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Contracting Parties Berne Convention Rome Act (1928) (Total Members: 44)
Member Signature Instrument In Force Details
Australia
Accession: December 6, 1934
January 18, 1935
Accession to the Rome Act (1928) extended to Papua New Guinea, Norfolk Islands and Nauru: June 18, 1936; Entry into force: July 29, 1936. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1936, No.7, p.73)
Austria
June 2, 1928
Accession: June 19, 1936
July 1, 1936
Belgium
June 2, 1928
Accession: August 23, 1934
October 7, 1934
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rome Act (1928): Accession by the Kingdom of Yugoslavia subject to the following reservation: Article 8 of the Act is replaced by Article 5 of the Berne Convention, 1886, as modified by Article 1, Number III, of the Paris Additional Act, 1896, with respect to the exclusive right of translation into the national languages of Yugoslavia. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1930, No.8, p.85)
Brazil
June 2, 1928
Accession: April 3, 1933
June 1, 1933
Bulgaria
Ratification: May 28, 1931
August 1, 1931
Canada
Ratification: June 27, 1931
August 1, 1931
Croatia
Rome Act (1928): Accession by the Kingdom of Yugoslavia subject to the following reservation: Article 8 of the Act is replaced by Article 5 of the Berne Convention, 1886, as modified by Article 1, Number III, of the Paris Additional Act, 1896, with respect to the exclusive right of translation into the national languages of Yugoslavia. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1930, No.8, p.85)
Cyprus
Declaration of Continued Application: February 24, 1964
August 16, 1960
Denmark
June 2, 1928
Accession: July 24, 1933
September 16, 1933
Finland
June 2, 1928
Ratification: July 1, 1931
August 1, 1931
France
June 2, 1928
Accession: November 3, 1933
December 22, 1933
Accession to the Rome Act (1928) subject to the following reservation: Article 2, paragraph 4, of the Act is replaced by the relevant provisions of the texts adopted prior to the Berlin Act, 1908 (Article 4 of the Berne Convention, 1886), in respect of works of art applied to industry. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1933, No.12, p.133)
Accession to the Rome Act (1928) included colonies, protectorates and territories. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1933, No.12, p.133)
Germany
June 2, 1928
Accession: September 13, 1933
October 21, 1933
Greece
June 2, 1928
Accession: January 2, 1932
February 25, 1932
Accession to the Rome Act (1928) subject to the following reservations: Articles 8 and 11 of the Act are replaced by Articles 5 and 9 of the Berne Convention, 1886, in respect of the exclusive right of authors to make or to authorize the translation of their works, and the right of public performance of dramatic, dramatico-musical works. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1932, No.2, p.13)
Holy See
Accession: July 19, 1935
September 12, 1935
Hungary
Ratification: June 25, 1931
August 1, 1931
Iceland
Accession: June 30, 1947
September 7, 1947
Accession to the Rome Act (1928) subject to the following reservation: Article 8 of the Act is replaced by Article 5 of the Berne Convention, 1886, as modified by Article 1, Number III, of the Paris Additional Act, 1896, in respect of the exclusive right of translation into the Icelandic language. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1947, No.8, p.85)
India
Ratification: June 30, 1931
August 1, 1931
Indonesia
Declaration of Continued Application: February 23, 1956
December 27, 1949
Ireland
Accession: April 16, 1935
June 11, 1935
Accession to the Rome Act (1928) subject to the following reservation: Article 8 of the Act is replaced by Article 5 of the Berne Convention, 1886, as modified by Article 1, Number III, of the Paris Additional Act, 1896, in respect of the exclusive right of translation into the Irish language. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1935, No.6, p.61)
Israel
Accession: December 14, 1949
March 24, 1950
Italy
June 2, 1928
Ratification: June 27, 1931
August 1, 1931
The reservations included in the ratification of the Berlin Act (1908) were abandoned by Italy upon the date of entry into force of the Rome Act (1928): August, 1, 1931. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1931, No.8, p.87)
Japan
June 2, 1928
Ratification: June 5, 1931
August 1, 1931
Ratification of the Rome Act (1928) subject to the following reservation: Article 8 of the Act is replaced by Article 5 of the Berne Convention, 1886, as modified by Article 1, Number III, of the Paris Additional Act, 1896, in respect of the exclusive right of authors to make or to authorize the translation of their works.
Japan declared that it intended to retain the benefit of this reservation until December 31, 1980. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1932, No.4, p.40 and Copyright 1974, No.6, p.157)
Ratification of the Rome Act (1928) included Korea, Formosa, South Sakhalin and Kanto. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1932, No.4, p.40)
Latvia
Accession: November 3, 1936
May 15, 1937
Accession to the Rome Act (1928) subject to the following reservation: Article 8 of the Act is replaced by Article 5 of the Berne Convention, 1886, as modified by Article 1, Number III, of the Paris Additional Act, 1896, in respect of the exclusive right of authors to make or to authorize the translation of their works. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1937, No.1, p.4)
Lebanon
June 2, 1928
Accession: February 19, 1946
September 30, 1947
Signature of the Rome Act (1928) through France.
Liechtenstein
Accession: July 20, 1931
August 30, 1931
Luxembourg
Accession: December 16, 1931
February 4, 1932
Malta
Declaration of Continued Application: May 29, 1968
September 21, 1964
Monaco
June 2, 1928
Accession: April 21, 1933
June 9, 1933
Montenegro
Rome Act (1928): Accession by the Kingdom of Yugoslavia subject to the following reservation: Article 8 of the Act is replaced by Article 5 of the Berne Convention, 1886, as modified by Article 1, Number III, of the Paris Additional Act, 1896, with respect to the exclusive right of translation into the national languages of Yugoslavia. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1930, No.8, p.85)
Morocco
June 2, 1928
Accession: October 5, 1934
November 25, 1934
Signature and notification of accession to the Rome Act (1928) through France.
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Ratification: June 27, 1931
August 1, 1931
Ratification of the Rome Act (1928) included the Dutch East Indies, Suriname and Curaçao. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1932, No.4, p.41)
New Zealand
Accession: October 20, 1947
December 4, 1947
Application of the Rome Act (1928) to the Cook Islands, Tokelau and Niue: November 2, 1964; Entry into force: March 18, 1965. (see Copyright 1965, No.3, p.55)
Accession to the Rome Act (1928) extended to Western Samoa. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1947, No.11, p.121)
North Macedonia
Rome Act (1928): Accession by the Kingdom of Yugoslavia subject to the following reservation: Article 8 of the Act is replaced by Article 5 of the Berne Convention, 1886, as modified by Article 1, Number III, of the Paris Additional Act, 1896, with respect to the exclusive right of translation into the national languages of Yugoslavia. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1930, No.8, p.85)
Norway
June 2, 1928
Ratification: June 30, 1931
August 1, 1931
Pakistan
Accession: June 4, 1948
July 5, 1948
Poland
June 2, 1928
Accession: October 21, 1935
November 21, 1935
Portugal
June 2, 1928
Accession: June 21, 1937
July 29, 1937
Romania
June 2, 1928
Accession: June 30, 1936
August 6, 1936
Serbia
Rome Act (1928): Accession by the Kingdom of Yugoslavia subject to the following reservation: Article 8 of the Act is replaced by Article 5 of the Berne Convention, 1886, as modified by Article 1, Number III, of the Paris Additional Act, 1896, with respect to the exclusive right of translation into the national languages of Yugoslavia. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1930, No.8, p.85)
Slovenia
Rome Act (1928): Accession by the Kingdom of Yugoslavia subject to the following reservation: Article 8 of the Act is replaced by Article 5 of the Berne Convention, 1886, as modified by Article 1, Number III, of the Paris Additional Act, 1896, with respect to the exclusive right of translation into the national languages of Yugoslavia. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1930, No.8, p.85)
South Africa
Accession: March 19, 1935
May 27, 1935
Spain
June 2, 1928
Accession: March 15, 1933
April 23, 1933
Sri Lanka
Declaration of Continued Application: July 20, 1959
February 4, 1948
Ratification of the Rome Act (1928) subject to the following reservation "...the Government of Ceylon... reserves for itself the right to enact local legislation for the translation of educational, scientific and technical books into the national language." (see Le Droit d'auteur 1959, No.12, p.205)
Sweden
June 2, 1928
Ratification: June 27, 1931
August 1, 1931
Switzerland
June 2, 1928
Ratification: April 24, 1931
August 1, 1931
Syrian Arab Republic
June 2, 1928
Accession: November 13, 1933
December 24, 1933
The Rome Act (1928) continued in force in the United Arab Republic, Region of Syria, until, by a Note dated January 12, 1961, the latter denounced this Act with effect from January 12, 1962.
Signature of the Rome Act (1928) through France.
Tunisia
June 2, 1928
Accession: November 3, 1933
December 22, 1933
Accession to the Rome Act (1928) subject to the following reservation: Article 2, paragraph 4, of the Act is replaced by the relevant provisions of the texts adopted prior to the Berlin Act, 1908 (Article 4 of the Berne Convention, 1886), in respect of works of art applied to industry. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1933, No.12, p.133)
Signature and accession to the Rome Act (1928) through France.
United Kingdom
June 2, 1928
Ratification: June 27, 1931
August 1, 1931
Application of the Rome Act (1928) to Sarawak and Borneo: October 20, 1938; Entry into force: January 1, 1939. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1938, No.11, p.125)
Application of the Rome Act (1928) to Burma and Aden: September 12, 1938; Entry into force: April 1, 1937 (date of separation of Burma and Aden from British India). (see Le Droit d'auteur 1938, No.10, p.113)
Application of the Rome Act (1928) to Newfoundland: November 11, 1933; Entry into force: December 11, 1933. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1933, No.12, p.134)
Application of the Rome Act (1928) to the Federated Malay States: December 10, 1932; Entry into force: January 10, 1933. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1933, No.1, p.3)
Signature of the Rome Act (1928) applied also to Australia, Canada, India and New Zealand. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1932, No.1, p.2 and Le Droit d'auteur 1928, No.6, p.74)
Zimbabwe
Declaration/Notification of Succession: September 18, 1981
April 18, 1980