Convention between Great Britain, Belgium, France, Germany, Hayti, Italy, Liberia, Spain, Switzerland and Tunis, for the creation of an International Union for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works [Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works ]

Details

Treaty type

Multilateral

Subject

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Signed at

• Berne

Signed on

9 September 1886

In force on

5 September 1887

Treaty document

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Parties

1. BELGIUM
2. BHUTAN
3. CYPRUS
4. DENMARK
5. FRANCE
6. GERMANY
7. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
8. Gibraltar
9. HAYTI
10. ITALY
11. JAPAN
12. Jersey, Bailiwick of
13. LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
14. LIBERIA
15. LUXEMBOURG
16. MALTA
17. MONACO
18. MONTENEGRO
19. NORWAY
20. POLAND
21. SERBIA
22. SPAIN
23. SWEDEN
24. SWITZERLAND
25. TUNIS
26. UK Responsibility Territories
27. UNITED KINGDOM

Actions

Party	Action	Taken on	Effective on
BELGIUM	Signature	9 September 1886
BELGIUM	Ratification	5 September 1887
BHUTAN	Accession	25 August 2004	25 November 2004
CYPRUS	Succession	10 September 1968
DENMARK	Accession	1 July 1903
FRANCE	Signature	9 September 1886
FRANCE	Ratification	5 September 1887
GERMANY	Signature	9 September 1886
GERMANY	Ratification	5 September 1887
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Succession	1 January 1905
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Objection	23 July 2004	1 January 1900
Gibraltar	Extension	1 October 2020	1 January 2021
HAYTI	Signature	9 September 1886
HAYTI	Ratification	5 September 1887
ITALY	Signature	9 September 1886
ITALY	Ratification	5 September 1887
JAPAN	Accession	15 July 1899
Jersey, Bailiwick of	Extension	31 October 2013	1 January 2014
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	Accession	14 December 2011	14 March 2012
LIBERIA	Signature	9 September 1886
LUXEMBOURG	Accession	20 June 1888
MALTA	Succession	29 May 1968	21 September 1964
MONACO	Accession	30 May 1889
MONTENEGRO	Accession	1 July 1893
MONTENEGRO	Withdrawal	1 April 1900
NORWAY	Accession	13 April 1896
POLAND	Accession	28 January 1920
SERBIA	Declaration	19 September 2006
SPAIN	Signature	9 September 1886
SPAIN	Ratification	5 September 1887
SWEDEN	Accession	1 August 1904
SWITZERLAND	Signature	9 September 1886
SWITZERLAND	Ratification	5 September 1887
SWITZERLAND	Accession	2 December 1955
TUNIS	Signature	9 September 1886
TUNIS	Ratification	5 September 1887
UK Responsibility Territories	Extension	5 September 1887
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	9 September 1886
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	9 September 1886
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	5 September 1887

Citations

1. British State Papers (BSP) 77 /22/0: 0
2. Treaty Series 034/2006: Cm 7159||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0034.pdf