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Contracting Parties Berne Convention Brussels Act (1948) (Total Members: 49)
Member Signature Instrument In Force Restriction Details
Argentina
Accession: May 5, 1967
June 10, 1967
Australia
June 26, 1948
Accession: April 1, 1969
June 1, 1969
Accession to the Brussels Act (1948) subject to the specific declaration that the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia accepts the provisions of Article 11 of the Convention on the understanding that it remains free to enact such legislation as it considers necessary in the public interest to prevent or deal with any abuse of the monopoly rights conferred upon owners of copyright by the law of the Commonwealth of Australia. (see Copyright 1969, No.5, p.94)
Austria
June 26, 1948
Accession: August 26, 1953
October 14, 1953
Bahamas
Declaration of Continued Application: July 5, 1976
July 10, 1973
Belgium
June 26, 1948
Ratification: June 15, 1951
August 1, 1951
Benin
Declaration of Continued Application: January 3, 1961
August 1, 1960
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brussels Act (1948): Ratification by the Federal People's Republic 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 1951, No.9, p.98)
Brazil
June 26, 1948
Accession: April 5, 1952
June 9, 1952
Burkina Faso
Accession: April 26, 1963
August 19, 1963
Cameroon
Declaration of Continued Application: September 21, 1964
January 1, 1960
Canada
June 26, 1948
Chad
Accession: August 4, 1971
November 25, 1971
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Chile
Accession: April 9, 1970
June 5, 1970
Congo
Declaration of Continued Application: May 8, 1962
August 15, 1960
Croatia
Brussels Act (1948): Ratification by the Federal People's Republic 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 1951, No.9, p.98)
Côte d'Ivoire
Accession: July 8, 1961
January 1, 1962
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Declaration of Continued Application: October 8, 1963
June 30, 1960
Denmark
June 26, 1948
Accession: October 28, 1961
February 19, 1962
Fiji
Declaration of Continued Application: December 1, 1971
October 10, 1970
Finland
June 26, 1948
Accession: October 29, 1962
January 28, 1963
France
June 26, 1948
Ratification: January 22, 1951
August 1, 1951
Gabon
Accession: December 19, 1961
March 26, 1962
Germany
Accession: June 27, 1966
October 10, 1966
Brussels Act (1948): Dates apply to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Greece
June 26, 1948
Accession: November 1, 1956
January 6, 1957
In acceding to the Brussels Act (1948), as of January 6, 1957, Greece did not wish to retain the benefit of any reservations previously formulated on its behalf. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1957, No.1, p.5)
Holy See
June 26, 1948
Ratification: May 25, 1951
August 1, 1951
Hungary
June 26, 1948
Iceland
June 26, 1948
India
June 26, 1948
Accession: September 12, 1958
October 21, 1958
Ireland
June 26, 1948
Accession: May 4, 1959
July 5, 1959
In acceding to the Brussels Act (1948), as of July 5, 1959, Ireland did not wish to retain the benefit of any reservation previously formulated on its behalf. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1959, No.7, p.119)
Israel
Accession: December 14, 1949
August 1, 1951
Italy
June 26, 1948
Accession: April 11, 1953
July 12, 1953
Japan
Accession: June 4, 1974
July 12, 1974
Accession to the Brussels Act (1948) 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 Copyright 1974, No.6, p.157)
Lebanon
June 26, 1948
Liechtenstein
June 26, 1948
Ratification: September 1, 1950
August 1, 1951
Luxembourg
June 26, 1948
Ratification: March 15, 1950
August 1, 1951
Madagascar
Declaration of Continued Application: February 11, 1966
January 1, 1966
Mali
Declaration of Continued Application: March 19, 1962
March 19, 1962
Mauritania
Accession: October 16, 1972
February 6, 1973
Mexico
Accession: May 9, 1967
June 11, 1967
Accession to the Brussels Act (1948) 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. (see Copyright 1967, No.6, p.111)
Monaco
June 26, 1948
Ratification: June 15, 1951
August 1, 1951
Montenegro
Brussels Act (1948): Ratification by the Federal People's Republic 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 1951, No.9, p.98)
Morocco
June 26, 1948
Accession: October 23, 1951
May 22, 1952
Signature and notification of accession to the Brussels Act (1948) through France.
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
June 26, 1948
Accession: November 16, 1972
January 7, 1973
New Zealand
June 26, 1948
Niger
Declaration of Continued Application: May 2, 1962
August 3, 1960
North Macedonia
Brussels Act (1948): Ratification by the Federal People's Republic 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 1951, No.9, p.98)
Norway
June 26, 1948
Accession: October 11, 1962
January 28, 1963
Pakistan
June 26, 1948
Philippines
Accession: June 29, 1950
August 1, 1951
Portugal
June 26, 1948
Ratification: June 30, 1951
August 1, 1951
Senegal
Accession: June 30, 1962
August 25, 1962
Serbia
Brussels Act (1948): Ratification by the Federal People's Republic 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 1951, No.9, p.98)
Slovenia
Brussels Act (1948): Ratification by the Federal People's Republic 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 1951, No.9, p.98)
South Africa
June 26, 1948
Ratification: February 20, 1950
August 1, 1951
Spain
June 26, 1948
Ratification: March 29, 1951
August 1, 1951
Sweden
June 26, 1948
Accession: February 22, 1961
July 1, 1961
Switzerland
June 26, 1948
Accession: December 2, 1955
January 2, 1956
Syrian Arab Republic
June 26, 1948
Tunisia
June 26, 1948
Accession: October 23, 1951
May 22, 1952
Signature and accession to the Brussels Act (1948) through France.
Türkiye
Accession: October 27, 1951
January 1, 1952
Accession to the Brussels Act (1948) 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 translations into the Turkish language. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1951, No.12, p.133)
United Kingdom
June 26, 1948
Accession: October 24, 1957
December 15, 1957
Accession to the Brussels Act (1948) subject to the specific declaration that the Government of this country accepts the provisions of Article 11 of the Act on the understanding that it remains free to enact such legislation as it considers necessary in the public interest to prevent or deal with any abuse of the monopoly rights conferred upon owners of copyright by the law of the United Kingdom. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1957, No.12, p.225-6)
Application of the Brussels Act (1948) to Hong Kong: February 5, 1973; Entry into force: May 5, 1973. (see Berne Notification No. 43)
Application of the Brussels Act (1948) to St. Vincent: August 10, 1967; Entry into force: November 1, 1967. (see Copyright 1967, No.9, p.208)
Application of the Brussels Act (1948) to British Honduras: July 28, 1966; Entry into force: October 16, 1966. (see Copyright 1966, No.10, p.242)
Application of the Brussels Act (1948) to British Guiana: March 16, 1966; Entry into force: June 5, 1966. (see Copyright 1966, No.4, p.92)
Application of the Brussels Act (1948) to the Cayman Islands: March 10, 1966; Entry into force: June 4, 1966. (see Copyright 1966, No.4, p.91)
Application of the Brussels Act (1948) to Grenada: February 17, 1966; Entry into force: May 1, 1966. (see Copyright 1966, No.4, p.90-91)
Application of the Brussels Act (1948) to Montserrat and Saint Lucia: February 9, 1966; Entry into force: March 21, 1966. (see Copyright 1966, No.3, p.67)
Application of the Brussels Act (1948) to Bechuanaland: February 8, 1966; Entry into force: April 4, 1966. (see Copyright 1966, No.3, p.67)
Uruguay
Accession: June 7, 1967
July 10, 1967