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Contracting Parties Berne Convention Berne Additional Protocol (1914) (Total Members: 28)
Member Signature Instrument In Force Restriction Details
Austria
Accession: September 11, 1920
October 1, 1920
Belgium
March 20, 1914
Ratification: November 4, 1921
November 4, 1921
Brazil
Accession: February 6, 1922
February 9, 1922
Bulgaria
Accession: December 5, 1921
December 5, 1921
Denmark
March 20, 1914
Ratification: March 13, 1915
April 20, 1915
Estonia
Accession: June 9, 1927
June 9, 1927
Finland
Accession: March 23, 1928
April 1, 1928
France
March 20, 1914
Ratification: November 28, 1915
February 2, 1916
Germany
March 20, 1914
Ratification: October 5, 1919
October 17, 1919
Greece
Accession: March 10, 1924
March 10, 1924
Haiti
March 20, 1914
Hungary
Accession: February 14, 1922
February 14, 1922
Ireland
Accession: October 5, 1927
October 5, 1927
Italy
March 20, 1914
Ratification: February 20, 1930
February 20, 1930
Japan
March 20, 1914
Ratification: February 5, 1915
April 20, 1915
Liberia
March 20, 1914
Ratification: May 31, 1920
September 9, 1921
Luxembourg
March 20, 1914
Ratification: March 3, 1915
April 20, 1915
Monaco
March 20, 1914
Ratification: November 5, 1914
April 20, 1915
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
March 20, 1914
Ratification: April 1, 1915
April 20, 1915
Norway
March 20, 1914
Ratification: February 28, 1920
February 28, 1920
Poland
Accession: January 28, 1920
January 28, 1920
Portugal
March 20, 1914
Romania
Accession: August 28, 1926
January 1, 1927
Accession to the Berne Additional Protocol (1914) subject to the following reservation: Article 9 of the Act is replaced by Article 7 of the Berne Convention, 1886, in respect of the reproduction of articles published in newspapers or periodicals. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1926, No.11, p.121)
Spain
March 20, 1914
Ratification: April 20, 1915
April 20, 1915
Sweden
March 20, 1914
Ratification: September 22, 1919
January 1, 1920
Switzerland
March 20, 1914
Ratification: January 26, 1915
April 20, 1915
Thailand
Accession: June 17, 1931
July 17, 1931
Tunisia
March 20, 1914
Ratification: March 31, 1920
April 23, 1920
Signature and ratification of the Berne Additional Protocol (1914) through France.
Türkiye
Accession: June 20, 1931
June 20, 1931
United Kingdom
March 20, 1914
Ratification: July 7, 1914
April 20, 1915
Accession to the Berne Additional Protocol (1914) for Palestine: March 17, 1924; Entry into force: March 21, 1924. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1924, No.9, p.97)