| Member | Signature | Instrument | In Force | Restriction | Details |
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Australia |
Accession: December 6, 1934
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January 18, 1935
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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)
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Austria |
June 2, 1928
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Accession: June 19, 1936
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July 1, 1936
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Belgium |
June 2, 1928
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Accession: August 23, 1934
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October 7, 1934
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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)
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Brazil |
June 2, 1928
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Accession: April 3, 1933
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June 1, 1933
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Bulgaria |
Ratification: May 28, 1931
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August 1, 1931
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Canada |
Ratification: June 27, 1931
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August 1, 1931
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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)
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Cyprus |
Declaration of Continued Application: February 24, 1964
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August 16, 1960
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Denmark |
June 2, 1928
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Accession: July 24, 1933
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September 16, 1933
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Finland |
June 2, 1928
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Ratification: July 1, 1931
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August 1, 1931
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France |
June 2, 1928
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Accession: November 3, 1933
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December 22, 1933
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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)
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Germany |
June 2, 1928
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Accession: September 13, 1933
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October 21, 1933
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Greece |
June 2, 1928
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Accession: January 2, 1932
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February 25, 1932
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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)
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Holy See |
Accession: July 19, 1935
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September 12, 1935
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Hungary |
Ratification: June 25, 1931
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August 1, 1931
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Iceland |
Accession: June 30, 1947
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September 7, 1947
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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)
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India |
Ratification: June 30, 1931
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August 1, 1931
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Indonesia |
Declaration of Continued Application: February 23, 1956
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December 27, 1949
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Ireland |
Accession: April 16, 1935
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June 11, 1935
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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)
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Israel |
Accession: December 14, 1949
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March 24, 1950
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Italy |
June 2, 1928
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Ratification: June 27, 1931
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August 1, 1931
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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)
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Japan |
June 2, 1928
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Ratification: June 5, 1931
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August 1, 1931
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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)
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Latvia |
Accession: November 3, 1936
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May 15, 1937
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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)
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Lebanon |
June 2, 1928
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Accession: February 19, 1946
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September 30, 1947
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Signature of the Rome Act (1928) through France.
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Liechtenstein |
Accession: July 20, 1931
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August 30, 1931
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Luxembourg |
Accession: December 16, 1931
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February 4, 1932
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Malta |
Declaration of Continued Application: May 29, 1968
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September 21, 1964
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Monaco |
June 2, 1928
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Accession: April 21, 1933
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June 9, 1933
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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)
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Morocco |
June 2, 1928
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Accession: October 5, 1934
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November 25, 1934
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Signature and notification of accession to the Rome Act (1928) through France.
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Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
Ratification: June 27, 1931
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August 1, 1931
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Ratification of the Rome Act (1928) included the Dutch East Indies, Suriname and Curaçao. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1932, No.4, p.41)
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New Zealand |
Accession: October 20, 1947
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December 4, 1947
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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)
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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)
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Norway |
June 2, 1928
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Ratification: June 30, 1931
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August 1, 1931
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Pakistan |
Accession: June 4, 1948
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July 5, 1948
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Poland |
June 2, 1928
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Accession: October 21, 1935
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November 21, 1935
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Portugal |
June 2, 1928
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Accession: June 21, 1937
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July 29, 1937
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Romania |
June 2, 1928
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Accession: June 30, 1936
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August 6, 1936
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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)
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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)
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South Africa |
Accession: March 19, 1935
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May 27, 1935
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Spain |
June 2, 1928
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Accession: March 15, 1933
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April 23, 1933
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Sri Lanka |
Declaration of Continued Application: July 20, 1959
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February 4, 1948
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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)
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Sweden |
June 2, 1928
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Ratification: June 27, 1931
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August 1, 1931
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Switzerland |
June 2, 1928
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Ratification: April 24, 1931
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August 1, 1931
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Syrian Arab Republic |
June 2, 1928
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Accession: November 13, 1933
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December 24, 1933
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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. (see Le Droit d'auteur 1961, No.3, p.70)
Signature of the Rome Act (1928) through France.
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Tunisia |
June 2, 1928
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Accession: November 3, 1933
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December 22, 1933
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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.
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United Kingdom |
June 2, 1928
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Ratification: June 27, 1931
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August 1, 1931
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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)
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Zimbabwe |
Declaration/Notification of Succession: September 18, 1981
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April 18, 1980
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