Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works of September 9,
1886, as revised at Berlin on November 13, 1908 and at Rome on June 2, 1928
Treaty data
Treaty number
004380
Date of conclusion
02-06-1928
Place of conclusion
Rome
Provisional application
Entry into force
01-08-1931
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
1955, 45 (external link)
Bulletin of Acts and Decrees
Parliamentary paper
Approval act
1931, 265
Consolidated text
0006272
Comment
The Berne Convention, as last amended at Rome on 02-06-1928, is in force for the
entire Kingdom as of 01-08-1931.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Koninkrijksdeel
Provisional application
Entry into force
Retroactive effect
Termination
Netherlands (in Europe)
01-08-1931
Netherlands (Bonaire)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba)
10-10-2010
Aruba
01-01-1986
CuraƧao
10-10-2010
Sint Maarten
10-10-2010
PartiesTooltip Parties with a link have a reservation.
Party
Signature
RatificationTooltip S=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance,
Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known
Entry into force
Renunciation
Termination
Australia
06-12-1934 (A)
18-01-1935
Austria
02-06-1928
01-06-1936 (R)
01-07-1936
Belgium
02-06-1928
23-08-1934 (R)
07-10-1934
Brazil
02-06-1928
03-04-1933 (R)
01-06-1933
Bulgaria
02-06-1928
28-05-1931 (R)
01-08-1931
Canada
27-06-1931 (R)
01-08-1931
Cyprus
24-02-1964 (Su)
16-08-1960
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)
30-10-1936 (A)
30-11-1936
Denmark
02-06-1928
24-07-1933 (R)
16-09-1933
Estonia
02-06-1928
Finland
02-06-1928
01-07-1931 (R)
01-08-1931
France
02-06-1928
22-11-1933 (R)
22-12-1933
Germany
02-06-1928
13-09-1933 (R)
21-10-1933
Greece
02-06-1928
02-01-1932 (A)
25-02-1932
Holy See
19-07-1935 (A)
12-09-1935
Hungary
02-06-1928
25-06-1931 (R)
01-08-1931
Iceland
30-06-1947 (A)
07-09-1947
India
02-06-1928
30-06-1931 (R)
01-08-1931
Indonesia
23-02-1956 (Su)
27-12-1949
19-02-1959
19-02-1960
Ireland
16-04-1935 (A)
11-06-1935
Israel
14-12-1949 (A)
24-03-1950
Italy
02-06-1928
27-06-1931 (R)
01-08-1931
Japan
02-06-1928
05-06-1931 (R)
01-08-1931
Latvia
03-11-1936 (A)
15-05-1937
Lebanon
02-06-1928
19-02-1946 (A)
30-09-1947
Liechtenstein
20-07-1931 (A)
30-08-1931
Luxembourg
02-06-1928
16-12-1931 (A)
04-02-1932
Malta
29-05-1968 (Su)
21-09-1964
Monaco
02-06-1928
21-04-1933 (R)
09-06-1933
Morocco
02-06-1928
05-10-1934 (A)
25-11-1934
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
02-06-1928
27-06-1931 (R)
01-08-1931
New Zealand
20-10-1947 (A)
04-12-1947
Norway
02-06-1928
30-06-1931 (R)
01-08-1931
Pakistan
04-06-1948 (A)
05-07-1948
Poland
02-06-1928
21-10-1935 (A)
21-11-1935
Portugal
02-06-1928
21-06-1937 (A)
29-07-1937
Romania
02-06-1928
30-06-1936 (A)
06-08-1936
South Africa
19-03-1935 (A)
27-05-1935
Spain
02-06-1928
15-03-1933 (R)
23-04-1933
Sri Lanka
20-07-1959 (Su)
04-02-1948
Sweden
02-06-1928
27-06-1931 (R)
01-08-1931
Switzerland
02-06-1928
24-04-1931 (R)
01-08-1931
Tunisia
02-06-1928
03-11-1933 (A)
22-12-1933
United Kingdom
02-06-1928
27-06-1931 (R)
01-08-1931
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)
17-06-1931 (A)
01-08-1931
Zimbabwe
18-09-1981 (Su)
18-04-1980
Extensions
New Zealand
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Tokelau Islands
18-03-1965