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