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WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) (1996)

Treaty data

Treaty number 007936
Date of conclusion 20-12-1996
Place of conclusion Genève
Provisional application
Entry into force 06-03-2002
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper 29633-R1760
Consolidated text 0004073

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application		 Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 14-03-2010
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
Afghanistan 09-11-2020 (A) 09-02-2021
Albania 06-05-2005 (A) 06-08-2005
Algeria 31-10-2013 (A) 31-01-2014
Argentina 18-09-1997 19-11-1999 (R) 06-03-2002
Armenia 06-12-2004 (A) 06-03-2005
Australia 26-04-2007 (A) 26-07-2007
Austria 14-12-2009 (R) 14-03-2010
Azerbaijan 11-01-2006 (A) 11-04-2006
Bahrain 15-09-2005 (A) 15-12-2005
Barbados 13-09-2019 (A) 13-12-2019
Belarus 08-12-1997 15-07-1998 (R) 06-03-2002
Belgium 19-02-1997 30-05-2006 (R) 30-08-2006
Belize 09-11-2018 (A) 09-02-2019
Benin 16-01-2006 (A) 16-04-2006
Bolivia 20-12-1996
Bosnia and Herzegovina 25-08-2009 (A) 25-11-2009
Botswana 27-10-2004 (A) 27-01-2005
Brunei 02-02-2017 (A) 02-05-2017
Bulgaria 29-03-2001 (A) 06-03-2002
Burkina Faso 20-12-1996 19-07-1999 (R) 06-03-2002
Burundi 12-01-2016 (A) 12-04-2016
Cabo Verde 22-02-2019 (A) 22-05-2019
Canada 22-12-1997 13-05-2014 (R) 13-08-2014
Chile 20-12-1996 11-04-2001 (R) 06-03-2002
China 09-03-2007 (A) 09-06-2007
Colombia 22-10-1997 29-11-2000 (R) 06-03-2002
Comoros 25-01-2021 (A) 25-04-2021
Cook Islands 19-03-2019 (A) 19-06-2019
Costa Rica 02-12-1997 23-05-2000 (R) 06-03-2002
Croatia 15-12-1997 03-07-2000 (R) 06-03-2002
Cyprus 04-08-2003 (A) 04-11-2003
Czech Republic 10-10-2001 (A) 06-03-2002
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 30-01-2024 (A) 30-04-2024
Denmark 28-10-1997 14-12-2009 (R) 14-03-2010
Dominican Republic 10-10-2005 (A) 10-01-2006
Ecuador 31-12-1997 21-06-2000 (R) 06-03-2002
El Salvador 20-10-1998 (A) 06-03-2002
Estonia 14-12-2009 (R) 14-03-2010
EU (European Union) 20-12-1996 14-12-2009 (R) 14-03-2010
Finland 09-05-1997 14-12-2009 (R) 14-03-2010
France 09-10-1997 14-12-2009 (R) 14-03-2010
Gabon 06-12-2001 (A) 06-03-2002
Georgia 04-07-2001 (A) 06-03-2002
Germany 20-12-1996 14-12-2009 (R) 14-03-2010
Ghana 23-05-1997 18-08-2006 (R) 18-11-2006
Greece 13-01-1997 14-12-2009 (R) 14-03-2010
Guatemala 04-11-2002 (A) 04-02-2003
Guinea 25-02-2002 (A) 25-05-2002
Honduras 20-02-2002 (A) 20-05-2002
Hungary 29-01-1997 27-11-1998 (R) 06-03-2002
India 25-09-2018 (A) 25-12-2018
Indonesia 20-12-1996 05-06-1997 (R) 06-03-2002
Ireland 19-12-1997 14-12-2009 (R) 14-03-2010
Israel 25-03-1997
Italy 20-12-1996 14-12-2009 (R) 14-03-2010
Jamaica 12-03-2002 (A) 12-06-2002
Japan 06-06-2000 (A) 06-03-2002
Jordan 27-01-2004 (A) 27-04-2004
Kazakhstan 28-02-1997 12-08-2004 (R) 12-11-2004
Kenya 20-12-1996
Kiribati 22-03-2021 (A) 22-06-2021
Kyrgyzstan 19-09-1997 10-09-1998 (R) 06-03-2002
Latvia 22-03-2000 (A) 06-03-2002
Liechtenstein 30-01-2007 (A) 30-04-2007
Lithuania 18-06-2001 (A) 06-03-2002
Luxembourg 18-02-1997 14-12-2009 (R) 14-03-2010
Madagascar 24-11-2014 (A) 24-02-2015
Malaysia 27-09-2012 (A) 27-12-2012
Mali 24-01-2002 (A) 24-04-2002
Malta 14-12-2009 (A) 14-03-2010
Mexico 18-12-1997 18-05-2000 (R) 06-03-2002
Moldova 09-09-1997 13-03-1998 (R) 06-03-2002
Monaco 14-01-1997
Mongolia 20-12-1996 25-07-2002 (R) 25-10-2002
Montenegro 04-12-2006 (A) 03-06-2006
Morocco 20-04-2011 (A) 20-07-2011
Namibia 20-12-1996
Nauru 11-05-2020 (A) 11-08-2020
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 02-12-1997 14-12-2009 (R) 14-03-2010
New Zealand 17-12-2018 (A) 17-03-2019
Nicaragua 06-12-2002 (A) 06-03-2003
Nigeria 24-03-1997 04-10-2017 (R) 04-01-2018
North Macedonia 04-11-2003 (A) 04-02-2004
Oman 20-06-2005 (A) 20-09-2005
Panama 31-12-1997 17-03-1999 (R) 06-03-2002
Paraguay 29-11-2000 (A) 06-03-2002
Peru 30-07-2001 (A) 06-03-2002
Philippines 04-07-2002 (A) 04-10-2002
Poland 23-12-2003 (A) 23-03-2004
Portugal 14-12-2009 (R) 14-03-2010
Qatar 28-07-2005 (A) 28-10-2005
Republic of Korea, the 24-03-2004 (A) 24-06-2004
Romania 31-12-1997 01-02-2001 (R) 06-03-2002
Russian Federation 05-11-2008 (A) 05-02-2009
Saint Lucia 24-11-1999 (A) 06-03-2002
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 06-04-2023 (A) 06-07-2023
San Marino 02-06-2020 (A) 02-09-2020
São Tomé e Principe 27-01-2020 (A) 27-04-2020
Senegal 17-12-1997 18-02-2002 (R) 18-05-2002
Serbia 13-03-2003 (A) 13-06-2003
Singapore 17-01-2005 (A) 17-04-2005
Slovakia 29-12-1997 14-01-2000 (R) 06-03-2002
Slovenia 12-12-1997 19-11-1999 (R) 06-03-2002
South Africa 12-12-1997
Spain 20-12-1996 14-12-2009 (R) 14-03-2010
Sweden 31-10-1997 14-12-2009 (R) 14-03-2010
Switzerland 29-12-1997 31-03-2008 (R) 01-07-2008
Tajikistan 05-01-2009 (A) 05-04-2009
Thailand 13-07-2022 (A) 13-10-2022
Togo 20-12-1996 21-02-2003 (R) 21-05-2003
Trinidad and Tobago 28-08-2008 (A) 28-11-2008
Tunisia 16-03-2023 (A) 16-06-2023
Türkiye 28-08-2008 (A) 28-11-2008
Uganda 28-01-2022 (A) 28-04-2022
Ukraine 29-11-2001 (A) 06-03-2002
United Arab Emirates 14-04-2004 (A) 14-07-2004
United Kingdom 13-02-1997 14-12-2009 (R) 14-03-2010
United States of America 12-04-1997 14-09-1999 (R) 06-03-2002
Uruguay 08-01-1997 05-03-2009 (R) 05-06-2009
Uzbekistan 17-04-2019 (A) 17-07-2019
Vanuatu 06-05-2020 (A) 06-08-2020
Venezuela 20-12-1996
Vietnam 17-11-2021 (A) 17-02-2022

Extensions

China

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Hong Kong SAR 01-10-2008
Macao SAR 06-11-2013

Denmark

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Faroes 30-04-2018

New Zealand

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Tokelau Islands 17-03-2019

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Gibraltar 17-05-2022
Guernsey 01-01-2021
Man, Isle of 01-01-2021
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