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    • Universal Copyright Convention, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI. Geneva, 6 September 1952.1

    States Date of deposit of instrument Type of instrument
    1Andorra31/12/19522Ratification
    2Cambodia03/08/1953Accession
    3Pakistan28/04/1954Accession
    4Lao People's Democratic Republic19/08/1954Accession
    5Haiti01/09/1954Ratification
    6Spain27/10/1954Ratification
    7United States of America06/12/1954Ratification
    8Costa Rica07/12/1954Accession
    9Chile18/01/1955Ratification
    10Israel06/04/1955Ratification
    11Germany03/06/1955Ratification
    12Monaco16/06/1955Ratification
    13Holy See05/07/1955Ratification
    14Luxembourg15/07/1955Ratification
    15France14/10/1955Ratification
    16Switzerland30/12/1955Ratification
    17Japan28/01/1956Ratification
    18Liberia27/04/1956Ratification
    19Iceland18/09/1956Accession
    20Portugal25/09/1956Ratification
    21Italy24/10/1956Ratification
    22Mexico12/02/1957Ratification
    23Ecuador05/03/1957Accession
    24Cuba18/03/1957Ratification
    25Austria02/04/1957Ratification
    26United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland27/06/1957Ratification
    27India21/10/1957Ratification
    28Argentina13/11/1957Ratification
    29Ireland20/10/1958Ratification
    30Liechtenstein22/10/1958Accession
    31Lebanon17/07/1959Accession
    32Brazil13/10/1959Ratification
    33Belgium31/05/1960Ratification
    34Sweden01/04/1961Ratification
    35Nicaragua16/05/1961Ratification
    36Denmark09/11/1961Ratification
    37Nigeria14/11/1961Accession
    38Paraguay11/12/1961Accession
    39Canada10/05/1962Ratification
    40Ghana22/05/1962Accession
    41Panama17/07/1962Accession
    42Norway23/10/1962Ratification
    43Finland16/01/1963Ratification
    44Greece24/05/1963Accession
    45Peru16/07/1963Ratification
    46New Zealand11/06/1964Accession
    47Guatemala28/07/1964Ratification
    48Zambia01/03/1965Accession
    49Malawi26/07/1965Accession
    50Kenya07/06/1966Accession
    51Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)30/06/1966Accession
    52Netherlands22/03/1967Ratification
    53Malta19/08/1968Accession
    54Australia01/02/1969Ratification
    55Tunisia19/03/1969Accession
    56Mauritius20/08/1970Notification of succession
    57Hungary23/10/1970Accession
    58Fiji13/12/1971Notification of succession
    59Morocco08/02/1972Accession
    60Cameroon01/02/19733Accession
    61Russian Federation27/02/1973Accession
    62Algeria28/05/19733Accession
    63Senegal09/04/19743Accession
    64Bulgaria07/03/19753Accession
    65Bangladesh05/05/19753Accession
    66Colombia18/03/19763Accession
    67Bahamas13/07/1976Notification of succession
    68Poland09/12/19763Accession
    69El Salvador29/12/19783Accession
    70Guinea13/08/19813Accession
    71Belize01/12/1982Notification of succession
    72Dominican Republic08/02/19833Accession
    73Barbados18/03/19833Accession
    74Sri Lanka25/10/19833Accession
    75Saint Vincent and the Grenadines22/01/1985Notification of succession
    76Republic of Korea01/07/19873Accession
    77Trinidad and Tobago19/05/19883Accession
    78Niger15/02/19893Accession
    79Rwanda10/08/19893Accession
    80Bolivia (Plurinational State of)22/12/19893Accession
    81Cyprus19/09/19903Accession
    82Croatia06/07/1992Notification of succession
    83China30/07/19923Accession
    84Kazakhstan06/08/1992Notification of succession
    85Tajikistan28/08/1992Notification of succession
    86Slovenia05/11/1992Notification of succession
    87Uruguay12/01/19933Ratification
    88Czech Republic26/03/1993Notification of succession
    89Slovakia31/03/1993Notification of succession
    90Bosnia and Herzegovina12/07/1993Notification of succession
    91Ukraine17/01/1994Notification of succession
    92Belarus29/03/1994Notification of succession
    93Saudi Arabia13/04/19943Accession
    94Azerbaijan07/04/1997Notification of succession
    95The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia30/04/1997Notification of succession
    96Republic of Moldova23/06/1997Notification of succession
    97Serbia11/09/2001Notification of succession
    98Togo28/02/20033Accession
    99Albania04/11/20033Accession
    100Montenegro26/04/2007Notification of succession

    1This Convention entered into force on 16 September 1955. It subsequently entered into force for each State three months after the date of deposit of that State’s instrument, except in cases of notifications of succession, where the entry into force occurred on the date on which the State assumed responsibility for conducting its international relations.

    2Date upon which an instrument of ratification was deposited on behalf of the Bishop of Urgel, Co-Prince of Andorra. Date upon which an instrument of ratification was deposited on behalf of the President of the French Republic, Co﷓Prince of Andorra.

    3Date upon which an instrument of accession to the Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 was deposited on behalf of the State in question. In accordance with Article IX(3) of that Convention, such accession also constitutes accession to this Convention.


       
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