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Contracting Parties Berne Convention (Total Members: 181)
Member Signature Instrument In Force Details
Afghanistan
Accession: March 2, 2018
June 2, 2018
Details
Albania
Accession: December 2, 1993
March 6, 1994
Details
Algeria
Accession: January 19, 1998
April 19, 1998
Details
Andorra
Accession: March 2, 2004
June 2, 2004
Details
Antigua and Barbuda
Accession: December 17, 1999
March 17, 2000
Details
Argentina
Accession: May 5, 1967
June 10, 1967
Details
Armenia
Accession: July 19, 2000
October 19, 2000
Details
Australia
Declaration of Continued Application: April 14, 1928
April 14, 1928
Details
Austria
Accession: September 11, 1920
October 1, 1920
Details
Azerbaijan
Accession: March 4, 1999
June 4, 1999
Details
Bahamas
Declaration of Continued Application: July 5, 1976
July 10, 1973
Details
Bahrain
Accession: November 29, 1996
March 2, 1997
Details
Bangladesh
Accession: February 4, 1999
May 4, 1999
Details
Barbados
Accession: March 16, 1983
July 30, 1983
Details
Belarus
Accession: September 12, 1997
December 12, 1997
Details
Belgium
September 9, 1886
Ratification: September 5, 1887
December 5, 1887
Details
Belize
Accession: March 17, 2000
June 17, 2000
Details
Benin
Declaration of Continued Application: January 3, 1961
August 1, 1960
Details
Bhutan
Accession: August 25, 2004
November 25, 2004
Details
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Accession: August 4, 1993
November 4, 1993
Details
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Declaration of Continued Application: June 2, 1993
March 1, 1992
Details
Botswana
Accession: January 15, 1998
April 15, 1998
Details
Brazil
Accession: February 6, 1922
February 9, 1922
Details
Brunei Darussalam
Accession: May 30, 2006
August 30, 2006
Details
Bulgaria
Accession: December 5, 1921
December 5, 1921
Details
Burkina Faso
Accession: April 26, 1963
August 19, 1963
Details
Burundi
Accession: January 12, 2016
April 12, 2016
Details
Cabo Verde
Accession: April 7, 1997
July 7, 1997
Details
Cambodia
Accession: December 9, 2021
March 9, 2022
Details
Cameroon
Declaration of Continued Application: September 21, 1964
January 1, 1960
Details
Canada
Declaration of Continued Application: April 10, 1928
April 10, 1928
Details
Central African Republic
Accession: May 31, 1977
September 3, 1977
Details
Chad
Accession: August 4, 1971
November 25, 1971
Details
Chile
Accession: April 9, 1970
June 5, 1970
Details
China
Accession: July 10, 1992
October 15, 1992
Details
Colombia
Accession: December 4, 1987
March 7, 1988
Details
Comoros
Accession: January 17, 2005
April 17, 2005
Details
Congo
Declaration of Continued Application: May 8, 1962
August 15, 1960
Details
Cook Islands
Accession: May 3, 2017
August 3, 2017
Details
Costa Rica
Accession: March 3, 1978
June 10, 1978
Details
Côte d'Ivoire
Accession: July 8, 1961
January 1, 1962
Details
Croatia
Declaration/Notification of Succession: July 28, 1992
October 8, 1991
Details
Cuba
Accession: November 20, 1996
February 20, 1997
Details
Cyprus
Declaration of Continued Application: February 24, 1964
August 16, 1960
Details
Czech Republic
Declaration of Continued Application: December 18, 1992
January 1, 1993
Details
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Accession: January 28, 2003
April 28, 2003
Details
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Declaration of Continued Application: October 8, 1963
June 30, 1960
Details
Denmark
Accession: June 13, 1903
July 1, 1903
Details
Djibouti
Accession: February 13, 2002
May 13, 2002
Details
Dominica
Accession: May 7, 1999
August 7, 1999
Details
Dominican Republic
Accession: September 24, 1997
December 24, 1997
Details
Ecuador
Accession: July 8, 1991
October 9, 1991
Details
Egypt
Accession: March 2, 1977
June 7, 1977
Details
El Salvador
Accession: November 18, 1993
February 19, 1994
Details
Equatorial Guinea
Accession: March 26, 1997
June 26, 1997
Details
Estonia
Accession: July 26, 1994
October 26, 1994
Details
Eswatini
Accession: September 14, 1998
December 14, 1998
Details
Fiji
Declaration of Continued Application: December 1, 1971
October 10, 1970
Details
Finland
Accession: March 23, 1928
April 1, 1928
Details
France
September 9, 1886
Ratification: September 5, 1887
December 5, 1887
Details
Gabon
Accession: December 19, 1961
March 26, 1962
Details
Gambia (the)
Accession: December 7, 1992
March 7, 1993
Details
Georgia
Accession: February 16, 1995
May 16, 1995
Details
Germany
September 9, 1886
Ratification: September 5, 1887
December 5, 1887
Details
Ghana
Accession: July 11, 1991
October 11, 1991
Details
Greece
Accession: November 9, 1920
November 9, 1920
Details
Grenada
Accession: June 22, 1998
September 22, 1998
Details
Guatemala
Accession: April 28, 1997
July 28, 1997
Details
Guinea
Accession: August 13, 1980
November 20, 1980
Details
Guinea-Bissau
Accession: April 18, 1991
July 22, 1991
Details
Guyana
Accession: July 25, 1994
October 25, 1994
Details
Haiti
Accession: October 11, 1995
January 11, 1996
Details
Holy See
Accession: July 19, 1935
September 12, 1935
Details
Honduras
Accession: October 24, 1989
January 25, 1990
Details
Hungary
Accession: February 14, 1922
February 14, 1922
Details
Iceland
Accession: June 30, 1947
September 7, 1947
Details
India
Declaration of Continued Application: April 23, 1928
April 1, 1928
Details
Indonesia
Accession: June 5, 1997
September 5, 1997
Details
Ireland
Accession: October 5, 1927
October 5, 1927
Details
Israel
Accession: December 14, 1949
March 24, 1950
Details
Italy
September 9, 1886
Ratification: September 5, 1887
December 5, 1887
Details
Jamaica
Accession: September 28, 1993
January 1, 1994
Details
Japan
Accession: April 18, 1899
July 15, 1899
Details
Jordan
Accession: April 28, 1999
July 28, 1999
Details
Kazakhstan
Accession: January 12, 1999
April 12, 1999
Details
Kenya
Accession: March 11, 1993
June 11, 1993
Details
Kiribati
Accession: October 2, 2017
January 2, 2018
Details
Kuwait
Accession: September 2, 2014
December 2, 2014
Details
Kyrgyzstan
Accession: April 8, 1999
July 8, 1999
Details
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Accession: December 14, 2011
March 14, 2012
Details
Latvia
Accession: May 11, 1995
August 11, 1995
Details
Lebanon
Accession: February 19, 1946
September 30, 1947
Details
Lesotho
Accession: June 27, 1989
September 28, 1989
Details
Liberia
Accession: December 8, 1988
March 8, 1989
Details
Libya
Accession: June 28, 1976
September 28, 1976
Details
Liechtenstein
Accession: July 20, 1931
July 30, 1931
Details
Lithuania
Accession: September 14, 1994
December 14, 1994
Details
Luxembourg
Accession: June 20, 1888
June 20, 1888
Details
Madagascar
Declaration of Continued Application: February 11, 1966
January 1, 1966
Details
Malawi
Accession: July 12, 1991
October 12, 1991
Details
Malaysia
Accession: June 28, 1990
October 1, 1990
Details
Mali
Declaration of Continued Application: March 19, 1962
March 19, 1962
Details
Malta
Declaration of Continued Application: May 29, 1968
September 21, 1964
Details
Mauritania
Accession: October 16, 1972
February 6, 1973
Details
Mauritius
Accession: February 9, 1989
May 10, 1989
Details
Mexico
Accession: May 9, 1967
June 11, 1967
Details
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Accession: July 7, 2003
October 7, 2003
Details
Monaco
Accession: May 30, 1889
May 30, 1889
Details
Mongolia
Accession: December 12, 1997
March 12, 1998
Details
Montenegro
Declaration of Continued Application: December 4, 2006
June 3, 2006
Details
Morocco
Accession: June 16, 1917
June 16, 1917
Details
Mozambique
Accession: August 22, 2013
November 22, 2013
Details
Namibia
Declaration of Continued Application: September 21, 1993
March 21, 1990
Details
Nauru
Accession: February 11, 2020
May 11, 2020
Details
Nepal
Accession: October 11, 2005
January 11, 2006
Details
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Accession: October 9, 1912
November 1, 1912
Details
New Zealand
Declaration of Continued Application: April 26, 1928
April 24, 1928
Details
Nicaragua
Accession: May 23, 2000
August 23, 2000
Details
Niger
Declaration of Continued Application: May 2, 1962
August 3, 1960
Details
Nigeria
Accession: June 10, 1993
September 14, 1993
Details
Niue
Accession: June 24, 2016
September 24, 2016
Details
North Macedonia
Declaration/Notification of Succession: July 23, 1993
September 8, 1991
Details
Norway
Accession: April 13, 1896
April 13, 1896
Details
Oman
Accession: April 14, 1999
July 14, 1999
Details
Pakistan
Accession: June 4, 1948
July 5, 1948
Details
Panama
Accession: March 8, 1996
June 8, 1996
Details
Paraguay
Accession: September 9, 1991
January 2, 1992
Details
Peru
Accession: May 20, 1988
August 20, 1988
Details
Philippines
Accession: June 29, 1950
August 1, 1951
Details
Poland
Accession: January 28, 1920
January 28, 1920
Details
Portugal
Accession: March 29, 1911
March 29, 1911
Details
Qatar
Accession: April 5, 2000
July 5, 2000
Details
Republic of Korea
Accession: May 21, 1996
August 21, 1996
Details
Republic of Moldova
Accession: August 1, 1995
November 2, 1995
Details
Romania
Accession: August 28, 1926
January 1, 1927
Details
Russian Federation
Accession: December 9, 1994
March 13, 1995
Details
Rwanda
Accession: November 3, 1983
March 1, 1984
Details
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Accession: January 3, 1995
April 9, 1995
Details
Saint Lucia
Accession: May 21, 1993
August 24, 1993
Details
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Accession: May 29, 1995
August 29, 1995
Details
Samoa
Accession: April 21, 2006
July 21, 2006
Details
San Marino
Accession: June 2, 2020
September 2, 2020
Details
Sao Tome and Principe
Accession: March 14, 2016
June 14, 2016
Details
Saudi Arabia
Accession: December 11, 2003
March 11, 2004
Details
Senegal
Accession: June 30, 1962
August 25, 1962
Details
Serbia
Declaration of Continued Application: September 19, 2006
April 27, 1992
Details
Singapore
Accession: September 21, 1998
December 21, 1998
Details
Slovakia
Declaration of Continued Application: December 30, 1992
January 1, 1993
Details
Slovenia
Declaration of Continued Application: June 12, 1992
June 25, 1991
Details
Solomon Islands
Accession: April 4, 2019
July 4, 2019
Details
South Africa
Declaration of Continued Application: October 3, 1928
October 3, 1928
Details
Spain
September 9, 1886
Ratification: September 5, 1887
December 5, 1887
Details
Sri Lanka
Declaration of Continued Application: July 20, 1959
February 4, 1948
Details
Sudan
Accession: September 28, 2000
December 28, 2000
Details
Suriname
Accession: November 16, 1976
February 23, 1977
Details
Sweden
Accession: July 8, 1904
August 1, 1904
Details
Switzerland
September 9, 1886
Ratification: September 5, 1887
December 5, 1887
Details
Syrian Arab Republic
Accession: March 11, 2004
June 11, 2004
Details
Tajikistan
Accession: December 9, 1999
March 9, 2000
Details
Thailand
Accession: June 17, 1931
July 17, 1931
Details
Togo
Accession: January 28, 1975
April 30, 1975
Details
Tonga
Accession: March 14, 2001
June 14, 2001
Details
Trinidad and Tobago
Accession: May 16, 1988
August 16, 1988
Details
Tunisia
September 9, 1886
Ratification: September 5, 1887
December 5, 1887
Details
Türkiye
Accession: October 27, 1951
January 1, 1952
Details
Turkmenistan
Accession: February 29, 2016
May 29, 2016
Details
Tuvalu
Accession: March 2, 2017
June 2, 2017
Details
Uganda
Accession: January 28, 2022
April 28, 2022
Details
Ukraine
Accession: July 25, 1995
October 25, 1995
Details
United Arab Emirates
Accession: April 14, 2004
July 14, 2004
Details
United Kingdom
September 9, 1886
Ratification: September 5, 1887
December 5, 1887
Details
United Republic of Tanzania
Accession: April 25, 1994
July 25, 1994
Details
United States of America
Accession: November 16, 1988
March 1, 1989
Details
Uruguay
Accession: June 7, 1967
July 10, 1967
Details
Uzbekistan
Accession: January 19, 2005
April 19, 2005
Details
Vanuatu
Accession: September 27, 2012
December 27, 2012
Details
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Accession: September 20, 1982
December 30, 1982
Details
Viet Nam
Accession: July 26, 2004
October 26, 2004
Details
Yemen
Accession: April 14, 2008
July 14, 2008
Details
Zambia
Accession: September 13, 1991
January 2, 1992
Details
Zimbabwe
Declaration/Notification of Succession: September 18, 1981
April 18, 1980
Details