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WIPO-Administered Treaties > Contracting Parties/Signatories > Berne Convention (Total Members: 182)
Contracting Parties/Signatories Signature Instrument In Force Details
Afghanistan Accession : March 2, 2018 June 2, 2018 Details
Albania Accession : December 2, 1993 March 6, 1994 Details
Algeria Accession : January 19, 1998 April 19, 1998 Details
Andorra Accession : March 2, 2004 June 2, 2004 Details
Antigua and Barbuda Accession : December 17, 1999 March 17, 2000 Details
Argentina Accession : May 5, 1967 June 10, 1967 Details
Armenia Accession : July 19, 2000 October 19, 2000 Details
Australia Declaration of Continued Application : April 14, 1928 April 14, 1928 Details
Austria Accession : September 11, 1920 October 1, 1920 Details
Azerbaijan Accession : March 4, 1999 June 4, 1999 Details
Bahamas Declaration of Continued Application : July 5, 1976 July 10, 1973 Details
Bahrain Accession : November 29, 1996 March 2, 1997 Details
Bangladesh Accession : February 4, 1999 May 4, 1999 Details
Barbados Accession : March 16, 1983 July 30, 1983 Details
Belarus Accession : September 12, 1997 December 12, 1997 Details
Belgium September 9, 1886 Ratification : September 5, 1887 December 5, 1887 Details
Belize Accession : March 17, 2000 June 17, 2000 Details
Benin Declaration of Continued Application : January 3, 1961 August 1, 1960 Details
Bhutan Accession : August 25, 2004 November 25, 2004 Details
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Accession : August 4, 1993 November 4, 1993 Details
Bosnia and Herzegovina Declaration of Continued Application : June 2, 1993 March 1, 1992 Details
Botswana Accession : January 15, 1998 April 15, 1998 Details
Brazil Accession : February 6, 1922 February 9, 1922 Details
Brunei Darussalam Accession : May 30, 2006 August 30, 2006 Details
Bulgaria Accession : December 5, 1921 December 5, 1921 Details
Burkina Faso Accession : April 26, 1963 August 19, 1963 Details
Burundi Accession : January 12, 2016 April 12, 2016 Details
Cabo Verde Accession : April 7, 1997 July 7, 1997 Details
Cambodia Accession : December 9, 2021 March 9, 2022 Details
Cameroon Declaration of Continued Application : September 21, 1964 January 1, 1960 Details
Canada Declaration of Continued Application : April 10, 1928 April 10, 1928 Details
Central African Republic Accession : May 31, 1977 September 3, 1977 Details
Chad Accession : August 4, 1971 November 25, 1971 Details
Chile Accession : April 9, 1970 June 5, 1970 Details
China Accession : July 10, 1992 October 15, 1992 Details
Colombia Accession : December 4, 1987 March 7, 1988 Details
Comoros Accession : January 17, 2005 April 17, 2005 Details
Congo Declaration of Continued Application : May 8, 1962 August 15, 1960 Details
Cook Islands Accession : May 3, 2017 August 3, 2017 Details
Costa Rica Accession : March 3, 1978 June 10, 1978 Details
Croatia Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 28, 1992 October 8, 1991 Details
Cuba Accession : November 20, 1996 February 20, 1997 Details
Cyprus Declaration of Continued Application : February 24, 1964 August 16, 1960 Details
Czech Republic Declaration of Continued Application : December 18, 1992 January 1, 1993 Details
Côte d'Ivoire Accession : July 8, 1961 January 1, 1962 Details
Democratic People's Republic of Korea Accession : January 28, 2003 April 28, 2003 Details
Democratic Republic of the Congo Declaration of Continued Application : October 8, 1963 June 30, 1960 Details
Denmark Accession : June 13, 1903 July 1, 1903 Details
Djibouti Accession : February 13, 2002 May 13, 2002 Details
Dominica Accession : May 7, 1999 August 7, 1999 Details
Dominican Republic Accession : September 24, 1997 December 24, 1997 Details
Ecuador Accession : July 8, 1991 October 9, 1991 Details
Egypt Accession : March 2, 1977 June 7, 1977 Details
El Salvador Accession : November 18, 1993 February 19, 1994 Details
Equatorial Guinea Accession : March 26, 1997 June 26, 1997 Details
Estonia Accession : July 26, 1994 October 26, 1994 Details
Eswatini Accession : September 14, 1998 December 14, 1998 Details
Fiji Declaration of Continued Application : December 1, 1971 October 10, 1970 Details
Finland Accession : March 23, 1928 April 1, 1928 Details
France September 9, 1886 Ratification : September 5, 1887 December 5, 1887 Details
Gabon Accession : December 19, 1961 March 26, 1962 Details
Gambia Accession : December 7, 1992 March 7, 1993 Details
Georgia Accession : February 16, 1995 May 16, 1995 Details
Germany September 9, 1886 Ratification : September 5, 1887 December 5, 1887 Details
Ghana Accession : July 11, 1991 October 11, 1991 Details
Greece Accession : November 9, 1920 November 9, 1920 Details
Grenada Accession : June 22, 1998 September 22, 1998 Details
Guatemala Accession : April 28, 1997 July 28, 1997 Details
Guinea Accession : August 13, 1980 November 20, 1980 Details
Guinea-Bissau Accession : April 18, 1991 July 22, 1991 Details
Guyana Accession : July 25, 1994 October 25, 1994 Details
Haiti Accession : October 11, 1995 January 11, 1996 Details
Holy See Accession : July 19, 1935 September 12, 1935 Details
Honduras Accession : October 24, 1989 January 25, 1990 Details
Hungary Accession : February 14, 1922 February 14, 1922 Details
Iceland Accession : June 30, 1947 September 7, 1947 Details
India Declaration of Continued Application : April 23, 1928 April 1, 1928 Details
Indonesia Accession : June 5, 1997 September 5, 1997 Details
Ireland Accession : October 5, 1927 October 5, 1927 Details
Israel Accession : December 14, 1949 March 24, 1950 Details
Italy September 9, 1886 Ratification : September 5, 1887 December 5, 1887 Details
Jamaica Accession : September 28, 1993 January 1, 1994 Details
Japan Accession : April 18, 1899 July 15, 1899 Details
Jordan Accession : April 28, 1999 July 28, 1999 Details
Kazakhstan Accession : January 12, 1999 April 12, 1999 Details
Kenya Accession : March 11, 1993 June 11, 1993 Details
Kiribati Accession : October 2, 2017 January 2, 2018 Details
Kuwait Accession : September 2, 2014 December 2, 2014 Details
Kyrgyzstan Accession : April 8, 1999 July 8, 1999 Details
Lao People's Democratic Republic Accession : December 14, 2011 March 14, 2012 Details
Latvia Accession : May 11, 1995 August 11, 1995 Details
Lebanon Accession : February 19, 1946 September 30, 1947 Details
Lesotho Accession : June 27, 1989 September 28, 1989 Details
Liberia Accession : December 8, 1988 March 8, 1989 Details
Libya Accession : June 28, 1976 September 28, 1976 Details
Liechtenstein Accession : July 20, 1931 July 30, 1931 Details
Lithuania Accession : September 14, 1994 December 14, 1994 Details
Luxembourg Accession : June 20, 1888 June 20, 1888 Details
Madagascar Declaration of Continued Application : February 11, 1966 January 1, 1966 Details
Malawi Accession : July 12, 1991 October 12, 1991 Details
Malaysia Accession : June 28, 1990 October 1, 1990 Details
Maldives Accession : August 22, 2025 November 22, 2025 Details
Mali Declaration of Continued Application : March 19, 1962 March 19, 1962 Details
Malta Declaration of Continued Application : May 29, 1968 September 21, 1964 Details
Mauritania Accession : October 16, 1972 February 6, 1973 Details
Mauritius Accession : February 9, 1989 May 10, 1989 Details
Mexico Accession : May 9, 1967 June 11, 1967 Details
Micronesia (Federated States of) Accession : July 7, 2003 October 7, 2003 Details
Monaco Accession : May 30, 1889 May 30, 1889 Details
Mongolia Accession : December 12, 1997 March 12, 1998 Details
Montenegro Declaration of Continued Application : December 4, 2006 June 3, 2006 Details
Morocco Accession : June 16, 1917 June 16, 1917 Details
Mozambique Accession : August 22, 2013 November 22, 2013 Details
Namibia Declaration of Continued Application : September 21, 1993 March 21, 1990 Details
Naoero Accession : February 11, 2020 May 11, 2020 Details
Nepal Accession : October 11, 2005 January 11, 2006 Details
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Accession : October 9, 1912 November 1, 1912 Details
New Zealand Declaration of Continued Application : April 26, 1928 April 24, 1928 Details
Nicaragua Accession : May 23, 2000 August 23, 2000 Details
Niger Declaration of Continued Application : May 2, 1962 August 3, 1960 Details
Nigeria Accession : June 10, 1993 September 14, 1993 Details
Niue Accession : June 24, 2016 September 24, 2016 Details
North Macedonia Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 23, 1993 September 8, 1991 Details
Norway Accession : April 13, 1896 April 13, 1896 Details
Oman Accession : April 14, 1999 July 14, 1999 Details
Pakistan Accession : June 4, 1948 July 5, 1948 Details
Panama Accession : March 8, 1996 June 8, 1996 Details
Paraguay Accession : September 9, 1991 January 2, 1992 Details
Peru Accession : May 20, 1988 August 20, 1988 Details
Philippines Accession : June 29, 1950 August 1, 1951 Details
Poland Accession : January 28, 1920 January 28, 1920 Details
Portugal Accession : March 29, 1911 March 29, 1911 Details
Qatar Accession : April 5, 2000 July 5, 2000 Details
Republic of Korea Accession : May 21, 1996 August 21, 1996 Details
Republic of Moldova Accession : August 1, 1995 November 2, 1995 Details
Romania Accession : August 28, 1926 January 1, 1927 Details
Russian Federation Accession : December 9, 1994 March 13, 1995 Details
Rwanda Accession : November 3, 1983 March 1, 1984 Details
Saint Kitts and Nevis Accession : January 3, 1995 April 9, 1995 Details
Saint Lucia Accession : May 21, 1993 August 24, 1993 Details
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Accession : May 29, 1995 August 29, 1995 Details
Samoa Accession : April 21, 2006 July 21, 2006 Details
San Marino Accession : June 2, 2020 September 2, 2020 Details
Sao Tome and Principe Accession : March 14, 2016 June 14, 2016 Details
Saudi Arabia Accession : December 11, 2003 March 11, 2004 Details
Senegal Accession : June 30, 1962 August 25, 1962 Details
Serbia Declaration of Continued Application : September 19, 2006 April 27, 1992 Details
Singapore Accession : September 21, 1998 December 21, 1998 Details
Slovakia Declaration of Continued Application : December 30, 1992 January 1, 1993 Details
Slovenia Declaration of Continued Application : June 12, 1992 June 25, 1991 Details
Solomon Islands Accession : April 4, 2019 July 4, 2019 Details
South Africa Declaration of Continued Application : October 3, 1928 October 3, 1928 Details
Spain September 9, 1886 Ratification : September 5, 1887 December 5, 1887 Details
Sri Lanka Declaration of Continued Application : July 20, 1959 February 4, 1948 Details
Sudan Accession : September 28, 2000 December 28, 2000 Details
Suriname Accession : November 16, 1976 February 23, 1977 Details
Sweden Accession : July 8, 1904 August 1, 1904 Details
Switzerland September 9, 1886 Ratification : September 5, 1887 December 5, 1887 Details
Syrian Arab Republic Accession : March 11, 2004 June 11, 2004 Details
Tajikistan Accession : December 9, 1999 March 9, 2000 Details
Thailand Accession : June 17, 1931 July 17, 1931 Details
Togo Accession : January 28, 1975 April 30, 1975 Details
Tonga Accession : March 14, 2001 June 14, 2001 Details
Trinidad and Tobago Accession : May 16, 1988 August 16, 1988 Details
Tunisia September 9, 1886 Ratification : September 5, 1887 December 5, 1887 Details
Turkmenistan Accession : February 29, 2016 May 29, 2016 Details
Tuvalu Accession : March 2, 2017 June 2, 2017 Details
Türkiye Accession : October 27, 1951 January 1, 1952 Details
Uganda Accession : January 28, 2022 April 28, 2022 Details
Ukraine Accession : July 25, 1995 October 25, 1995 Details
United Arab Emirates Accession : April 14, 2004 July 14, 2004 Details
United Kingdom September 9, 1886 Ratification : September 5, 1887 December 5, 1887 Details
United Republic of Tanzania Accession : April 25, 1994 July 25, 1994 Details
United States of America Accession : November 16, 1988 March 1, 1989 Details
Uruguay Accession : June 7, 1967 July 10, 1967 Details
Uzbekistan Accession : January 19, 2005 April 19, 2005 Details
Vanuatu Accession : September 27, 2012 December 27, 2012 Details
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Accession : September 20, 1982 December 30, 1982 Details
Viet Nam Accession : July 26, 2004 October 26, 2004 Details
Yemen Accession : April 14, 2008 July 14, 2008 Details
Zambia Accession : September 13, 1991 January 2, 1992 Details
Zimbabwe Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 18, 1981 April 18, 1980 Details