Treaty

Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971

Treaty data

Treaty number 002783
Date of conclusion 24-07-1971
Place of conclusion Parijs
Provisional application
Entry into force 10-07-1974
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
Approval act 1985, 306
Consolidated text 0003491

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application
Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 30-11-1985
Netherlands (Bonaire)
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
Netherlands (Saba)
Aruba
Curaçao
Sint Maarten

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

Party Signature RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known Entry into force Renunciation Termination
Albania 04-11-2003 (A) 04-02-2004
Algeria 28-05-1973 (A) 10-07-1974
Australia 29-11-1977 (A) 28-02-1978
Austria 14-05-1982 (A) 14-08-1982
Bahamas 27-09-1976 (A) 27-12-1976
Bangladesh 05-05-1975 (A) 05-08-1975
Barbados 18-03-1983 (A) 18-06-1983
Belgium 28-07-1971
Bolivia 22-12-1989 (A) 22-03-1990
Bosnia and Herzegovina 06-03-1992 (Su) 06-03-1992
Brazil 24-07-1971 11-09-1975 (R) 11-12-1975
Bulgaria 07-03-1975 (A) 07-06-1975
Cameroon 01-02-1973 (A) 10-07-1974
Central African Republic 31-05-1977 (A) 31-08-1977
China 30-07-1992 (A) 30-10-1992
Colombia 18-03-1976 (A) 18-06-1976
Costa Rica 24-07-1971 07-12-1979 (R) 07-03-1980
Croatia 06-07-1992 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cyprus 19-09-1990 (A) 19-12-1990
Czech Republic 26-03-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 17-01-1980 (A) 17-04-1980
Denmark 24-07-1971 11-04-1979 (R) 11-07-1979
Dominican Republic 08-02-1983 (A) 08-05-1983
Ecuador 06-06-1991 (A) 06-09-1991
El Salvador 29-12-1978 (A) 29-03-1979
Finland 12-11-1971 01-08-1986 (R) 01-11-1986
France 24-07-1971 11-09-1972 (R) 10-07-1974
Germany 24-07-1971 18-10-1973 (R) 10-07-1974
Guatemala 24-07-1971
Guinea 13-08-1981 (A) 13-11-1981
Holy See 24-07-1971 06-02-1980 (R) 06-05-1980
Hungary 24-07-1971 15-09-1972 (R) 10-07-1974
India 24-07-1971 07-01-1988 (R) 07-04-1988
Israel 24-07-1971
Italy 24-07-1971 25-10-1979 (R) 25-01-1980
Japan 22-10-1971 21-07-1977 (R) 21-10-1977
Kenya 24-07-1971 04-01-1974 (R) 10-07-1974
Lebanon 24-07-1971
Liberia 24-07-1971
Liechtenstein 11-08-1999 (A) 11-11-1999
Mauritius 24-07-1971
Mexico 24-07-1971 31-07-1975 (R) 31-10-1975
Monaco 24-07-1971 13-09-1974 (R) 13-12-1974
Montenegro 26-04-2007 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 28-10-1975 (A) 28-01-1976
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 24-07-1971 30-08-1985 (R) 30-11-1985
Niger 15-02-1989 (A) 15-05-1989
North Macedonia 30-04-1997 (Su) 17-11-1991
Norway 20-11-1971 07-05-1974 (R) 07-08-1974
Panama 03-06-1980 (A) 03-09-1980
Peru 22-04-1985 (A) 22-07-1985
Poland 09-12-1976 (A) 09-03-1977
Portugal 30-04-1981 (A) 30-07-1981
Republic of Korea, the 01-07-1987 (A) 01-10-1987
Russian Federation 09-12-1994 (A) 09-03-1995
Rwanda 10-08-1989 (A) 10-11-1989
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 22-01-1985 (Su) 27-10-1979
Saudi Arabia 13-04-1994 (A) 13-07-1994
Senegal 09-04-1974 (A) 10-07-1974
Serbia 11-09-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Slovakia 31-03-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 05-11-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
Spain 24-07-1971 10-04-1974 (R) 10-07-1974
Sri Lanka 25-10-1983 (A) 25-01-1984
Sweden 24-07-1971 27-06-1973 (R) 10-07-1974
Switzerland 24-07-1971 21-06-1993 (R) 21-09-1993
Togo 28-02-2003 (A) 28-05-2003
Trinidad and Tobago 19-05-1988 (A) 19-08-1988
Tunisia 24-07-1971 10-03-1975 (R) 10-06-1975
United Kingdom 24-07-1971 19-05-1972 (R) 10-07-1974
United States of America 24-07-1971 18-09-1972 (R) 10-07-1974
Uruguay 12-01-1993 (A) 12-04-1993
Venezuela 11-01-1996 (A) 11-04-1996
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 24-07-1971 03-07-1973 (R) 10-07-1974

Extensions

China

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Hong Kong SAR 01-07-1997
Macao SAR 20-12-1999

Portugal

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Macao (<20-12-1999) 13-04-1987 20-12-1999

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
British Virgin Islands 10-07-1974
Gibraltar 10-07-1974
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997) 19-12-1984 01-07-1997
Man, Isle of 10-07-1974
Saint Lucia (< 22-02-1979) 10-07-1974 22-02-1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (<27-10-1979) 10-07-1974 27-10-1979
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 10-07-1974
Seychelles (< 29-06-1976) 10-07-1974 29-06-1976

United States of America

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Guam 10-07-1974
Panama Canal Zone (< 01-10-1979) 10-07-1974 31-12-1999
Puerto Rico 10-07-1974
US Virgin Islands 10-07-1974

Parent treaties

Title Date of conclusion Place of conclusion
Universal Copyright Convention 06-09-1952 Genève
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