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Contracting Parties UPOV Convention (Total Members: 79)
Member Signature Instrument In Force Details
African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)
Accession: June 10, 2014
July 10, 2014
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Albania
Accession: September 15, 2005
October 15, 2005
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Argentina
Accession: November 25, 1994
December 25, 1994
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Armenia
Accession: February 2, 2024
March 2, 2024
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Australia
Accession: February 1, 1989
March 1, 1989
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Austria
Accession: June 14, 1994
July 14, 1994
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Azerbaijan
Accession: November 9, 2004
December 9, 2004
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Belarus
Accession: December 5, 2002
January 5, 2003
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Belgium
December 2, 1961
Ratification: November 5, 1976
December 5, 1976
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Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Accession: April 21, 1999
May 21, 1999
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Accession: October 10, 2017
November 10, 2017
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Brazil
Accession: April 23, 1999
May 23, 1999
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Bulgaria
Accession: March 24, 1998
April 24, 1998
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Canada
Accession: February 4, 1991
March 4, 1991
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Chile
Accession: December 5, 1995
January 5, 1996
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China
Accession: March 23, 1999
April 23, 1999
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Colombia
Accession: August 13, 1996
September 13, 1996
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Costa Rica
Accession: December 12, 2008
January 12, 2009
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Croatia
Accession: August 1, 2001
September 1, 2001
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Czech Republic
Declaration of Continued Application: January 12, 1993
January 1, 1993
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Denmark
November 26, 1962
Ratification: September 6, 1968
October 6, 1968
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Dominican Republic
Accession: May 16, 2007
June 16, 2007
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Ecuador
Accession: July 8, 1997
August 8, 1997
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Egypt
Accession: November 1, 2019
December 1, 2019
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Estonia
Accession: August 24, 2000
September 24, 2000
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European Union (EU)
Accession: June 29, 2005
July 29, 2005
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Finland
Accession: March 16, 1993
April 16, 1993
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France
December 2, 1961
Ratification: September 3, 1971
October 3, 1971
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Georgia
Accession: October 29, 2008
November 29, 2008
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Germany
December 2, 1961
Ratification: July 11, 1968
August 10, 1968
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Ghana
Accession: November 3, 2021
December 3, 2021
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Hungary
Accession: March 16, 1983
April 16, 1983
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Iceland
Accession: April 3, 2006
May 3, 2006
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Ireland
Accession: May 19, 1981
November 8, 1981
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Israel
Accession: November 12, 1979
December 12, 1979
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Italy
December 2, 1961
Ratification: June 1, 1977
July 1, 1977
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Japan
Acceptance: August 3, 1982
September 3, 1982
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Jordan
Accession: September 24, 2004
October 24, 2004
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Kenya
Accession: April 13, 1999
May 13, 1999
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Kyrgyzstan
Accession: May 26, 2000
June 26, 2000
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Latvia
Accession: July 30, 2002
August 30, 2002
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Lithuania
Accession: November 10, 2003
December 10, 2003
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Mexico
Accession: July 9, 1997
August 9, 1997
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Montenegro
Accession: August 24, 2015
September 24, 2015
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Morocco
Accession: September 8, 2006
October 8, 2006
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Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
December 2, 1961
Ratification: August 8, 1967
August 10, 1968
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New Zealand
Accession: November 3, 1980
November 8, 1981
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Nicaragua
Accession: August 6, 2001
September 6, 2001
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North Macedonia
Accession: April 4, 2011
May 4, 2011
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Norway
Accession: August 13, 1993
September 13, 1993
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Oman
Accession: October 22, 2009
November 22, 2009
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Panama
Accession: April 23, 1999
May 23, 1999
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Paraguay
Accession: January 8, 1997
February 8, 1997
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Peru
Accession: July 8, 2011
August 8, 2011
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Poland
Accession: October 11, 1989
November 11, 1989
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Portugal
Accession: September 14, 1995
October 14, 1995
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Republic of Korea
Accession: December 7, 2001
January 7, 2002
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Republic of Moldova
Accession: September 28, 1998
October 28, 1998
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Romania
Accession: February 16, 2001
March 16, 2001
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Russian Federation
Accession: March 24, 1998
April 24, 1998
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Accession: February 22, 2021
March 22, 2021
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Serbia
Accession: December 5, 2012
January 5, 2013
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Singapore
Accession: June 30, 2004
July 30, 2004
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Slovakia
Declaration of Continued Application: January 12, 1993
January 1, 1993
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Slovenia
Accession: June 29, 1999
July 29, 1999
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South Africa
Accession: October 7, 1977
November 6, 1977
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Spain
Accession: April 18, 1980
May 18, 1980
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Sweden
Accession: November 17, 1971
December 17, 1971
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Switzerland
November 30, 1962
Ratification: June 10, 1977
July 10, 1977
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Trinidad and Tobago
Accession: December 30, 1997
January 30, 1998
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Tunisia
Accession: July 31, 2003
August 31, 2003
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Türkiye
Accession: October 18, 2007
November 18, 2007
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Ukraine
Accession: October 3, 1995
November 3, 1995
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United Kingdom
November 26, 1962
Ratification: September 17, 1965
August 10, 1968
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United Republic of Tanzania
Accession: October 22, 2015
November 22, 2015
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United States of America
Acceptance: November 12, 1980
November 8, 1981
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Uruguay
Accession: October 13, 1994
November 13, 1994
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Uzbekistan
Accession: October 14, 2004
November 14, 2004
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Viet Nam
Accession: November 24, 2006
December 24, 2006
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