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Cite as: [1908] UKTS TS0019, [1908] UKTS TS19

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

Treaty Type: Multilateral

Place Of Signature: Berlin

Date Of Signature: 13-Nov-1908



Publication Records


Participant Status

Country Action Action Date Effective Date
Alderney Extension 04-Feb-1914 01-Jul-1912
Australia Extension 01-Jul-1912 13-Nov-1913
AUSTRALIA Accession 14-Apr-1928
AUSTRIA Accession 11-Sep-1920 01-Oct-1920
Bechuanaland Extension 14-Jun-1912 01-Jul-1912
BELGIUM Signature 13-Nov-1908
BELGIUM Ratification 09-Jun-1910
BRAZIL Accession 09-Feb-1922
British East Africa Extension 14-Jun-1912 01-Jul-1912
BULGARIA Accession 05-Dec-1921
Canada Accession 07-Jan-1924 01-Jan-1924
Canada Notification 10-Apr-1928
Curacao Extension 01-Apr-1913
Cyprus Extension 14-Jun-1912 01-Jul-1912
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Acceptance 22-Feb-1921
DANZIG Accession 24-Jun-1922
DENMARK Signature 13-Nov-1908
DENMARK Ratification 28-Jun-1912
East Indies Extension 15-Jan-1913 01-Apr-1913
ESTONIA Accession 09-Jun-1927
ESTONIA Reservation 09-Jun-1927
FINLAND Accession 01-Apr-1928
FINLAND Reservation 01-Apr-1928
FRANCE Signature 13-Nov-1908
FRANCE Ratification 30-Sep-1910
French Colonies Accession 26-May-1930
GERMANY Signature 13-Nov-1908
GERMANY Ratification 09-Jun-1910
Gilbert & Ellice Colony Extension 14-Jun-1912 01-Jul-1912
Gold Coast Extension 14-Jun-1912 01-Jul-1912
GREECE Accession 09-Nov-1920
Guernsey Extension 04-Feb-1914
Guernsey, Bailiwick of Extension 21-Aug-2014 21-Nov-2014
HAYTI Denunciation 26-Mar-1943
HAYTI Ratification 09-Jun-1910
HAYTI Withdrawal 26-Mar-1942 26-Mar-1943
HUNGARY Accession 14-Feb-1922
India Extension 04-Feb-1914 30-Oct-1912
INDIA Accession 23-Apr-1928 01-Apr-1928
Irish Free State Extension 05-Oct-1927 05-Oct-1927
ITALY Signature 13-Nov-1908
ITALY Ratification 23-Sep-1914
JAPAN Signature 13-Nov-1908
JAPAN Ratification 09-Jun-1910
Jersey Extension 04-Feb-1914 08-Mar-1913
LEBANON Accession 01-Aug-1924
LIBERIA Signature 13-Nov-1908
LIBERIA Ratification 09-Jun-1910
LIBERIA Denunciation 22-Feb-1929 22-Feb-1930
LIECHTENSTEIN Accession 30-Jul-1931
LUXEMBOURG Signature 13-Nov-1908
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 09-Jun-1910
MONACO Signature 13-Nov-1908
MONACO Ratification 09-Jun-1910
Morocco Extension 16-Jun-1917
NETHERLANDS THE Accession 09-Oct-1912 01-Nov-1912
New Zealand Extension 30-Mar-1914 01-Apr-1914
NEW ZEALAND Accession 26-Apr-1928 24-Apr-1928
Nigeria, North Extension 14-Jun-1912 01-Jul-1912
Nigeria, South Extension 14-Jun-1912 01-Jul-1912
Norfolk Island Extension 01-Jul-1912 13-Nov-1913
Northern Rhodesia Extension 14-Jun-1912 01-Jul-1912
NORWAY Signature 13-Nov-1908
NORWAY Ratification 04-Sep-1910
NORWAY Reservation 04-Sep-1910
NORWAY Withdrawal 12-Dec-1931
Nyasaland Extension 14-Jun-1912 01-Jul-1912
Palestine Accession 17-Mar-1924 21-Mar-1924
Papua Extension 01-Feb-1913 13-Nov-1913
POLAND Accession 28-Jan-1920
PORTUGAL Accession 29-Mar-1911
ROUMANIA Accession 01-Jan-1927
ROUMANIA Reservation 01-Jan-1927
Sark Extension 04-Feb-1914 01-Jul-1912
SIAM Accession 17-Jul-1931
Sierra Leone Extension 14-Jun-1912 01-Jul-1912
Solomon Islands Protectorate Extension 14-Jun-1912 01-Jul-1912
Somaliland Extension 14-Jun-1912 01-Jul-1912
South Africa Notification 03-Oct-1928
South Africa Accession 28-Apr-1920 01-May-1920
South Africa Reservation 28-Apr-1920
South West Africa Accession 28-Oct-1931
Southern Rhodesia Extension 14-Jun-1912 01-Jul-1912
SPAIN Signature 13-Nov-1908
SPAIN Ratification 07-Sep-1910
Surinam Extension 01-Apr-1913
Swaziland Extension 14-Jun-1912 01-Jul-1912
SWEDEN Signature 13-Nov-1908
SWEDEN Ratification 22-Sep-1919 01-Jan-1920
SWEDEN Reservation 22-Sep-1919
SWITZERLAND Signature 13-Nov-1908
SWITZERLAND Ratification 09-Jun-1910
SYRIA Accession 01-Aug-1924
The Gambia Extension 14-Jun-1912 01-Jul-1912
TUNIS Signature 13-Nov-1908
TUNIS Ratification 30-Jun-1910
Uganda Extension 14-Jun-1912 01-Jul-1912
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 13-Nov-1908
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 14-Jun-1912
Weihaiwei Extension 14-Jun-1912 01-Jul-1912
YUGOSLAVIA Accession 17-Jun-1930
YUGOSLAVIA Reservation 17-Jun-1930


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