Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works of September 9,
1886, completed at Paris on May 4, 1896, revised at Berlin on November 13, 1908, completed
at Berne on March 20, 1914, and revised at Rome on June 2, 1928, at Brussels on June
26, 1948, at Stockholm on July 14, 1967, and at Paris on July 24, 1971
Treaty data
Treaty number
002784
Date of conclusion
24-07-1971
Place of conclusion
Parijs
Provisional application
Entry into force
15-12-1972
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
Approval act
1974, 398
Consolidated text
0003977
Comment
The revision of the Berne Convention was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from
10-01-1975 until 10-10-2010.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Koninkrijksdeel
Provisional
Entry into force
Retroactive effect
Termination
Netherlands (in Europe)
10-01-1975
Netherlands (Bonaire)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba)
10-10-2010
Aruba
01-01-1986
Curaçao
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
Afghanistan
02-03-2018 (A)
02-06-2018
Albania
02-12-1993 (A)
06-03-1994
Algeria 19-01-1998 (A)
19-04-1998
Andorra
02-03-2004 (A)
02-06-2004
Antigua and Barbuda
17-12-1999 (A)
17-03-2000
Argentina
08-07-1980 (A)
08-10-1980
Armenia
19-07-2000 (A)
19-10-2000
Australia
28-11-1977 (A)
01-03-1978
Austria
28-01-1972
19-05-1982 (R)
21-08-1982
Azerbaijan
04-03-1999 (A)
04-06-1999
Bahamas 04-10-1976 (A)
08-01-1977
Bahrain 29-11-1996 (A)
02-03-1997
Bangladesh 04-02-1999 (A)
04-05-1999
Barbados
16-03-1983 (A)
30-07-1983
Belarus
12-09-1997 (A)
12-12-1997
Belgium
12-08-1971
29-06-1999 (R)
29-09-1999
Belize
17-03-2000 (A)
17-06-2000
Benin
09-12-1974 (A)
12-03-1975
Bhutan
25-08-2004 (A)
25-11-2004
Bolivia
04-08-1993 (A)
04-11-1993
Bosnia and Herzegovina 02-06-1993 (Su)
06-03-1992
Botswana
15-01-1998 (A)
15-04-1998
Brazil
24-07-1971
14-01-1975 (R)
20-04-1975
Brunei
30-05-2006 (A)
30-08-2006
Bulgaria 30-08-1974 (A)
04-12-1974
Burkina Faso
20-10-1975 (A)
24-01-1976
Burundi
12-01-2016 (A)
12-04-2016
Cabo Verde
07-04-1997 (A)
07-07-1997
Cambodia 09-12-2021 (A)
09-03-2022
Cameroon 24-07-1971
03-08-1973 (R)
10-11-1973
Canada
26-03-1998 (A)
26-06-1998
Central African Republic
31-05-1977 (A)
03-09-1977
Chile
25-03-1975 (A)
10-07-1975
China 10-07-1992 (A)
15-10-1992
Colombia
04-12-1987 (A)
07-03-1988
Comoros
17-01-2005 (A)
17-04-2005
Cook Islands 03-05-2017 (A)
03-08-2017
Costa Rica
03-03-1978 (A)
10-06-1978
Côte d'Ivoire
24-07-1971
01-02-1974 (R)
04-05-1974
Croatia 28-07-1992 (Su)
08-10-1991
Cuba 20-11-1996 (A)
20-02-1997
Cyprus 24-07-1971
22-04-1983 (R)
27-07-1983
Czech Republic
18-12-1992 (Su)
01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)
10-01-1980 (A)
11-04-1980
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 28-01-2003 (A)
28-04-2003
Democratic Republic of the Congo
28-10-1974 (A)
31-01-1975
Denmark
24-07-1971
30-03-1979 (R)
30-06-1979
Djibouti
13-02-2002 (A)
13-05-2002
Dominica
07-05-1999 (A)
07-08-1999
Dominican Republic
24-09-1997 (A)
24-12-1997
Ecuador
08-07-1991 (A)
09-10-1991
Egypt 02-03-1977 (A)
07-06-1977
El Salvador
18-11-1993 (A)
19-02-1994
Equatorial Guinea
26-03-1997 (A)
26-06-1997
Estonia
26-07-1994 (A)
26-10-1994
Eswatini
14-09-1998 (A)
14-12-1998
Federated States of Micronesia
07-07-2003 (A)
07-10-2003
Finland
25-01-1972
25-07-1986 (R)
01-11-1986
France
24-07-1971
11-09-1972 (R)
15-12-1972
Gabon
06-03-1975 (A)
10-06-1975
Gambia, The
07-12-1992 (A)
07-03-1993
Georgia
16-02-1995 (A)
16-05-1995
Germany 24-07-1971
18-10-1973 (R)
22-01-1974
Ghana
11-07-1991 (A)
11-10-1991
Greece
04-12-1975 (A)
08-03-1976
Grenada
22-06-1998 (A)
22-09-1998
Guatemala 28-04-1997 (A)
28-07-1997
Guinea 13-08-1980 (A)
20-11-1980
Guinea-Bissau
18-04-1991 (A)
22-07-1991
Guyana
25-07-1994 (A)
25-10-1994
Haïti
11-10-1995 (A)
11-01-1996
Holy See
24-07-1971
20-01-1975 (R)
24-04-1975
Honduras
24-10-1989 (A)
25-01-1990
Hungary 24-07-1971
11-09-1972 (R)
15-12-1972
Iceland
28-09-1984 (A)
28-12-1984
India 24-07-1971
07-10-1974 (R)
10-01-1975
Indonesia 05-06-1997 (A)
05-09-1997
Ireland
02-12-2004 (A)
02-03-2005
Israel 24-07-1971
24-09-2003 (R)
01-01-2004
Italy
24-07-1971
13-08-1979 (R)
14-11-1979
Jamaica 28-09-1993 (A)
01-01-1994
Japan 25-01-1972
20-01-1975 (R)
24-04-1975
Jordan 28-04-1999 (A)
28-07-1999
Kazakhstan
12-01-1999 (A)
12-04-1999
Kenya
11-03-1993 (A)
11-06-1993
Kiribati
02-10-2017 (A)
02-01-2018
Kuwait 02-09-2014 (A)
02-12-2014
Kyrgyzstan
08-04-1999 (A)
08-07-1999
Laos
14-12-2011 (A)
14-03-2012
Latvia
11-05-1995 (A)
11-08-1995
Lebanon
24-07-1971
Lesotho 27-06-1989 (A)
28-09-1989
Liberia 08-12-1988 (A)
08-03-1989
Libya 28-06-1976 (A)
28-09-1976
Liechtenstein
24-07-1971
23-06-1999 (R)
23-09-1999
Lithuania 14-09-1994 (A)
14-12-1994
Luxembourg
24-07-1971
15-01-1975 (R)
20-04-1975
Malawi
12-07-1991 (A)
12-10-1991
Malaysia 28-06-1990 (A)
01-10-1990
Mali
22-08-1977 (A)
05-12-1977
Malta 07-09-1977 (A)
12-12-1977
Mauritania
17-06-1976 (A)
21-09-1976
Mauritius 09-02-1989 (A)
10-05-1989
Mexico 24-07-1971
11-09-1974 (R)
17-12-1974
Moldova 01-08-1995 (A)
02-11-1995
Monaco
24-07-1971
05-08-1974 (R)
23-11-1974
Mongolia 12-12-1997 (A)
12-03-1998
Montenegro 04-12-2006 (Su)
03-06-2006
Morocco
24-07-1971
17-02-1987 (R)
17-05-1987
Mozambique
22-08-2013 (A)
22-11-2013
Namibia
21-09-1993 (A)
24-12-1993
Nauru
11-02-2020 (A)
11-05-2020
Nepal 11-10-2005 (A)
11-01-2006
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
24-07-1971
09-10-1974 (R)
10-01-1975
New Zealand
17-12-2018 (A)
17-03-2019
Nicaragua
23-05-2000 (A)
23-08-2000
Niger 18-02-1975 (A)
21-05-1975
Nigeria
10-06-1993 (A)
14-09-1993
Niue
24-06-2016 (A)
24-09-2016
North Macedonia 23-07-1993 (Su)
17-09-1991
Norway 28-12-1971
08-03-1974 (R)
13-06-1974
Oman 14-04-1999 (A)
14-07-1999
Panama
08-03-1996 (A)
08-06-1996
Paraguay
09-09-1991 (A)
02-01-1992
Peru
20-05-1988 (A)
20-08-1988
Philippines 14-04-1980 (A)
16-07-1980
Poland
01-05-1990 (A)
04-08-1990
Portugal 10-10-1978 (A)
12-01-1979
Qatar
05-04-2000 (A)
05-07-2000
Republic of Korea, the
21-05-1996 (A)
21-08-1996
Republic of the Congo 24-07-1971
02-09-1975 (R)
05-12-1975
Romania
31-01-1972
09-06-1998 (R)
09-09-1998
Russian Federation 09-12-1994 (A)
13-03-1995
Rwanda
03-11-1983 (A)
01-03-1984
Saint Kitts and Nevis
03-01-1995 (A)
09-04-1995
Saint Lucia 21-05-1993 (A)
24-08-1993
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
29-05-1995 (A)
29-08-1995
Samoa 21-04-2006 (A)
21-07-2006
San Marino
02-06-2020 (A)
02-09-2020
São Tomé e Principe
14-03-2016 (A)
14-06-2016
Saudi Arabia 11-12-2003 (A)
11-03-2004
Senegal
24-07-1971
02-05-1975 (R)
12-08-1975
Serbia 14-06-2001 (Su)
27-04-1992
Singapore 21-09-1998 (A)
21-12-1998
Slovakia
30-12-1992 (Su)
01-01-1993
Slovenia 12-06-1992 (Su)
25-06-1991
Solomon Islands
04-04-2019 (A)
04-07-2019
South Africa 23-12-1974 (A)
24-03-1975
Spain
24-07-1971
14-11-1973 (R)
19-02-1974
Sri Lanka 24-07-1971
20-06-1978 (R)
23-09-1978
Sudan 28-09-2000 (A)
28-12-2000
Suriname 16-11-1976 (A)
23-02-1977
Sweden
24-07-1971
14-06-1973 (R)
20-09-1973
Switzerland
24-07-1971
25-06-1993 (R)
25-09-1993
Syria 11-03-2004 (A)
11-06-2004
Tajikistan
09-12-1999 (A)
09-03-2000
Tanzania 25-04-1994 (A)
25-07-1994
Thailand 29-09-1980 (A)
29-12-1980
Togo
28-01-1975 (A)
30-04-1975
Tonga
14-03-2001 (A)
14-06-2001
Trinidad and Tobago
16-05-1988 (A)
16-08-1988
Tunisia 24-07-1971
14-05-1975 (R)
16-08-1975
Türkiye 01-10-1995 (A)
01-01-1996
Turkmenistan 29-02-2016 (A)
29-05-2016
Tuvalu
02-03-2017 (A)
02-06-2017
Uganda
28-01-2022 (A)
28-04-2022
Ukraine 25-07-1995 (A)
25-10-1995
United Arab Emirates 14-04-2004 (A)
14-07-2004
United Kingdom 24-07-1971
29-09-1989 (R)
02-01-1990
United States of America
16-11-1988 (A)
01-03-1989
Uruguay 04-10-1971
21-09-1979 (R)
28-12-1979
Uzbekistan 19-01-2005 (A)
19-04-2005
Vanuatu
27-09-2012 (A)
27-12-2012
Venezuela 20-09-1982 (A)
30-12-1982
Vietnam 26-07-2004 (A)
26-10-2004
Yemen 14-04-2008 (A)
14-07-2008
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)
24-07-1971
30-05-1975 (R)
02-09-1975
Zambia
13-09-1991 (A)
02-01-1992
Zimbabwe
29-09-1981 (A)
30-12-1981
Extensions
China
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Hong Kong SAR
01-07-1997
Macao SAR
20-12-1999
New Zealand
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Tokelau Islands
17-03-2019
Portugal
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Macao (<20-12-1999)
12-08-1999
19-12-1999
United Kingdom
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Gibraltar
01-01-2021
Guernsey
21-11-2014
Jersey
31-01-2014
Man, Isle of
18-03-1996
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