International Convention revising the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works signed on September 9, 1886, completed at Paris, May 4, 1896 ; revised at Berlin, November 13, 1908, completed at Berne, March 20, 1914 and revised at Rome, June 2, 1928

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Signed at
Signed on
26 June 1948
In force on
1 August 1951

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ARGENTINA
  2. AUSTRALIA
  3. AUSTRIA
  4. BAHAMAS
  5. BAHAMAS
  6. Belgian Congo
  7. BELGIUM
  8. Bermuda
  9. BRAZIL
  10. British Honduras
  11. British Virgin Islands
  12. BULGARIA
  13. CAMEROON
  14. CANADA
  15. Cayman Islands
  16. CHILE
  17. Comoro Islands
  18. CONGO
  19. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  20. DAHOMEY
  21. DENMARK
  22. Falkland Islands
  23. Fiji
  24. Fiji
  25. FINLAND
  26. FRANCE
  27. French Cameroons
  28. French Equatorial Africa
  29. French Settlements In India
  30. French Settlements In Oceania
  31. French Somaliland
  32. French Togoland
  33. French West Africa
  34. GABON
  35. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  36. Gibraltar
  37. GREECE
  38. GRENADA
  39. HOLY SEE
  40. Hong Kong
  41. HUNGARY
  42. ICELAND
  43. INDIA
  44. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  45. Isle Of Man
  46. ISRAEL
  47. ITALY
  48. IVORY COAST
  49. JAPAN
  50. KENYA
  51. Land Berlin
  52. LEBANON
  53. LIECHTENSTEIN
  54. LUXEMBOURG
  55. Madagascar And Dependencies
  56. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
  57. MALI
  58. MAURITANIA
  59. MAURITIUS
  60. MAURITIUS
  61. MEXICO
  62. MONACO
  63. MONTENEGRO
  64. Montserrat
  65. MOROCCO
  66. MOROCCO
  67. NETHERLANDS THE
  68. New Caledonia And Dependences
  69. New Hebrides Condominium
  70. NEW ZEALAND
  71. NIGER
  72. North Borneo
  73. NORWAY
  74. PAKISTAN
  75. PHILIPPINES
  76. POLAND
  77. PORTUGAL
  78. ROMANIA
  79. Ruanda Urundi
  80. Sarawak
  81. SENEGAL
  82. SEYCHELLES
  83. SOUTH AFRICA
  84. SPAIN
  85. St Helena
  86. ST LUCIA
  87. St Pierre and Miquelon
  88. St Vincent
  89. SWEDEN
  90. SWITZERLAND
  91. SYRIA
  92. TUNIS
  93. TUNISIA
  94. TURKEY
  95. UNITED KINGDOM
  96. UPPER VOLTA
  97. URUGUAY
  98. YUGOSLAVIA
  99. Zanzibar

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ARGENTINA Accession 10 June 1967 10 June 1967
AUSTRALIA Accession 1 June 1969 1 June 1969
AUSTRALIA Declaration 1 June 1969
AUSTRIA Signature 26 June 1948
AUSTRIA Accession 14 September 1953 14 August 1953
BAHAMAS Extension 19 August 1963
BAHAMAS Succession 27 July 1976 10 July 1973
Belgian Congo Extension 14 January 1952
Belgian Congo Accession 5 June 1962
BELGIUM Signature 26 June 1948
BELGIUM Ratification 20 June 1951
BELGIUM Declaration 14 January 1952
Bermuda Extension 28 January 1963
BRAZIL Signature 26 June 1948
BRAZIL Accession 9 May 1952
British Honduras Extension 16 October 1966
British Virgin Islands Extension 19 August 1963
BULGARIA Objection 23 August 1967
CAMEROON Accession 21 September 1964
CANADA Signature 26 June 1948
Cayman Islands Extension 16 October 1966
CHILE Accession 5 June 1970 5 June 1970
Comoro Islands Extension 22 April 1952 22 May 1952
CONGO Accession 7 December 1963
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 26 June 1948
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Objection 23 August 1967
DAHOMEY Accession 5 February 1961
DENMARK Signature 26 June 1948
DENMARK Accession 19 February 1962 19 February 1962
Falkland Islands Extension 18 October 1963
Fiji Extension 1 January 1753
Fiji Accession 10 October 1970 10 October 1970
FINLAND Signature 16 June 1948
FINLAND Accession 28 December 1962
FRANCE Signature 26 June 1948
FRANCE Ratification 14 March 1951
FRANCE Declaration 22 April 1952 22 May 1952
French Cameroons Extension 22 April 1952 22 May 1952
French Equatorial Africa Extension 22 April 1952 22 May 1952
French Settlements In India Extension 22 April 1952 22 May 1952
French Settlements In Oceania Extension 22 April 1952 22 May 1952
French Somaliland Extension 22 April 1952 22 May 1952
French Togoland Extension 22 April 1952 22 May 1952
French West Africa Extension 22 April 1952 22 May 1952
GABON Accession 26 March 1962 26 March 1962
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Accession 27 June 1966
Gibraltar Extension 6 March 1962
GREECE Signature 26 June 1948
GREECE Accession 6 December 1956
GRENADA Extension 16 October 1966
HOLY SEE Signature 26 June 1948
HOLY SEE Ratification 20 June 1951
Hong Kong Extension 5 May 1973
HUNGARY Signature 26 June 1948
HUNGARY Objection 23 August 1967
ICELAND Signature 26 June 1948
INDIA Accession 21 September 1958
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 26 June 1948
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 5 June 1959
Isle Of Man Extension 6 March 1962
ISRAEL Accession 24 March 1950 24 March 1950
ITALY Signature 26 June 1948
ITALY Accession 17 June 1953 12 July 1953
IVORY COAST Accession 1 January 1962 1 January 1962
JAPAN Accession 4 June 1974 12 July 1974
JAPAN Declaration 4 June 1974
KENYA Extension 18 October 1963
Land Berlin Extension 27 June 1966
LEBANON Signature 26 June 1948
LIECHTENSTEIN Signature 26 June 1948
LIECHTENSTEIN Ratification 10 October 1950
LUXEMBOURG Signature 26 June 1948
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 8 April 1950
Madagascar And Dependencies Extension 22 April 1952 22 May 1952
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Accession 11 February 1966
MALI Accession 5 June 1962
MAURITANIA Extension 22 April 1952 22 May 1952
MAURITIUS Extension 27 December 1964
MAURITIUS Withdrawal 8 August 1970 18 August 1971
MEXICO Accession 11 June 1967 11 June 1967
MEXICO Reservation 11 June 1967
MONACO Signature 26 June 1948
MONACO Ratification 27 June 1951
MONTENEGRO Declaration 3 June 2006
Montserrat Extension 27 December 1964
MOROCCO Signature 26 June 1948
MOROCCO Extension 22 April 1952 22 May 1952
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 26 June 1948
NETHERLANDS THE Accession 16 November 1972 7 January 1973
New Caledonia And Dependences Extension 22 April 1952 22 May 1952
New Hebrides Condominium Extension 22 April 1952 22 May 1952
NEW ZEALAND Signature 26 June 1948
NIGER Accession 2 May 1962
North Borneo Extension 28 January 1963
NORWAY Signature 26 June 1948
NORWAY Accession 28 December 1962
PAKISTAN Signature 26 June 1948
PHILIPPINES Accession 1 August 1951 1 August 1951
POLAND Objection 23 August 1967
PORTUGAL Signature 26 June 1948
PORTUGAL Ratification 1 July 1951
PORTUGAL Declaration 3 August 1956
ROMANIA Objection 23 August 1967
Ruanda Urundi Extension 14 January 1952
Sarawak Extension 6 March 1962
SENEGAL Accession 25 August 1962 25 August 1962
SEYCHELLES Extension 18 October 1963
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 26 June 1948
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 29 March 1950
SPAIN Signature 26 June 1948
SPAIN Ratification 30 June 1951
St Helena Extension 18 October 1963
ST LUCIA Extension 1 November 1967
St Pierre and Miquelon Extension 22 April 1952 22 May 1952
St Vincent Extension 1 November 1967
SWEDEN Signature 26 June 1948
SWEDEN Accession 1 July 1961 1 July 1961
SWITZERLAND Signature 26 June 1948
SWITZERLAND Accession 2 January 1956 2 January 1956
SYRIA Signature 26 June 1948
TUNIS Signature 26 June 1948
TUNISIA Extension 22 April 1952 22 May 1952
TURKEY Accession 27 November 1951 27 November 1951
UNITED KINGDOM Accession 15 November 1957
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 6 March 1962 6 March 1962
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 28 January 1963 28 January 1963
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 19 August 1963 19 August 1963
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 18 October 1963 18 October 1963
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 4 November 1963 4 November 1963
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 27 December 1964 27 December 1964
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 16 October 1966 16 October 1966
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 1 November 1967 1 November 1967
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 5 May 1973 5 May 1973
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 31 October 2013
UPPER VOLTA Accession 19 July 1963
UPPER VOLTA Withdrawal 20 September 1969
URUGUAY Accession 10 July 1967 10 July 1967
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 26 June 1948
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 28 June 1951
Zanzibar Extension 28 January 1963

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/367/0: 0
  2. UN Registration 4757/0: 331 217
  3. Treaty Series 004/1958: Cmnd 361||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1958-TS0004.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 015/1949: Cmd. 7815
  5. Treaty Series 027/2007: Cm 7258||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0027.pdf
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: 36d90656-1be7-4ac9-a8bb-90eb6d02e1e6
Treaty ID: 2082
Record ID: 70295