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WIPO-Administered Treaties > Contracting Parties/Signatories > Paris Convention (Total Members: 181)
Contracting Parties/Signatories Signature Instrument In Force Details
Afghanistan Accession : February 14, 2017 May 14, 2017 Details
Albania Accession : July 4, 1995 October 4, 1995 Details
Algeria Accession : September 16, 1965 March 1, 1966 Details
Andorra Accession : March 2, 2004 June 2, 2004 Details
Angola Accession : September 27, 2007 December 27, 2007 Details
Antigua and Barbuda Accession : December 17, 1999 March 17, 2000 Details
Argentina Accession : December 27, 1966 February 10, 1967 Details
Armenia Declaration of Continued Application : May 17, 1994 December 25, 1991 Details
Australia Accession : July 30, 1925 October 10, 1925 Details
Austria Accession : November 30, 1908 January 1, 1909 Details
Azerbaijan Accession : September 25, 1995 December 25, 1995 Details
Bahamas Declaration of Continued Application : July 5, 1976 July 10, 1973 Details
Bahrain Accession : July 29, 1997 October 29, 1997 Details
Bangladesh Accession : November 29, 1990 March 3, 1991 Details
Barbados Accession : December 12, 1984 March 12, 1985 Details
Belarus Declaration of Continued Application : April 14, 1993 December 25, 1991 Details
Belgium March 20, 1883 Ratification : June 6, 1884 July 7, 1884 Details
Belize Accession : March 17, 2000 June 17, 2000 Details
Benin Accession : September 22, 1966 January 10, 1967 Details
Bhutan Accession : May 4, 2000 August 4, 2000 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 March 20, 1883 Ratification : June 6, 1884 July 7, 1884 Details
Brunei Darussalam Accession : November 17, 2011 February 17, 2012 Details
Bulgaria Accession : April 30, 1921 June 13, 1921 Details
Burkina Faso Accession : September 17, 1963 November 19, 1963 Details
Burundi Accession : May 31, 1977 September 3, 1977 Details
Cabo Verde Accession : April 6, 2022 July 6, 2022 Details
Cambodia Accession : June 22, 1998 September 22, 1998 Details
Cameroon Accession : February 10, 1964 May 10, 1964 Details
Canada Accession : August 21, 1923 September 1, 1923 Details
Central African Republic Accession : October 5, 1963 November 19, 1963 Details
Chad Accession : September 11, 1963 November 19, 1963 Details
Chile Accession : March 13, 1991 June 14, 1991 Details
China Accession : December 19, 1984 March 19, 1985 Details
Colombia Accession : June 3, 1996 September 3, 1996 Details
Comoros Accession : January 3, 2005 April 3, 2005 Details
Congo Accession : June 26, 1963 September 2, 1963 Details
Costa Rica Accession : July 28, 1995 October 31, 1995 Details
Croatia Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 28, 1992 October 8, 1991 Details
Cuba Accession : September 22, 1904 November 17, 1904 Details
Cyprus Accession : December 17, 1965 January 17, 1966 Details
Czech Republic Declaration of Continued Application : December 18, 1992 January 1, 1993 Details
Côte d'Ivoire Accession : August 9, 1963 October 23, 1963 Details
Democratic People's Republic of Korea Accession : March 7, 1980 June 10, 1980 Details
Democratic Republic of the Congo Accession : October 28, 1974 January 31, 1975 Details
Denmark Accession : October 1, 1894 October 1, 1894 Details
Djibouti Accession : February 13, 2002 May 13, 2002 Details
Dominica Accession : May 7, 1999 August 7, 1999 Details
Dominican Republic Accession : October 20, 1884 July 11, 1890 Details
Ecuador Accession : March 22, 1999 June 22, 1999 Details
Egypt Accession : March 5, 1951 July 1, 1951 Details
El Salvador Accession : November 18, 1993 February 19, 1994 Details
Equatorial Guinea Accession : March 26, 1997 June 26, 1997 Details
Estonia Accession : May 24, 1994 August 24, 1994 Details
Eswatini Accession : February 12, 1991 May 12, 1991 Details
Ethiopia Accession : May 15, 2025 August 15, 2025 Details
Fiji Accession : October 19, 2023 January 19, 2024 Details
Finland Accession : August 2, 1921 September 20, 1921 Details
France March 20, 1883 Ratification : June 6, 1884 July 7, 1884 Details
Gabon Accession : November 16, 1963 February 29, 1964 Details
Gambia Accession : October 21, 1991 January 21, 1992 Details
Georgia Declaration of Continued Application : January 18, 1994 December 25, 1991 Details
Germany Accession : May 1, 1903 May 1, 1903 Details
Ghana Accession : June 28, 1976 September 28, 1976 Details
Greece Accession : August 18, 1924 October 2, 1924 Details
Grenada Accession : June 22, 1998 September 22, 1998 Details
Guatemala Accession : May 18, 1998 August 18, 1998 Details
Guinea Accession : October 30, 1981 February 5, 1982 Details
Guinea-Bissau Accession : March 28, 1988 June 28, 1988 Details
Guyana Accession : July 25, 1994 October 25, 1994 Details
Haiti Accession : February 19, 1958 July 1, 1958 Details
Holy See Accession : July 21, 1960 September 29, 1960 Details
Honduras Accession : November 3, 1993 February 4, 1994 Details
Hungary Accession : November 30, 1908 January 1, 1909 Details
Iceland Accession : January 31, 1962 May 5, 1962 Details
India Accession : September 7, 1998 December 7, 1998 Details
Indonesia Declaration of Continued Application : August 15, 1950 December 24, 1950 Details
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Accession : September 1, 1959 December 16, 1959 Details
Iraq Accession : October 21, 1975 January 24, 1976 Details
Ireland Accession : October 22, 1925 December 4, 1925 Details
Israel Accession : December 14, 1949 March 24, 1950 Details
Italy March 20, 1883 Ratification : June 6, 1884 July 7, 1884 Details
Jamaica Accession : September 24, 1999 December 24, 1999 Details
Japan Accession : April 18, 1899 July 15, 1899 Details
Jordan Accession : April 12, 1972 July 17, 1972 Details
Kazakhstan Declaration of Continued Application : February 16, 1993 December 25, 1991 Details
Kenya Accession : May 14, 1965 June 14, 1965 Details
Kiribati Accession : November 5, 2021 February 5, 2022 Details
Kuwait Accession : September 2, 2014 December 2, 2014 Details
Kyrgyzstan Declaration of Continued Application : February 14, 1994 December 25, 1991 Details
Lao People's Democratic Republic Accession : July 8, 1998 October 8, 1998 Details
Latvia Accession : June 7, 1993 September 7, 1993 Details
Lebanon Accession : June 18, 1924 September 1, 1924 Details
Lesotho Accession : June 27, 1989 September 28, 1989 Details
Liberia Accession : May 27, 1994 August 27, 1994 Details
Libya Accession : June 28, 1976 September 28, 1976 Details
Liechtenstein Accession : May 8, 1933 July 14, 1933 Details
Lithuania Accession : February 21, 1994 May 22, 1994 Details
Luxembourg Accession : May 12, 1922 June 30, 1922 Details
Madagascar Accession : October 7, 1963 December 21, 1963 Details
Malawi Declaration of Continued Application : May 24, 1965 July 6, 1964 Details
Malaysia Accession : June 23, 1988 January 1, 1989 Details
Mali Accession : October 14, 1982 March 1, 1983 Details
Malta Accession : August 29, 1967 October 20, 1967 Details
Mauritania Accession : October 26, 1964 April 11, 1965 Details
Mauritius Accession : June 21, 1976 September 24, 1976 Details
Mexico Accession : July 20, 1903 September 7, 1903 Details
Monaco Accession : February 9, 1956 April 29, 1956 Details
Mongolia Accession : January 16, 1985 April 21, 1985 Details
Montenegro Declaration of Continued Application : December 4, 2006 June 3, 2006 Details
Morocco Accession : February 27, 1917 July 30, 1917 Details
Mozambique Accession : April 9, 1998 July 9, 1998 Details
Namibia Accession : December 29, 2003 January 1, 2004 Details
Nepal Accession : March 22, 2001 June 22, 2001 Details
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) March 20, 1883 Ratification : June 6, 1884 July 7, 1884 Details
New Zealand Accession : June 10, 1931 July 29, 1931 Details
Nicaragua Accession : April 3, 1996 July 3, 1996 Details
Niger Accession : September 10, 1963 July 5, 1964 Details
Nigeria Accession : July 17, 1963 September 2, 1963 Details
North Macedonia Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 23, 1993 September 8, 1991 Details
Norway Accession : May 29, 1885 July 1, 1885 Details
Oman Accession : April 14, 1999 July 14, 1999 Details
Pakistan Accession : April 22, 2004 July 22, 2004 Details
Panama Accession : July 19, 1996 October 19, 1996 Details
Papua New Guinea Accession : March 15, 1999 June 15, 1999 Details
Paraguay Accession : February 25, 1994 May 28, 1994 Details
Peru Accession : January 11, 1995 April 11, 1995 Details
Philippines Accession : August 12, 1965 September 27, 1965 Details
Poland Accession : June 24, 1919 November 10, 1919 Details
Portugal March 20, 1883 Ratification : June 6, 1884 July 7, 1884 Details
Qatar Accession : April 5, 2000 July 5, 2000 Details
Republic of Korea Accession : February 1, 1980 May 4, 1980 Details
Republic of Moldova Declaration of Continued Application : June 3, 1993 December 25, 1991 Details
Romania Accession : August 26, 1920 October 6, 1920 Details
Russian Federation Accession : March 16, 1965 July 1, 1965 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 : March 9, 1995 June 9, 1995 Details
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Accession : May 29, 1995 August 29, 1995 Details
Samoa Accession : June 21, 2013 September 21, 2013 Details
San Marino Accession : December 16, 1959 March 4, 1960 Details
Sao Tome and Principe Accession : February 12, 1998 May 12, 1998 Details
Saudi Arabia Accession : December 11, 2003 March 11, 2004 Details
Senegal Accession : October 16, 1963 December 21, 1963 Details
Serbia Declaration of Continued Application : September 19, 2006 April 27, 1992 Details
Seychelles Accession : August 7, 2002 November 7, 2002 Details
Sierra Leone Accession : March 17, 1997 June 17, 1997 Details
Singapore Accession : November 23, 1994 February 23, 1995 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
South Africa Accession : October 20, 1947 December 1, 1947 Details
Spain March 20, 1883 Ratification : June 6, 1884 July 7, 1884 Details
Sri Lanka Accession : October 9, 1952 December 29, 1952 Details
Sudan Accession : January 16, 1984 April 16, 1984 Details
Suriname Declaration of Continued Application : November 16, 1976 November 25, 1975 Details
Sweden Accession : May 29, 1885 July 1, 1885 Details
Switzerland March 20, 1883 Ratification : June 6, 1884 July 7, 1884 Details
Syrian Arab Republic Accession : June 18, 1924 September 1, 1924 Details
Tajikistan Declaration of Continued Application : February 14, 1994 December 25, 1991 Details
Thailand Accession : May 2, 2008 August 2, 2008 Details
Togo Accession : July 11, 1967 September 10, 1967 Details
Tonga Accession : March 14, 2001 June 14, 2001 Details
Trinidad and Tobago Accession : May 14, 1964 August 1, 1964 Details
Tunisia Accession : March 20, 1884 July 7, 1884 Details
Turkmenistan Declaration of Continued Application : March 1, 1995 December 25, 1991 Details
Türkiye Accession : August 6, 1925 October 10, 1925 Details
Uganda Accession : May 14, 1965 June 14, 1965 Details
Ukraine Declaration of Continued Application : September 21, 1992 December 25, 1991 Details
United Arab Emirates Accession : June 19, 1996 September 19, 1996 Details
United Kingdom Accession : March 17, 1884 July 7, 1884 Details
United Republic of Tanzania Accession : April 2, 1963 June 16, 1963 Details
United States of America Accession : March 18, 1887 May 30, 1887 Details
Uruguay Accession : January 25, 1967 March 18, 1967 Details
Uzbekistan Declaration of Continued Application : August 18, 1993 December 25, 1991 Details
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Accession : June 9, 1995 September 12, 1995 Details
Viet Nam March 8, 1949 Details
Yemen Accession : November 15, 2006 February 15, 2007 Details
Zambia Declaration of Continued Application : December 31, 1964 April 6, 1965 Details
Zimbabwe Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 29, 1981 April 18, 1980 Details