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Contracting Parties European Agreement on the Protection of Television Broadcasts United Kingdom

Dates Signature: July 13, 1960 Ratification: March 9, 1961 Entry into force: July 1, 1961

Declarations, Reservations

Reservation made upon ratification:
"Now therefore the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, having considered the Agreement aforesaid, hereby confirm and ratify the same and undertake to perform and carry out all the stipulations therein contained, subject to the following reservations provided for in sub-paragraphs a, b, c, d and f of paragraph 1 of Article 3 and made in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 of the said Agreement:
1. The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland withhold the protection provided for in sub-paragraph b of paragraph 1 of Article 1 of the said Agreement;
2. The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland withhold the protection provided for in sub-paragraph c of paragraph 1 of Article 1 of the said Agreement, where the communication is not to a paying audience within the meaning of the domestic law of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
3. The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland withhold the protection provided for in sub-paragraph d of paragraph 1 of Article 1 of the said Agreement, where the fixation or reproduction of the fixation is made for private use or solely for educational purposes;
4. The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland withhold the protection provided for in sub-paragraphs d and e of paragraph 1 of Article 1 of the said Agreement, in respect of still photographs or reproductions of such photographs;
5. The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland restrict the operation of the said Agreement to broadcasting organisations constituted in the territory and under the laws of a Party to the said Agreement and also transmitting from the territory of such party."

Declaration made upon signature:
"Her Majesty's Government understand the word "signature" in the first line of Article 10 to refer only to signature without reservation as to ratification."

Reservation made upon signature:
"On signing the European Agreement on the Protection of Television Broadcasts on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, I have the honour to state that Her Majesty's Government, in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 of the said Agreement, intend at the time of depositing their instrument of ratification to avail themselves of one or more of the options provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 3 of the Agreement."