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Contracting Parties Berne Convention France

Dates Signature: September 9, 1886 Ratification: September 5, 1887 Entry into force: December 5, 1887

Territorial Information

Ratification of the Berne Convention (1886) included colonies. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1888, No.1, p.7)

 

Act(s) Article(s) Signature Instrument Entry into Force
Paris Act (1971) 1 - 21 July 24, 1971 Ratification : September 11, 1972 October 10, 1974
Paris Act (1971) 22 - 38 July 24, 1971 Ratification : September 11, 1972 December 15, 1972
Stockholm Act (1967) July 14, 1967
Brussels Act (1948) June 26, 1948 Ratification : January 22, 1951 August 1, 1951
Rome Act (1928) June 2, 1928 Accession : November 3, 1933 December 22, 1933
Berne Additional Protocol (1914) March 20, 1914 Ratification : November 28, 1915 February 2, 1916
Berlin Act (1908) November 13, 1908 Ratification : June 30, 1910 September 9, 1910
Paris Additional Act (1896) May 4, 1896 Ratification : September 9, 1897 December 9, 1897


Declarations, Reservations

Stockholm Act (1967): A notification was deposited by the Government of the French Republic in which that Government indicated its desire to avail itself of the provisions of Article 38(2) of the Stockholm Act of the Berne Convention. This notification entered into force on the date of its receipt, that is, on June 8, 1970. Pursuant to the provisions of the said Article, the French Republic, which was a member of the Berne Union, could, for five years from April 26, 1970, the date of entry into force of the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), exercise the rights provided under Articles 22 to 26 of the Stockholm Act of the Berne Convention, as if it were bound by those Articles. (see Berne Notification No. 20)

Accession to the Rome Act (1928) subject to the following reservation: Article 2, paragraph 4, of the Act is replaced by the relevant provisions of the texts adopted prior to the Berlin Act, 1908 (Article 4 of the Berne Convention, 1886), in respect of works of art applied to industry. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1933, No.12, p.133)

Ratification of the Berlin Act (1908) subject to the following reservation: In respect to the protection of works of art applied to industry, Article 2, paragraph 4, of the Act is replaced by Article 4 of the Berne Convention, 1886, (N.B. the latter article does not include said works among literary and artistic works). (see Le Droit d'auteur 1910, No.7, p.86)

 
 Territorial Information

Accession to the Rome Act (1928) included colonies, protectorates and territories. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1933, No.12, p.133)

Ratification of the Berlin Act (1908) included colonies and protectorates. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1930, No.7, p.73)