele.mehari@erimoe.gov.er
Title and name of headHead / Chef: Mr. Zemede Tecle
Competent administrationDepartment of the National Library
Ministry of Culture
Web site addresshttps://www.nl.gov.jo
Address

9 Hroun Al-Rashid St.
Arjan
P.O. Box 6070
Amman 11118

Telephone(+962) 6 566 2845
Contactnl@nl.gov.jo
Title and name of headDirector General : Dr. Nidal Al-Ahmad Al-Ayasrah
Director of Public Relations and Media: Ms. Enaam Mutawa
Competent administrationDirector General
Ministry of Justice
Web site addresshttps://www.gov.il/en/Departments/Units/minister_of_justice
Address

29 Salah-a-Din Street
P.O.Box 49049
Jerusalem 9149001
Israel

Telephone(+972) 73 392 5527
Contactsar@justice.gov.il
Title and name of headActing Director General: Ms. Sigal Yakobi
Competent administrationDirectorate General for Copyright
Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Web site addresshttp://www.kulturturizm.gov.tr
https://www.telifhaklari.gov.tr
Address

Atatürk Bulvarı
Derman Sk. No: 29 06050
Opera, Ulus, ANKARA

Telephone(+90 312) 470 68 14
Telefax(+90 312) 470 68 21
Contactcopyrightturkey@ktb.gov.tr
Title and name of headDirector General / Directeur général: Mr. Erkin YILMAZ
Competent administrationDirectorate of Economic Affairs
Address

Palazzo Begni-Belluzzi
47031 San Marino
San Marino

Telephone(+378) 549 88 2201
Contactinfo@esteri.sm
Title and name of headDirector of Economic Affairs: Ms. Dario Galassi
Competent administrationDivision for Copyright Policy and Audiovisual Culture
Ministry of Education and Culture
Web site addresshttps://okm.fi/en/frontpage
Address

Visiting address:
Meritullinkatu 10
Helsinki, Finland

Postal address:
Ministry of Education and Culture
P.O. Box 29
FI - 00023 Government
Finland

Telephone+358 (0)295 16001
Contacthttps://okm.fi/en/contact-information
registry.okm@gov.fi
Title and name of headDirector, Division for Copyright Policy and Audiovisual Culture: Mr. Jorma Waldén
Competent administrationDivision on Copyright and Related Rights, Ministry of Culture
Address

34 Rudaki Street
734025 Dushanbe

Telephone(992 372) 21 04 50
Telefax(992 372) 21 53 70
Contacthuquq.vfarhang@gmail.com
Title and name of headChief: Nemon Mukumov
Competent administrationDjibouti Office of Copyright and Related Rights
Department of copyright and related rights
Ministry of Muslim Affairs, Culture and property
Address

Bâtiment la plaine
BP. 2512
Djibouti Ville

Telephone(253) 21 33 05 00
(253) 77 82 66 95
(253) 77 83 72 18
(253) 21 35 67 15 
(253) 77 81 80 02
Telefax(253) 21 35 95 35
Contact hassan_daher2000@hotmail.fr
odda260416@gmail.com
diriehdris@yahoo.fr
Title and name of headDirecteur Général / Director General: Mr. Idriss Moussa Ahmed
Adjoint Directeur Général / Deputy Director General: Mr. Hassan Daher Robleh
Competent administrationFederal Ministry of Justice
Web site addresshttps://www.bmj.gv.at
Address

Palais Trautson
Museumstraße 7
1070 Vienna


Telephone(+43) 1 526 36 86
0800 99 99 99
Contacthttps://www.bmj.gv.at/uebersicht_startseite/veroeffentlichungsangaben/kontakt.html
Title and name of headFederal Minister of Justice: Dr. Anna Sporrer
Competent administrationGeneral Secretariat for Culture and the Arts
Ministry of Culture and Arts
Address

154, Boulevard du 30 juin
Kinshasa/Gombe

Telephone(243) 998236161
(243) 898740641
Contactministerecarts@gmail.com
moyamajoe@gmail.com
Title and name of headPoint Focal de l’ OMPI pour la République Démocratique du Congo/ Volet Droit d’auteur, Expert : Mr. Joe Mondonga Moyama
Competent administrationGuinean Copyright Office (BGDA)
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Handicrafts
Address

4ème étage Palais du peuple côté Ouest
Commune de Kaloum
B.P. 4904
Conakry

Telephone(224) 620 983 921
Contactbgdaguinee2022@gmail.com
Title and name of headDirecteur Général / Director General: Mr. Michel Theo LAMAH
Competent administrationHaitian Copyright Office (BHDA)
Ministry of Culture and Communication
Web site addresshttps://www.bhda.gouv.ht
Address

31, rue Cheriez
Canape-Vert
Port-au-Prince
HAITI (West Indies)

Telephone(509) 2211 5626
Contactinfo@bhda.gouv.ht
Competent administrationHellenic Copyright Organization (OPI) (HCO)
Web site addresshttps://opi.gr/en/about-copyright
Address

5 Metsovou str.
106 82 Athens

Telephone(+213) 214 7800
Contacthttps://opi.gr/en/contact
info@opi.gr
Title and name of headDirector: Ms. Evangelia Vagena
Competent administrationIntellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO)
Web site addresshttp://www.myipo.gov.my
Address

Level 5, Menara MyIPO
PJ Sentral, Lot 12,
Persiaran Barat, Seksyen 52
46200 Petaling Jaya
Selangor

Telephone(603) 2299 8400
(603) 2299 8411 (DR CR)
Telefax(603) 2299 8989
Contactipmalaysia@myipo.gov.my
Title and name of headDirector General: Mr. Kamal Kormin
Deputy Director General: Ms. Yusnieza Syarmila Yusoff
Acting Director of Copyright: Mr. Noor Aliff Musa
Competent administrationIntellectual property office in Egypt
Supreme Council of Culture
Ministry of Culture
Address

44 Elmessaha Street
Dokki, Giza

Telephone(201 ) 00 548 23 03
(202) 37 497 155
Telefax(202) 37 497 155
Contactcultural.comp@yahoo.com
Title and name of headHead of IP Office: Mr. Abdalla Mohamed Abdelrazek
Competent administrationIntellectual Property Office, Ministry of Trade & Economic Development
Address

Latai Estate
Fasimoeafi
Nuku’Alofa
Tonga

Telephone(676) 7400105
Telefax(676) 23 887
Contactdistaquainet@mted.gov.to
iptonga@mted.gov.to
Title and name of headRegistrar: Ms. Distaquaine Tuihalamaka
Competent administrationIntellectual Property Office of Papua New Guinea (IPOPNG)
Web site addresshttp://ipopng.gov.pg/
Address

P.O Box 5053, Boroko 111
Port Moresby, National Capital District

Telephone(675) 308 4431
(675) 308 4432
Telefax(675) 321 5155
Contactipopng@ipa.gov.pg
amelian@ipa.gov.pg
Title and name of headRegistrar: Ms. Amelia Na’aru
Competent administrationIntellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan)
Web site addresshttp://www.ipo.gov.pk
Address

Copyrights Office
Plot # ST 1 & 2
New Broad Casting House (Ground Floor)
Behind KDA Civic Center
Block -14
Gulshan-e-Iqbal
Karachi -75300

Telephone(92) 21 99 230 140
Telefax(92) 21 99 230 140
Contactcopyright@ipo.gov.pk
Title and name of headRegistrar of Copyrights : Mr. Muhammad Nasrullah
Competent administrationIntellectual Property Unit
Ministry of Economic Development
Web site addresshttp://www.trade.gov.mv/
Address

Boduthakurufaanu Magu
Male' 20125
Republic of Maldives

Telephone(960) 332 3668
(960) 750 9502
Contactip@trade.gov.mv
Title and name of headDirector : Mr. Ahmed Migdhad
Competent administrationIvorian Copyright Office
Ministry of French Language and Culture (BURIDA)
Web site addresshttps://www.buridaci.com/web
Address

B.P. V 258
Abidjan

Telephone(+225) 2241 2211
Contactinfo@buridaci.com
Title and name of headDirector General: Mr. Karim Ouattara
Competent administrationJapan Copyright Office (JCO)
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Web site addresshttp://www.bunka.go.jp/
Address

3-2-2, Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-Ward
Tokyo 100-8959

Telephone(81 3) 6734 3141
Telefax(81 3) 6734 3813
Contactkokuchosaku@mext.go.jp
Title and name of headDirector General : Mr. NAKAHARA Hirohiko
Director, Office for International Copyrights, Copyright Division: Mrs. KOBAYASHI Miho
Competent administrationKenya Copyright Board
Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice
Web site addresshttp://www.copyright.go.ke/
Address

5th Floor NHIF Building
Ragati Road
P.O Box 34670 - 00100
Nairobi - Kenya

Telephone(254 20) 253 38 69
(254 20) 253 38 59
(254 713) 761 758
(254 739) 062 643
Telefax(254 20) 221 10 82
Contactinfo@copyright.go.ke
Title and name of headExecutive Director: Mr. George Nyakweba
Competent administrationLiberia Intellectual Property Office (LIPO)
Address

U.N.Drive
Old Labour Ministry Compound
Monrovia

Telephone(231) 775 567 637
(231) 888 899 002
(231) 775 533 595
Contactliberiacopyright@gmail.com
garmaikoboi@gmail.com
Title and name of headDirector General: Mrs. Garmai Koboi
Deputy Director Genera for Copyright : Mr. Clarence H. Cole
Competent administrationMalagasy Copyright Office
Ministry of Communication and Culture (OMDA)
Web site addresshttp://www.omda.mg/index.html
Address

Lot IIF 62, Antaninandro - BP 17 Bis
Antananarivo 101

Telephone261 34 05 533 70
261 20 22 627 16
Contactomda@moov.mg
Title and name of headDirecteur / Director: Mr. Andriamiharimanana Haja Ranjarivo
Competent administrationMalian Copyright Office
Ministry of Culture (BUMDA)
Web site addresshttp://bumda.ml/
Address

Villa B5
Avenue de l’OUA, Cité des Coopérants
Faladié Sokoro BP E. 2735
Bamako

Telephone(223) 20 20 98 70
Telefax(223) 20 20 44 40
Contactbumda@afribonemali.net
django.bumda@yahoo.fr
Title and name of headDirectrice générale / Director General : Ms. Diallo Aida Koné
Competent administrationMedia and Copyright Policy Unit
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania
Web site addresshttps://lrkm.lrv.lt/en/activities/copyright
Address

J. Basanaviciaus Street 5
Vilnius 2600
Lithuania

Telephone(+370) 6 797 3210
Contactinfo@lrkm.lt
Title and name of headHead of Media and Copyright Policy Unit: Mr. Deividas Velkas
Competent administrationMinistry of Arts and Cultural Heritage
Web site addresshttp://culture.govmu.org
Address

Ministry of Arts and Cultural Heritage
7th Floor
Renganaden Seeneevassen Building
Cnr Pope Hennessy & Maillard Streets
Port Louis

Telephone(230) 212 4390
(230) 212 5848
Telefax(230) 212 9366
Contactibhugan@govmu.org
ibhugan@gmail.com
psartsandculture@govmu.org
moac@govmu.org
Title and name of headPermanent Secretary: Dr. Mrs. N. Luckheenarain
Director of Culture : Mr. Islam Bhugan
Competent administrationMinistry of Arts and Culture
Address

Ancien palais presidentiel
BP 12 798
Yaoundé

Telephone(+237) 2 22 22 85 83
Title and name of headHead: Mr. Ngando Sandje Rodrigue
Competent administrationMinistry of Commerce Industry and Trade
Intellectual Property Office
Web site addresshttp://www.gov.sz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=228&Itemid=306
Address

P.O. Box 451
Mbabane H100

Telephone(268) 2404 2243/82
(268) 2404 2336/72
Telefax(268) 2 404 4711
Contactipregistrar.eswatini@gmail.com
Title and name of head Registrar: Dr. Celucolo Dludlu
Competent administrationMinistry of Culture
Address

Tahreer Square
Sana'a

Telephone(967) 777 665 437
(967) 733 144 968
(967 1) 282 002 / 282 001
Telefax(967 1) 274 031
Contactshehabyem465@hotmail.com
Title and name of headGeneral Director of Copyright and Related Rights: Mr. Abdul-Malik Al-Qata'a
Competent administrationMinistry of Culture
Web site addresshttps://www.cultura.gob.es/cultura/areas/propiedadintelectual/mc/rpi/inicio.html
Address

Plaza del Rey No. 1
28004 Madrid
Spain

Contactpropiedad.intelectual@cultura.gob.es
Title and name of headDeputy Director General for Intellectual Property: Ms. Lara Chaguaceda Bermúdez
Competent administrationMinistry of Culture
Address

Immeuble Adja Fatou Nourou DIOP,
12ème Etage sis aux Allées Papa Guéye FALL
Dakar

Telephone(221) 33 849 03 38
(221) 33 849 03 30
Telefax(221) 33 822 16 38
Title and name of headFirst adviser to the minister in charge of copyright department: Mr. Aziz Dieng
Competent administrationMinistry of Culture and Higher Education,
Copyright Office
Address

P.O. Box 1182
Mogadishu

Telephone(252 1) 80 204
(252 1) 80 205
Competent administrationMinistry of Culture and Islamic Guidance,
Registrar of Copyright,
Center for Cultural Studies and Research (CCSR)
Address

Kamalolmolk Street
Tehran
Iran

Competent administrationMinistry of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education
Web site addresshttps://www.hugverk.is/en/knowledge/on-ip/copyright
https://www.government.is/ministries/ministry-of-culture-innovation-and-higher-education
Address

Reykjastræti 8
101 Reykjavík
Iceland

Telephone+354 545 9600
Contacthttps://www.government.is/ministries/ministry-of-culture-innovation-and-higher-education/about-the-ministry
Title and name of headDirector and Deputy Permanent - Office of Legal Affairs, Department of Culture and Media : Ms. Karitas H. Gunnarsdóttir
Senior Advisor for Copyright: Dr. Rán Tryggvadóttir
Competent administrationMinistry of Culture, Youth and Sports of Guinea-Bissau
Address

Ministério da Cultura, Juventude e Desportos da Guiné-Bissau
Av. João Bernardo Vieira,
Palácio de Governo,
Bloco Esq. 1o Andar C.P. n-338,
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Telephone(+245) 955 242 051
Contactjuveculdesporto.gb@gmail.com
Title and name of headDirector General of the Copyright Office: Mr. Luis da Silva Sá
Competent administrationMinistry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage
Intellectual Rights Department
National Service of Cultural Heritage (DDI)
Web site addresshttps://www.cultura.gob.cl/derechodeautor
Address

Paseo Ahumada 48, Pisos 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 y 11
Santiago
Chile

Telephone(+56) 22 618 9000
Contactpropiedad.intelectual@patrimoniocultural.gob.cl
Title and name of headHead: Mr. Claudio Patricio Ossa Rojas
Competent administrationMinistry of Information Affairs
Directorate of Media Administration
Web site addresshttp://www.mia.gov.bh/en
Address

Ministry of Information Complex
Building 3500
National Charter Highway
Isa Town 840
P.O. Box 253
Kingdom of Bahrain

Telephone(+973) 174 55 000
Contactminister@info.gov.bh
Title and name of headMinister of Information: Dr. Ramzan bin Abdullah Al-Noaimi
Competent administrationMinistry of Information and Culture (MoIC)
Address

Department of Planning and External Affairs
Ministry of Information and Culture
Mohammad Jan Khan Watt
Kabul, Province
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Telephone(93) 20 210 1312
Telefax(93) 20 210 3426
Title and name of headDirector: Mr. Zardasht Shams
Competent administrationMinistry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Web site addresshttps://adliya.uz/en/
Address

Sayilgoh ko’chasi, 5-uy
100000 Tashkent

Telephone(99 871) 232 50 50
Telefax(99 871) 232 50 05
Contactipdev@adliya.uz
Title and name of headDeputy Minister of Justice: Mr. Muzraf Ikramov
Competent administrationMinistry of Youth, Employment, of the Workforce Development, Culture, and Sport
Address

BP 139
Moroni
Union des Comores

Competent administrationNational Center for the Protection of Copyright and Related Rights
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities
Address

Ministry of Culture
Baghdad

Telephone(964) 770 355 0655
(964) 771 100 2422
Contactcopyright.iraq@gmail.com
henda84.com@gmail.com
Dralaakalaa@yahoo.com
Title and name of headDirector General of the Public Cultural Relations Department: Professor Dr. Alaa Abu Al-Hassan Ismail
Director Of the Department of the National Center for Copyright and Related Rights: Mrs. Hind Ismail Khalil
Competent administrationNational Centre for Arts and Culture
Ministry of Culture (NCAC)
Web site addresshttps://ncac.gm/
Address

The Gambia National Museum Premises
Independence Drive PMB 151
Banjul

Telephone(220) 778 1963
Telefax(220) 422 7461
Contacthceesay@gmail.com
hceesay@ncac.gm
Title and name of headDirector General: Mr. Hassoum Ceesay
Competent administrationNational Copyright Administration of China (NCAC)
Web site addresshttp://www.ncac.gov.cn
Address

40, Xuanwumenwai Dajie
Beijing 100052

Telephone(86 10) 8313 80 40 / 8742
Telefax(86 10) 8313 87 37
Contactinternational@ncac.gov.cn
Title and name of headVice Minister : Mr. Jianchun ZHANG
Director General: Mr. Zhicheng WANG
Competent administrationNational Copyright Center
Ministry of Culture (CENDA)
Address

Calle 15 No. 604 a/ B y C
Vedado La Habana 4
C.P.10400, La Habana
Cuba

Telephone(+53) 7832 3571
Contactcenda@cenda.cu
Title and name of headDirector General: Mr. Ernesto Vila González
Competent administrationNational Copyright Office (ONDA)
Web site addresshttps://onda.gob.do
Address

Avenida Roberto Pastoriza #317,
Ensanche Naco, Distrito Nacional
Santo Domingo
República Dominicana


Telephone+1 (829) 593 6632
Contactinfo@onda.gob.do
Title and name of headDirector General: Mr. José Rubén Gonell Cosme
Competent administrationNational Directorate of Author’s Rights (DNDA)
Web site addresshttps://www.argentina.gob.ar/justicia/derechodeautor
Address

Moreno 1228 - Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
C1091AAZ, Buenos Aires
Argentina

Telephone(+54) 11 4124 7200
Contactinfo_dnda@jus.gov.ar
Title and name of headDirector General: Mr. Walter Jorge Isidoro Waisman
Competent administrationNational Directorate of Copyright (DNDA)
Web site addresshttps://www.derechodeautor.gov.co/es
Address

Calle 28 No. 13A - 15 Piso 17,
Código postal: 110311
Bogotá D.C., Colombia

Telephone(+57) 01 8000 127878
Contactinfo@derechodeautor.gov.co
Title and name of headDirector General: Mr. Herman Gutierrez
Competent administrationNational Directorate of Copyright
Ministry of Culture
Web site addresshttps://micultura.gob.pa/dnda
Address

Dirección Nacional de Derecho de Autor y Derechos Conexos
Ministerio de Cultura
Vía España, Ciudad de Panamá

Telephone(+507) 5014073
Contactobrasautores@micultura.gob.pa
Title and name of headDirector: Ms. Maidis Chen Gondola
Competent administrationNational Institute of Copyright (INDAUTOR)
Web site addresshttps://www.indautor.gob.mx
Address

Puebla número 143
1er. Piso
Col. Roma, Del. Cuauhtémoc
C.P. 06700, México, D.F.

Telephone800 2283 400
(+52) 55 3601 8210
Contactindautor@cultura.gob.mx
Title and name of headDirector General: Ms. Karina Luján Luján
Competent administrationNational Institute of Culture and Creative Industries
Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Address

P.O. Box 679
Avenue Agostinho Neto, No. 960
Maputo

Telephone(258) 828 718 150
(258) 214 310 68
Contactdg.inicc@tvcabo.co.mz
matildemuocha@gmail.com
Title and name of headGeneral Director: Ms. Matilde Muocha
Competent administrationNational Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka
Web site addresshttp://www.nipo.gov.lk
Address

3rd floor "Samagam Medura"
400, D.R. Wijewardena Mawatha
Colombo 10

TelephoneGeneral - (94 11) 268 9368
Direct Number, DG - (9411) 266 9179
Telefax(94 11) 268 9367
Contactnipos@sltnet.lk
Title and name of headDirector General / Directeur Général: Mrs. Geethanjali Ranawaka
Competent administrationNational Library of Kuwait
Web site addresshttps://www.nlk.gov.kw
Address

Kuwait National Library - Al-Qibla- Arabian Gulf Street
next to Kuwait National Museum
PO Box:26182
AlSafat 13122- Kuwait

Telephone(965) 229 298 27
Contactnlk@nlk.gov.kw
Title and name of headManager Copyright Department : Ms. Athari Alhayef
Competent administrationNational Office of Copyrights and Related Rights
Ministry of Culture (ONDA)
Web site addresshttp://www.onda.dz
Address

121 Rue Didouche Mourad
16000 Alger

Telephone(+213) 028 17 49 70
Title and name of headDirector General: Mr. Samir Thaalbi
Competent administrationNational Registry for industrial property and copyright
Office of the Administrator and Registrar General (OARG)
Web site addresshttp://www.oarg.gov.sl
Address

28 Walpole Street
Freetown

Telephone(232) 76 612 437
(232) 75 011 460
Contactfeedback@oarg.gov.sl
elizaasaccoh@yahoo.com
Title and name of headAdministrator and Registrar General: Mrs. Saptieu Elizabeth Saccoh
Competent administrationNational Service for Copyrights and Related Rights
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Environment
Address

Rua do MAT, Complexo Administrativo Clássicos do Talatona,
Edifício 4, 6.º andar
Luanda
Angola

Telephone(+244) 946 214 949
Title and name of headDirector General: Mr. Barros Bebiano José Licença 
Competent administrationNepal Copyright Registrar's Office
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
Web site addresshttp://www.nepalcopyright.gov.np
Address

Kalikasthan, Dillibazar
PO Box No. 430
Kathmandu

Telephone(977 9) 841 405 475
(977 1) 443 1155
Telefax(977 1) 443 1144
Contactinfo@nepalcopyright.gov.np
Title and name of headRegistrar: Ms. Punya Maya Guragain
Competent administrationNiger Copyright Office (BNDA)
Ministry of Cultural Revival, Arts and Social Modernization (BNDA)
Address

B.P. 215
Niamey

Telephone(227) 96 57 38 08
(227) 20 74 31 23
Telefax(227) 20 74 31 23
Contactbnda.niger@yahoo.fr
Title and name of headDirectrice du BNDA / Director of BNDA: Mrs. Zarami Fadji Katiella
Competent administrationNigerian Copyright Commission (NCC)
Federal Ministry of Justice
Web site addresshttps://www.copyright.gov.ng
Address

Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase 1, Annex II,
Ground Floor
Shehu Shagari Way, Maitama
P.M.B. 406 Garki
Abuja

Telephone(+234) 90 1900 1400
Contactinfo@copyright.gov.ng
dg@copyright.gov.ng
Title and name of headDirector General: Dr. John O. Asein
Competent administrationNormative and Administrative Affairs, Copyright and Related Rights,
Ministry of Culture (MoC)
Web site addresshttps://kultura.gov.mk
Address

Gjuro Gjakovik 61
1000 Skopje
North Macedonia

Telephone(+389) 72 255 824
Contactinfo@kultura.gov.mk
Title and name of headDirector: Ms. Frosina Gjorshovska
Competent administrationNorwegian Ministry of Cultural Affairs Department of Media and the Arts
Web site addresshttps://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/kud/organisation/departments/department-of-media-and-the-arts/id1535
https://www.patentstyret.no/en/intellectual-property/copyright
Address

Grubbegata 1, Oslo
Norway

Telephone(+47) 22 24 90 90
Contactpostmottak@kud.dep.no
Title and name of headDirector General: Ms. Heidi Karlsen
Competent administrationOffice of Literary and Artistic Property
Under-Directorate of Legal Affairs
Directorate of General Administration
Ministry of Culture and Francophone Affairs
Web site addresshttps://www.culture.gouv.fr
Address

182, rue Saint-Honoré
75001 Paris
France

Telephone(+33) 1 40 15 80 00
Contacthttps://www.culture.gouv.fr/Contact
Title and name of headHead of Office: Ms. Anne Le Morvan
Competent administrationOffice of the Registrar General
Rwanda Development Board (RDB)
Web site addresshttp://www.rdb.rw
Address

P.O. Box 6239
Kigali
Rwanda

Telephone(250) 788811718
(250) 788632160
Telefax(250) 252 580 388
Contactinfo@org.rdb.rw
richard.kayibanda@rdb.rw
blaise.ruhima@rdb.rw
Title and name of headRegistrar General: Mr. Richard Kayibanda
Head of IP Office Division: Mr. Blaise M. Ruhima
Competent administrationRegistrar-General's Office
Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs
Address

P. O. Box G15
Honiara
Solomon Islands

Telephone(677) 23 002
Telefax(677) 23 716
Contactjamalanga@gmail.com
Title and name of headRegistrar General: Mr. Joseph Aleve Malanga
Competent administrationRegistries of Companies and Intellectual Property Division (RCIP)
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour (MCIL)
Web site addresshttp://www.mcil.gov.ws
Address

ACC House
Levels 3 & 4
Apia


P.O. Box 862
Apia

Telephone(685) 20 441
Telefax(685) 20 443
Contactmpal@mcil.gov.ws
lyndoncl@mcil.gov.ws
ipros@mcil.gov.ws
Title and name of headChief Executive Officer for MCIL/Registrar of Companies and IP: Mr. Pulotu Lyndon Chiu Ling
Competent administrationRepublic of Estonia Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs
Web site addresshttps://www.justdigi.ee/en
Address

Suur-Ameerika 1
10122 Tallinn

Telephone+372 620 8100
Contacthttps://www.justdigi.ee/en/contact
info@justdigi.ee
Title and name of headMinister of Justice and Digital Affairs: Ms. Liisa-Ly Pakosta
Secretary General: Ms. Tiina Uudeberg
Competent administrationRomanian Copyright Office (ORDA)
Web site addresshttps://orda.ro
Address

Calea Victoriei 118
Sector 1
010093 Bucharest
Romania

Telephone(40 21) 317 50 70 / 317 50 80
(40 21) 317 50 90
Contactoffice@orda.gov.ro
Title and name of headDirector General: Mr. Andrei-Simion Ijac
Competent administrationSecretary for Justice and Border Control
Registrar of Copyright, Trademarks and Patents,
Department of Justice and Border Control
Address

Nauru Post Office
Aiwo District
Republic of Nauru

Telephone(674) 557 35 05
Contactjay.udit@naurugov.nr
Title and name of headSolicitor General: Mr. Jay Udit
Competent administrationService II - copyright
Directorate General for libraries and copyright
Ministry of Culture
Web site addresshttps://biblioteche.cultura.gov.it/it/diritto-dautore
Address

Via Michele Mercati, 4
00197 Roma

Telephone(+39) 064 486 9930
Contactdirittoautore@cultura.gov.it
Title and name of headDirector: Ms. Angela Benintende
Competent administrationSlovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO)
Ministry of the Economy, Tourism and Sport
Web site addresshttps://www.gov.si/en/state-authorities/bodies-within-ministries/slovenian-intellectual-property-office/
Address

Kotnikova 6
1000 Ljubljana

Telephone(386 1) 620 31 30
Telefax(386 1) 620 31 10 / 31 11
Contactsipo@uil-sipo.si
Title and name of headDirector: Ms. Karin Žvokelj
Competent administrationSociété Sénégalaise du Droit d’Auteur et des Droits Voisins (SODAV)
Address

7 Rue Saint-Michel
Ngalandou Diouf
Dakar, B.P. 126
Sénégal

Telephone(221) 33 889 01 86
Contactcontact@lasodav.sn
Title and name of headDirector General: Mr. Aly Bathily
Competent administrationThe Copyright Bureau of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea
Web site addresshttp://www.mcst.go.kr/main.jsp
Address

388, Galmae-ro, Sejong-si, 30119
Republic of Korea

Telephone(82) (0) 44 203 2488
(82) (0) 44 203 2590
Telefax(82) (0) 44 203 3466
Contactwooheejung@korea.kr
bamso1020@korea.kr
ansso27@korea.kr
Title and name of headDirector General : Ms. JUNG Hyang-Mi
Competent administrationThe Copyright Society of Tanzania
Ministry of Industry and Trade (COSOTA)
Web site addresshttp://www.cosota.go.tz/
Address

Utumishi Block-8 Kivukoni Road
11404 Kivukoni
P.O. Box 6388
Dar es Salaam

Telephone(255) 738 015 013
(255) 738 015 014
(255) 738 015 015
Contactceo@cosota.go.tz
info@cosota.go.tz
cosotatanzania@gmail.com
Title and name of headChief Executive Officer and Copyright Administrator: Ms. Doreen Anthony Sinare
Competent administrationThe Office of The Copyright Society of Zanzibar
Ministry of Information, Youth, Culture and Sports (COSOZA)
Web site addresshttp://www.cosoza.or.tz/
Address

P.O.Box 4085
Mazizini Street, Sheria House
(Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Building)
3rd Floor, Right Wing
Zanzibar

Telephone(255 24) 223 2058
(255) 777 414 410
(255) 776 664 040
Telefax(255 24) 223 2049
Contactinfo@cosoza.or.tz
cosozazanzibar@gmail.com
cosoza@yahoo.co.uk
Title and name of headCopyright Administrator and Chief Executive Officer: Ms. Mtumwa Khatib AMEIR
Competent administrationTogolese Office of Copyright and Neighboring Rights
Ministry of Culture and Tourism (BUTODRA)
Address

161 E rue des Echis
B.P. 14053
Lomé


B.P. 14053
Lomé

Telephone(228) 22 22 18 43
(228) 22 22 69 00
Telefax(228) 22 22 69 00
Contactbutodra@gmail.com
m.edjidomele@gmail.com
Title and name of headDirecteur général/Director General: Mr. Komla Mawusse Edjidomele
Juriste, Directeur des affaires juridiques et des relations internationales/Jurist, Director of Legal Affairs and International Relations : Mr. Fousséni Arimiyaou Kagna
Competent administrationTunisian Organism for the Protection of Copyrights and Related Rights (OTDAV)
Web site addresshttp://www.otdav.tn/contact/
Address

7, Avenue Mohamed Melki
1005 El Omrane

Telephone(216) 71 957 115
(216) 71 957 102
(216) 71 957 109
(216) 71 957 097
Telefax(216 71) 957 083
Contactotdav@otdav.tn
garouachi.ramzi@otdav.tn
Title and name of headDirecteur Général/ Director General : Mr. Ramzi GAROUACHI
Competent administrationUganda Registration Services Bureau
Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs (URSB)
Web site addresshttp://ursb.go.ug/
Address

PO Box 6848
Kampala


Plot 5, George Street
Georgian House
Kampala

Telephone(256) 414 233 219
Telefax(256) 414 257 279
Contactursb@ursb.go.ug
mercy.kainobwisho@ursb.go.ug
Title and name of headRegistrar General / Director général de l'enregistrement: Ms. Mercy K. Kainobwisho
Competent administrationUnited States Copyright Office
Web site addresshttp://www.copyright.gov
Address

101 Independence Ave. S.E.
Washington, D.C.
20559-6000
United States of America

Telephone(+1) 877 476 0778
Contactcopyinfo@copyright.gov
Title and name of headRegister of Copyrights and Director: Ms. Shira Perlmutter
Competent administrationVanuatu Intellectual Property Office
Ministry of Tourism, Trade, Industry, Commerce, and Ni-Vanuatu Business
Related linkhttps://vanipo.gov.vu
Address

PMB 9056
1st Floor, Pilioko Building
Port Vila
Republic of Vanuatu

Telephone00678 33414
Telefax00678 25677
Contactsrailau@vanuatu.gov.vu
Title and name of headRegistrar : Mr. Iapatu Railau Sam