Universal Copyright Convention

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Signed at
Signed on
6 September 1952
In force on
16 September 1955

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Parties

  1. Alaska
  2. ALGERIA
  3. ANDORRA
  4. ARGENTINA
  5. AUSTRALIA
  6. AUSTRIA
  7. AZERBAIJAN
  8. BAHAMAS
  9. BAHAMAS
  10. BANGLADESH
  11. BARBADOS
  12. Bechuanaland
  13. BELARUS
  14. BELGIUM
  15. BELIZE
  16. Bermuda
  17. BOLIVIA
  18. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  19. BRAZIL
  20. British Guiana
  21. British Honduras
  22. British Virgin Islands
  23. BULGARIA
  24. CAMBODIA
  25. CAMEROON
  26. CANADA
  27. Cayman Islands
  28. CHILE
  29. CHINA
  30. COLOMBIA
  31. Cook Islands
  32. COSTA RICA
  33. CUBA
  34. CYPRUS
  35. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  36. CZECH REPUBLIC
  37. DENMARK
  38. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  39. ECUADOR
  40. EL SALVADOR
  41. Falkland Islands
  42. Fiji
  43. Fiji
  44. FINLAND
  45. FRANCE
  46. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  47. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  48. GHANA
  49. Gibraltar
  50. GREECE
  51. GRENADA
  52. Guam
  53. GUATEMALA
  54. GUINEA
  55. HAITI
  56. Hawaii
  57. HONDURAS
  58. Hong Kong
  59. HUNGARY
  60. ICELAND
  61. INDIA
  62. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  63. Isle Of Man
  64. ISRAEL
  65. ITALY
  66. JAPAN
  67. KAZAKHSTAN
  68. KENYA
  69. KENYA
  70. LAOS
  71. LEBANON
  72. LIBERIA
  73. LIECHTENSTEIN
  74. LUXEMBOURG
  75. MALAWI
  76. MALTA
  77. MAURITIUS
  78. MAURITIUS
  79. MEXICO
  80. MONACO
  81. Montserrat
  82. MOROCCO
  83. NETHERLANDS THE
  84. NEW ZEALAND
  85. NICARAGUA
  86. NIGERIA
  87. Niue Island
  88. North Borneo
  89. NORWAY
  90. PAKISTAN
  91. PANAMA
  92. Panama Canal Zone
  93. PARAGUAY
  94. PERU
  95. PHILIPPINES
  96. POLAND
  97. PORTUGAL
  98. Puerto Rico
  99. RWANDA
  100. SALVADOR
  101. SAN MARINO
  102. Sarawak
  103. SENEGAL
  104. SEYCHELLES
  105. SEYCHELLES
  106. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  107. SLOVENIA
  108. SOVIET UNION
  109. SPAIN
  110. SRI LANKA
  111. St Helena
  112. ST LUCIA
  113. St Vincent
  114. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  115. SWEDEN
  116. SWITZERLAND
  117. TAJIKISTAN
  118. Tokelau Islands
  119. TUNISIA
  120. UKRAINE
  121. UNITED KINGDOM
  122. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  123. URUGUAY
  124. VATICAN CITY
  125. VENEZUELA
  126. Virgin Islands
  127. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  128. ZAMBIA
  129. Zanzibar

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Alaska Extension 6 December 1954
ALGERIA Accession 28 May 1973 28 August 1973
ANDORRA Signature 6 September 1952
ANDORRA Ratification 22 January 1953
ARGENTINA Signature 6 September 1952
ARGENTINA Ratification 13 November 1957
AUSTRALIA Signature 6 September 1952
AUSTRALIA Ratification 1 February 1969
AUSTRIA Signature 6 September 1952
AUSTRIA Ratification 2 April 1957
AZERBAIJAN Declaration 7 April 1997
BAHAMAS Extension 26 April 1963 26 July 1963
BAHAMAS Succession 13 July 1976
BANGLADESH Accession 5 August 1975
BARBADOS Accession 18 March 1983 8 May 1983
Bechuanaland Extension 8 May 1966
BELARUS Succession 29 March 1994
BELGIUM Accession 31 December 1952 31 May 1960
BELIZE Succession 1 December 1982
Bermuda Extension 4 February 1963 4 May 1963
BOLIVIA Accession 22 December 1989 22 March 1990
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 12 July 1993
BRAZIL Signature 6 September 1952
BRAZIL Ratification 13 October 1959
British Guiana Extension 15 March 1966 15 June 1966
British Honduras Extension 19 October 1966
British Virgin Islands Extension 26 April 1963 26 July 1963
BULGARIA Accession 7 June 1975
CAMBODIA Accession 3 August 1953
CAMEROON Accession 1 February 1973 1 May 1973
CANADA Signature 6 September 1952
CANADA Ratification 10 May 1962
Cayman Islands Extension 11 March 1966 11 June 1966
CHILE Signature 6 September 1952
CHILE Ratification 18 January 1955
CHINA Accession 30 July 1992 30 October 1992
COLOMBIA Accession 18 March 1976 18 June 1976
Cook Islands Extension 11 June 1964
COSTA RICA Accession 7 December 1954
CUBA Signature 6 September 1952
CUBA Ratification 18 March 1957
CYPRUS Accession 19 September 1990 19 December 1990
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 26 March 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 6 October 1959
DENMARK Signature 6 September 1952
DENMARK Ratification 9 November 1961
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 8 February 1983 8 May 1988
ECUADOR Accession 5 March 1957
EL SALVADOR Accession 29 December 1978 29 March 1979
Falkland Islands Extension 29 October 1963 29 January 1964
Fiji Extension 29 November 1961 1 March 1962
Fiji Succession 13 December 1971
FINLAND Signature 6 September 1952
FINLAND Ratification 16 January 1963 16 April 1963
FRANCE Signature 6 September 1952
FRANCE Ratification 14 October 1955
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 5 July 1973 5 October 1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 6 September 1952
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 6 September 1952
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 3 June 1955
GHANA Accession 22 May 1962
Gibraltar Extension 29 November 1961 1 March 1962
GREECE Accession 24 May 1963
GRENADA Extension 15 February 1966 15 May 1966
Guam Extension 17 May 1957
GUATEMALA Signature 6 September 1952
GUATEMALA Ratification 28 July 1964
GUINEA Accession 13 November 1981
HAITI Signature 6 September 1952
HAITI Ratification 1 September 1954
Hawaii Extension 6 December 1954
HONDURAS Signature 6 September 1952
Hong Kong Extension 2 August 1973
HUNGARY Accession 23 October 1970
ICELAND Signature 18 September 1956
INDIA Signature 6 September 1952
INDIA Ratification 21 October 1957
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 6 September 1952
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 20 October 1958
Isle Of Man Extension 29 November 1961 1 March 1962
ISRAEL Signature 16 December 1952
ISRAEL Ratification 6 April 1955
ITALY Signature 6 September 1952
ITALY Ratification 24 October 1956
JAPAN Signature 3 January 1953
JAPAN Ratification 28 January 1956
KAZAKHSTAN Succession 6 August 1992 6 December 1952
KENYA Extension 29 January 1964
KENYA Succession 7 June 1966
LAOS Accession 19 August 1954
LEBANON Accession 17 July 1959
LIBERIA Signature 6 September 1952
LIBERIA Ratification 27 April 1956
LIECHTENSTEIN Accession 22 October 1958
LUXEMBOURG Signature 6 September 1952
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 15 July 1955
MALAWI Accession 26 July 1965
MALTA Succession 19 August 1968
MAURITIUS Succession 12 March 1968
MAURITIUS Extension 6 January 1965
MEXICO Signature 6 September 1952
MEXICO Ratification 12 February 1957
MONACO Signature 6 September 1952
MONACO Ratification 16 June 1955
Montserrat Extension 8 February 1966
MOROCCO Accession 8 February 1972
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 6 September 1952
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 22 March 1967
NEW ZEALAND Accession 11 June 1964
NICARAGUA Signature 6 September 1952
NICARAGUA Ratification 16 May 1961
NIGERIA Accession 14 November 1961
Niue Island Extension 11 June 1964
North Borneo Extension 4 February 1963 4 May 1963
NORWAY Signature 6 September 1952
NORWAY Ratification 23 October 1962
PAKISTAN Accession 28 April 1954
PANAMA Accession 17 July 1962
Panama Canal Zone Extension 6 December 1954
Panama Canal Zone Statement 9 December 1957
PARAGUAY Accession 11 December 1961
PERU Signature 2 December 1952
PERU Ratification 16 July 1963
PHILIPPINES Accession 19 August 1955
PHILIPPINES Withdrawal 14 November 1955
POLAND Accession 9 December 1976 9 March 1977
PORTUGAL Signature 6 September 1952
PORTUGAL Ratification 25 September 1956
Puerto Rico Extension 6 December 1954
RWANDA Accession 10 August 1989
SALVADOR Signature 6 September 1952
SAN MARINO Signature 6 September 1952
Sarawak Extension 29 November 1961 1 March 1962
SENEGAL Accession 9 April 1974 10 July 1974
SEYCHELLES Extension 29 January 1964
SEYCHELLES Extension 29 October 1963 29 January 1964
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 31 March 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Succession 28 October 1992
SOVIET UNION Accession 27 February 1973 27 May 1973
SPAIN Signature 6 September 1952
SPAIN Ratification 27 October 1954
SRI LANKA Accession 25 October 1983 25 January 1984
St Helena Extension 29 October 1963 29 January 1964
ST LUCIA Extension 8 February 1966 8 May 1966
St Vincent Signature 10 November 1967
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Accession 22 January 1985
SWEDEN Signature 6 September 1952
SWEDEN Ratification 1 April 1961
SWITZERLAND Signature 6 September 1952
SWITZERLAND Ratification 30 December 1955
TAJIKISTAN Succession 11 August 1992
Tokelau Islands Extension 11 June 1964
TUNISIA Accession 19 March 1969
UKRAINE Succession 17 January 1994
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 6 September 1952
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 27 June 1957
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 6 September 1952
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 6 December 1954
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Statement 9 December 1957
URUGUAY Signature 6 September 1952
URUGUAY Ratification 12 January 1993 12 April 1993
VATICAN CITY Signature 6 September 1952
VATICAN CITY Ratification 5 July 1955
VENEZUELA Accession 30 June 1966
Virgin Islands Extension 6 December 1954
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Accession 11 September 2001 27 April 1992
ZAMBIA Accession 1 March 1965
Zanzibar Extension 4 February 1963 4 May 1963

Citations

  1. UN Registration UNESCO/0: 216 132
  2. Treaty Series 066/1957: Cmnd 289||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1957-TS0066.pdf
  3. Miscellaneous Series 010/1953: Cmd. 8912
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: bcda9ed0-45a0-4b01-9dea-6b52b4b2ceb3
Treaty ID: 2182
Record ID: 70406