International Convention relative to the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, revising that signed at Berne, September 9, 1886,

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
CULTURAL PROPERTY
Signed at
Signed on
13 November 1908
In force on
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Parties

  1. Alderney
  2. AUSTRALIA
  3. AUSTRALIA
  4. AUSTRIA
  5. Bechuanaland
  6. BELGIUM
  7. BRAZIL
  8. British East Africa
  9. BULGARIA
  10. CANADA
  11. Curacao
  12. CYPRUS
  13. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  14. DANZIG
  15. DENMARK
  16. East Indies
  17. ESTONIA
  18. FINLAND
  19. FRANCE
  20. French Colonies
  21. GERMANY
  22. Gilbert & Ellice Colony
  23. Gold Coast
  24. GREECE
  25. Guernsey
  26. Guernsey, Bailiwick of
  27. HAYTI
  28. HUNGARY
  29. INDIA
  30. INDIA
  31. Irish Free State
  32. ITALY
  33. JAPAN
  34. Jersey
  35. LEBANON
  36. LIBERIA
  37. LIECHTENSTEIN
  38. LUXEMBOURG
  39. MONACO
  40. MOROCCO
  41. NETHERLANDS THE
  42. NEW ZEALAND
  43. NEW ZEALAND
  44. Nigeria, North
  45. Nigeria, South
  46. Norfolk Island
  47. Northern Rhodesia
  48. NORWAY
  49. Nyasaland
  50. Palestine
  51. Papua
  52. POLAND
  53. PORTUGAL
  54. ROUMANIA
  55. Sark
  56. SIAM
  57. SIERRA LEONE
  58. Solomon Islands Protectorate
  59. Somaliland
  60. SOUTH AFRICA
  61. Southern Rhodesia
  62. South West Africa
  63. SPAIN
  64. Surinam
  65. SWAZILAND
  66. SWEDEN
  67. SWITZERLAND
  68. SYRIA
  69. The Gambia
  70. TUNIS
  71. UGANDA
  72. UNITED KINGDOM
  73. Weihaiwei
  74. YUGOSLAVIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Alderney Extension 4 February 1914 1 July 1912
AUSTRALIA Extension 1 July 1912 13 November 1913
AUSTRALIA Accession 14 April 1928
AUSTRIA Accession 11 September 1920 1 October 1920
Bechuanaland Extension 14 June 1912 1 July 1912
BELGIUM Signature 13 November 1908
BELGIUM Ratification 9 June 1910
BRAZIL Accession 9 February 1922
British East Africa Extension 14 June 1912 1 July 1912
BULGARIA Accession 5 December 1921
CANADA Accession 7 January 1924 1 January 1924
CANADA Notification 10 April 1928
Curacao Extension 1 April 1913
CYPRUS Extension 14 June 1912 1 July 1912
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Acceptance 22 February 1921
DANZIG Accession 24 June 1922
DENMARK Signature 13 November 1908
DENMARK Ratification 28 June 1912
East Indies Extension 15 January 1913 1 April 1913
ESTONIA Accession 9 June 1927
ESTONIA Reservation 9 June 1927
FINLAND Accession 1 April 1928
FINLAND Reservation 1 April 1928
FRANCE Signature 13 November 1908
FRANCE Ratification 30 September 1910
French Colonies Accession 26 May 1930
GERMANY Signature 13 November 1908
GERMANY Ratification 9 June 1910
Gilbert & Ellice Colony Extension 14 June 1912 1 July 1912
Gold Coast Extension 14 June 1912 1 July 1912
GREECE Accession 9 November 1920
Guernsey Extension 4 February 1914
Guernsey, Bailiwick of Extension 21 August 2014 21 November 2014
HAYTI Denunciation 26 March 1943
HAYTI Ratification 9 June 1910
HAYTI Withdrawal 26 March 1942 26 March 1943
HUNGARY Accession 14 February 1922
INDIA Extension 4 February 1914 30 October 1912
INDIA Accession 23 April 1928 1 April 1928
Irish Free State Extension 5 October 1927 5 October 1927
ITALY Signature 13 November 1908
ITALY Ratification 23 September 1914
JAPAN Signature 13 November 1908
JAPAN Ratification 9 June 1910
Jersey Extension 4 February 1914 8 March 1913
LEBANON Accession 1 August 1924
LIBERIA Signature 13 November 1908
LIBERIA Ratification 9 June 1910
LIBERIA Denunciation 22 February 1929 22 February 1930
LIECHTENSTEIN Accession 30 July 1931
LUXEMBOURG Signature 13 November 1908
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 9 June 1910
MONACO Signature 13 November 1908
MONACO Ratification 9 June 1910
MOROCCO Extension 16 June 1917
NETHERLANDS THE Accession 9 October 1912 1 November 1912
NEW ZEALAND Extension 30 March 1914 1 April 1914
NEW ZEALAND Accession 26 April 1928 24 April 1928
Nigeria, North Extension 14 June 1912 1 July 1912
Nigeria, South Extension 14 June 1912 1 July 1912
Norfolk Island Extension 1 July 1912 13 November 1913
Northern Rhodesia Extension 14 June 1912 1 July 1912
NORWAY Signature 13 November 1908
NORWAY Ratification 4 September 1910
NORWAY Reservation 4 September 1910
NORWAY Withdrawal 12 December 1931
Nyasaland Extension 14 June 1912 1 July 1912
Palestine Accession 17 March 1924 21 March 1924
Papua Extension 1 February 1913 13 November 1913
POLAND Accession 28 January 1920
PORTUGAL Accession 29 March 1911
ROUMANIA Accession 1 January 1927
ROUMANIA Reservation 1 January 1927
Sark Extension 4 February 1914 1 July 1912
SIAM Accession 17 July 1931
SIERRA LEONE Extension 14 June 1912 1 July 1912
Solomon Islands Protectorate Extension 14 June 1912 1 July 1912
Somaliland Extension 14 June 1912 1 July 1912
SOUTH AFRICA Notification 3 October 1928
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 28 April 1920 1 May 1920
SOUTH AFRICA Reservation 28 April 1920
South West Africa Accession 28 October 1931
Southern Rhodesia Extension 14 June 1912 1 July 1912
SPAIN Signature 13 November 1908
SPAIN Ratification 7 September 1910
Surinam Extension 1 April 1913
SWAZILAND Extension 14 June 1912 1 July 1912
SWEDEN Signature 13 November 1908
SWEDEN Ratification 22 September 1919 1 January 1920
SWEDEN Reservation 22 September 1919
SWITZERLAND Signature 13 November 1908
SWITZERLAND Ratification 9 June 1910
SYRIA Accession 1 August 1924
The Gambia Extension 14 June 1912 1 July 1912
TUNIS Signature 13 November 1908
TUNIS Ratification 30 June 1910
UGANDA Extension 14 June 1912 1 July 1912
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 13 November 1908
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 14 June 1912
Weihaiwei Extension 14 June 1912 1 July 1912
YUGOSLAVIA Accession 17 June 1930
YUGOSLAVIA Reservation 17 June 1930

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 019/1912: Cd. 6324||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1912-TS0019.pdf
  2. PRO (now TNA) FO.93/1/26/0: 0
Metadata

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UUID: fbf6e742-644a-4e77-9e59-984527db1b90
Treaty ID: 1772
Record ID: 63358