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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/other/UKTS/1996/TS0030.html
Cite as: [1996] UKTS TS0030, [1996] UKTS TS30

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World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Copyright Treaty

Treaty Type: Multilateral

Depository: WIPO

Place Of Signature: Geneva

Date Of Signature: 20-Dec-1996



Publication Records


Participant Status

Country Action Action Date Effective Date
ALBANIA Accession 06-May-2005 06-Aug-2005
ALGERIA Accession 31-Oct-2013 31-Jan-2014
ARGENTINA Signature 18-Sep-1997
ARGENTINA Ratification 19-Nov-1999 06-Mar-2002
ARGENTINA Acceptance 06-Mar-2002
ARMENIA Accession 06-Dec-2004 06-Mar-2005
AUSTRALIA Accession 26-Apr-2007 26-Jul-2007
AUSTRIA Signature 30-Dec-1997
AUSTRIA Ratification 14-Dec-2009 14-Mar-2010
AZERBAIJAN Accession 11-Apr-2006
BAHRAIN Accession 15-Sep-2005 15-Dec-2005
BELARUS Signature 08-Dec-1997
BELARUS Ratification 15-Jul-1998 06-Mar-2002
BELGIUM Signature 19-Feb-1997
BELGIUM Ratification 30-May-2006 30-Aug-2006
BENIN Accession 16-Apr-2006
BOLIVIA Signature 20-Dec-1996
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Accession 25-Aug-2009 25-Nov-2009
BOTSWANA Accession 27-Oct-2004 27-Jan-2005
BULGARIA Accession 29-Mar-2001 06-Mar-2002
BURKINA FASO Signature 20-Dec-1996
BURKINA FASO Ratification 19-Jul-1999 06-Mar-2002
CANADA Signature 22-Dec-1997
CANADA Ratification 13-May-2014 13-Aug-2014
CHILE Signature 20-Dec-1996
CHILE Ratification 11-Apr-2001 06-Mar-2002
CHINA P R Accession 09-Mar-2007 09-Jun-2007
CHINA P R Declaration 23-Sep-2008 01-Oct-2008
COLOMBIA Signature 22-Oct-1997
COLOMBIA Ratification 29-Nov-2000 06-Mar-2002
COSTA RICA Signature 02-Dec-1997
COSTA RICA Ratification 23-May-2000 06-Mar-2002
CROATIA Signature 15-Dec-1997
CROATIA Ratification 03-Jul-2000 06-Mar-2002
CYPRUS Accession 04-Aug-2003 04-Nov-2003
CZECH REPUBLIC Acceptance 06-Mar-2002 06-Mar-2002
DENMARK Signature 28-Oct-1997
DENMARK Ratification 14-Dec-2009 14-Mar-2010
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 10-Jan-2006
ECUADOR Signature 31-Dec-1997
ECUADOR Ratification 21-Jun-2000 06-Mar-2002
EL SALVADOR Accession 20-Oct-1998 06-Mar-2002
ESTONIA Signature 29-Dec-1997
ESTONIA Ratification 14-Dec-2009 14-Mar-2010
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Signature 20-Dec-1996
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Ratification 14-Dec-2009 14-Mar-2010
FINLAND Signature 09-May-1997
FINLAND Ratification 14-Dec-2009 14-Mar-2010
FRANCE Signature 09-Oct-1997
FRANCE Ratification 14-Dec-2009 14-Mar-2010
GABON Accession 06-Dec-2001 06-Mar-2002
GEORGIA Accession 04-Jul-2001 06-Mar-2002
GERMANY Signature 20-Dec-1996
GERMANY Ratification 14-Dec-2009 14-Mar-2010
GHANA Signature 23-May-1997
GHANA Ratification 18-Aug-2006 20-Nov-2006
GREECE Signature 13-Jan-1997
GREECE Ratification 14-Dec-2009 14-Mar-2010
GUATEMALA Accession 04-Nov-2002 04-Feb-2003
GUINEA Accession 25-Feb-2002 25-May-2002
HONDURAS Accession 20-Feb-2002 20-May-2002
HONG KONG SAR Declaration 23-Sep-2008 01-Oct-2008
HUNGARY Signature 29-Jan-1997
HUNGARY Ratification 27-Nov-1998 06-Mar-2002
INDONESIA Signature 20-Dec-1996
INDONESIA Ratification 05-Jun-1997 06-Mar-2002
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 19-Dec-1997
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 14-Dec-2009 14-Mar-2010
ISRAEL Signature 25-Mar-1997
ITALY Signature 20-Dec-1998
ITALY Ratification 14-Dec-2009 14-Mar-2010
JAMAICA Accession 12-Mar-2002 12-Jun-2002
JAPAN Accession 06-Jun-2000 06-Mar-2002
JORDAN Accession 27-Jan-2004 27-Apr-2004
KAZAKHSTAN Ratification 12-Nov-2004
KAZAKHSTAN Signature 28-Feb-1997
KENYA Signature 20-Dec-1996
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 24-Mar-2004 24-Jun-2004
KYRGYZSTAN Signature 19-Sep-1997
KYRGYZSTAN Ratification 10-Sep-1998 06-Mar-2002
LATVIA Accession 22-Mar-2000 06-Mar-2002
LIECHTENSTEIN Accession 30-Apr-2007
LITHUANIA Accession 18-Jun-2001 06-Mar-2002
LUXEMBOURG Signature 18-Feb-1997
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 14-Dec-2009 14-Mar-2010
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Accession 04-Feb-2004
MADAGASCAR Accession 24-Nov-2014 24-Feb-2015
MALAYSIA Accession 27-Sep-2012 27-Dec-2012
MALI Accession 24-Jan-2002 24-Apr-2002
MALTA Ratification 14-Dec-2009 14-Mar-2010
MEXICO Signature 18-Dec-1997
MEXICO Ratification 18-May-2000 06-Mar-2002
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Signature 19-Sep-1997
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Ratification 13-Mar-1998 06-Mar-2002
MONACO Signature 14-Jan-1997
MONGOLIA Signature 20-Dec-1996
MONGOLIA Ratification 25-Oct-2002 25-Oct-2002
MONTENEGRO Accession 03-Jun-2006
NAMIBIA Signature 20-Dec-1996
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 02-Dec-1997
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 14-Dec-2009 14-Mar-2010
NICARAGUA Accession 06-Dec-2002 06-Mar-2003
NIGERIA Signature 24-Mar-1997
OMAN Accession 20-Sep-2005
PANAMA Signature 31-Dec-1997
PANAMA Ratification 17-Mar-1999 06-Mar-2002
PARAGUAY Accession 29-Nov-2000 06-Mar-2002
PERU Accession 30-Jul-2001 06-Mar-2002
PHILIPPINES Accession 04-Jul-2002 04-Oct-2002
POLAND Accession 23-Dec-2003 23-Mar-2004
PORTUGAL Signature 31-Dec-1997
PORTUGAL Ratification 14-Dec-2009 14-Mar-2010
QATAR Accession 28-Jul-2005 28-Oct-2005
ROMANIA Signature 31-Dec-1997
ROMANIA Ratification 01-Feb-2001 06-Mar-2002
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Accession 05-Nov-2008 05-Feb-2009
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Ratification 14-Dec-2009 14-Mar-2010
SAINT LUCIA Accession 24-Nov-1999 06-Mar-2002
SENEGAL Signature 17-Dec-1997
SENEGAL Ratification 18-Feb-2002 18-May-2002
SERBIA Declaration 19-Sep-2006
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO Accession 13-Jun-2003 13-Jun-2003
SINGAPORE Accession 17-Jan-2005 17-Apr-2005
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Signature 29-Dec-1997
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Ratification 14-Jan-2000 06-Mar-2002
SLOVENIA Signature 12-Dec-1997
SLOVENIA Ratification 19-Nov-1999 06-Mar-2002
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 12-Dec-1997
SPAIN Signature 20-Dec-1996
SPAIN Ratification 14-Dec-2009 14-Mar-2010
ST LUCIA Acceptance 06-Mar-2002
SWEDEN Signature 31-Oct-1997
SWITZERLAND Signature 29-Dec-1997
SWITZERLAND Ratification 31-Mar-2008 01-Jul-2008
TOGO Signature 20-Dec-1996
TOGO Ratification 21-May-2003 21-May-2003
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 28-Aug-2008 28-Nov-2008
TURKEY Accession 28-Aug-2008 28-Nov-2008
UKRAINE Accession 29-Nov-2001 06-Mar-2002
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Accession 14-Apr-2004 01-Jan-1900
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 13-Feb-1997
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 14-Dec-2009 14-Mar-2010
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 12-Apr-1997
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 14-Sep-1999 06-Mar-2002
URUGUAY Signature 08-Jan-1997
URUGUAY Ratification 05-Mar-2009 05-Jun-2009
VENEZUELA Signature 20-Dec-1996

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