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Cite as: [1952] UKTS TS66, [1952] UKTS TS0066

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Universal Copyright Convention

Treaty Type: Multilateral

Depository: UNESCO

Place Of Signature: Geneva

Date Of Signature: 06-Sep-1952



Publication Records


Participant Status

Country Action Action Date Effective Date
Alaska Extension 06-Dec-1954
ALGERIA Accession 28-May-1973 28-Aug-1973
ANDORRA Signature 06-Sep-1952
ANDORRA Ratification 22-Jan-1953
ARGENTINA Signature 06-Sep-1952
ARGENTINA Ratification 13-Nov-1957
AUSTRALIA Signature 06-Sep-1952
AUSTRALIA Ratification 01-Feb-1969
AUSTRIA Signature 06-Sep-1952
AUSTRIA Ratification 02-Apr-1957
AZERBAIJAN Declaration 07-Apr-1997
Bahamas Extension 26-Apr-1963 26-Jul-1963
BAHAMAS Succession 13-Jul-1976
BANGLADESH Accession 05-Aug-1975
BARBADOS Accession 18-Mar-1983 08-May-1983
Bechuanaland Extension 08-May-1966
BELARUS Succession 29-Mar-1994
BELGIUM Accession 31-Dec-1952 31-May-1960
BELIZE Succession 01-Dec-1982
Bermuda Extension 04-Feb-1963 04-May-1963
BOLIVIA Accession 22-Dec-1989 22-Mar-1990
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 12-Jul-1993
BRAZIL Signature 06-Sep-1952
BRAZIL Ratification 13-Oct-1959
British Guiana Extension 15-Mar-1966 15-Jun-1966
British Honduras Extension 19-Oct-1966
British Virgin Islands Extension 26-Apr-1963 26-Jul-1963
BULGARIA Accession 07-Jun-1975
CAMBODIA Accession 03-Aug-1953
CAMEROON Accession 01-Feb-1973 01-May-1973
CANADA Signature 06-Sep-1952
CANADA Ratification 10-May-1962
Cayman Islands Extension 11-Mar-1966 11-Jun-1966
CHILE Signature 06-Sep-1952
CHILE Ratification 18-Jan-1955
CHINA Accession 30-Jul-1992 30-Oct-1992
COLOMBIA Accession 18-Mar-1976 18-Jun-1976
Cook Islands Extension 11-Jun-1964
COSTA RICA Accession 07-Dec-1954
CUBA Signature 06-Sep-1952
CUBA Ratification 18-Mar-1957
CYPRUS Accession 19-Sep-1990 19-Dec-1990
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 26-Mar-1993 01-Jan-1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 06-Oct-1959
DENMARK Signature 06-Sep-1952
DENMARK Ratification 09-Nov-1961
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 08-Feb-1983 08-May-1988
ECUADOR Accession 05-Mar-1957
EL SALVADOR Accession 29-Dec-1978 29-Mar-1979
Falkland Islands Extension 29-Oct-1963 29-Jan-1964
Fiji Extension 29-Nov-1961 01-Mar-1962
FIJI Succession 13-Dec-1971
FINLAND Signature 06-Sep-1952
FINLAND Ratification 16-Jan-1963 16-Apr-1963
FRANCE Signature 06-Sep-1952
FRANCE Ratification 14-Oct-1955
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 05-Jul-1973 05-Oct-1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 06-Sep-1952
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 06-Sep-1952
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 03-Jun-1955
GHANA Accession 22-May-1962
Gibraltar Extension 29-Nov-1961 01-Mar-1962
GREECE Accession 24-May-1963
Grenada Extension 15-Feb-1966 15-May-1966
Guam Extension 17-May-1957
GUATEMALA Signature 06-Sep-1952
GUATEMALA Ratification 28-Jul-1964
GUINEA Accession 13-Nov-1981
HAITI Signature 06-Sep-1952
HAITI Ratification 01-Sep-1954
Hawaii Extension 06-Dec-1954
HONDURAS Signature 06-Sep-1952
Hong Kong Extension 02-Aug-1973
HUNGARY Accession 23-Oct-1970
ICELAND Signature 18-Sep-1956
INDIA Signature 06-Sep-1952
INDIA Ratification 21-Oct-1957
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 06-Sep-1952
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 20-Oct-1958
Isle Of Man Extension 29-Nov-1961 01-Mar-1962
ISRAEL Signature 16-Dec-1952
ISRAEL Ratification 06-Apr-1955
ITALY Signature 06-Sep-1952
ITALY Ratification 24-Oct-1956
JAPAN Signature 03-Jan-1953
JAPAN Ratification 28-Jan-1956
KAZAKHSTAN Succession 06-Aug-1992 06-Dec-1952
Kenya Extension 29-Jan-1964
KENYA Succession 07-Jun-1966
LAOS Accession 19-Aug-1954
LEBANON Accession 17-Jul-1959
LIBERIA Signature 06-Sep-1952
LIBERIA Ratification 27-Apr-1956
LIECHTENSTEIN Accession 22-Oct-1958
LUXEMBOURG Signature 06-Sep-1952
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 15-Jul-1955
MALAWI Accession 26-Jul-1965
MALTA Succession 19-Aug-1968
MAURITIUS Succession 12-Mar-1968
Mauritius Extension 06-Jan-1965
MEXICO Signature 06-Sep-1952
MEXICO Ratification 12-Feb-1957
MONACO Signature 06-Sep-1952
MONACO Ratification 16-Jun-1955
Montserrat Extension 08-Feb-1966
MOROCCO Accession 08-Feb-1972
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 06-Sep-1952
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 22-Mar-1967
NEW ZEALAND Accession 11-Jun-1964
NICARAGUA Signature 06-Sep-1952
NICARAGUA Ratification 16-May-1961
NIGERIA Accession 14-Nov-1961
Niue Island Extension 11-Jun-1964
North Borneo Extension 04-Feb-1963 04-May-1963
NORWAY Signature 06-Sep-1952
NORWAY Ratification 23-Oct-1962
PAKISTAN Accession 28-Apr-1954
PANAMA Accession 17-Jul-1962
Panama Canal Zone Extension 06-Dec-1954
Panama Canal Zone Statement 09-Dec-1957
PARAGUAY Accession 11-Dec-1961
PERU Signature 02-Dec-1952
PERU Ratification 16-Jul-1963
PHILIPPINES Accession 19-Aug-1955
PHILIPPINES Withdrawal 14-Nov-1955
POLAND Accession 09-Dec-1976 09-Mar-1977
PORTUGAL Signature 06-Sep-1952
PORTUGAL Ratification 25-Sep-1956
Puerto Rico Extension 06-Dec-1954
RWANDA Accession 10-Aug-1989
SALVADOR Signature 06-Sep-1952
SAN MARINO Signature 06-Sep-1952
Sarawak Extension 29-Nov-1961 01-Mar-1962
SENEGAL Accession 09-Apr-1974 10-Jul-1974
Seychelles Extension 29-Jan-1964
SEYCHELLES Extension 29-Oct-1963 29-Jan-1964
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 31-Mar-1993 01-Jan-1993
SLOVENIA Succession 28-Oct-1992
SOVIET UNION Accession 27-Feb-1973 27-May-1973
SPAIN Signature 06-Sep-1952
SPAIN Ratification 27-Oct-1954
SRI LANKA Accession 25-Oct-1983 25-Jan-1984
St Helena Extension 29-Oct-1963 29-Jan-1964
St Lucia Extension 08-Feb-1966 08-May-1966
St Vincent Signature 10-Nov-1967
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Accession 22-Jan-1985
SWEDEN Signature 06-Sep-1952
SWEDEN Ratification 01-Apr-1961
SWITZERLAND Signature 06-Sep-1952
SWITZERLAND Ratification 30-Dec-1955
TAJIKISTAN Succession 11-Aug-1992
Tokelau Islands Extension 11-Jun-1964
TUNISIA Accession 19-Mar-1969
UKRAINE Succession 17-Jan-1994
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 06-Sep-1952
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 27-Jun-1957
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 06-Sep-1952
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 06-Dec-1954
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Statement 09-Dec-1957
URUGUAY Signature 06-Sep-1952
URUGUAY Ratification 12-Jan-1993 12-Apr-1993
VATICAN CITY Signature 06-Sep-1952
VATICAN CITY Ratification 05-Jul-1955
VENEZUELA Accession 30-Jun-1966
Virgin Islands Extension 06-Dec-1954
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Accession 11-Sep-2001 27-Apr-1992
ZAMBIA Accession 01-Mar-1965
Zanzibar Extension 04-Feb-1963 04-May-1963


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