The Berne Convention : List of countries

The Berne Convention : List of countries

Copyright within the 176 countries which have signed the Berne Convention: List of the countries

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List of the countries having signed the Berne convention

Country Date of Signature
Afghanistan June 2, 2018
Albania March 6, 1994
Algeria April 19, 1998
Andorra June 2, 2004
Antigua and Barbuda March 17, 2000
Argentina June 10, 1967
Armenia October 19, 2000
Australia April 14, 1928
Austria October 1, 1920
Azerbaijan June 4, 1999
Bahamas July 10, 1973
Bahrain March 2, 1997
Bangladesh May 4, 1999
Barbados July 30, 1983
Belarus December 12, 1997
Belgium December 5, 1887
Belize June 17, 2000
Benin August 1, 1960
Bhutan November 25, 2004
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) November 4, 1993
Bosnia and Herzegovina March 1, 1992
Botswana April 15, 1998
Brazil February 9, 1922
Brunei Darussalam August 30, 2006
Bulgaria December 5, 1921
Burkina Faso August 19, 1963
Burundi April 12, 2016
Cabo Verde July 7, 1997
Cameroon January 1, 1960
Canada April 10, 1928
Central African Republic September 3, 1977
Chad November 25, 1971
Chile June 5, 1970
China October 15, 1992
Colombia March 7, 1988
Comoros April 17, 2005
Congo August 15, 1960
Cook Islands August 3, 2017
Costa Rica June 10, 1978
Croatia October 8, 1991
Cuba February 20, 1997
Cyprus August 16, 1960
Czech Republic January 1, 1993
Côte d'Ivoire January 1, 1962
Democratic People's Republic of Korea April 28, 2003
Democratic Republic of the Congo June 30, 1960
Denmark July 1, 1903
Djibouti May 13, 2002
Dominica August 7, 1999
Dominican Republic December 24, 1997
Ecuador October 9, 1991
Egypt June 7, 1977
El Salvador February 19, 1994
Equatorial Guinea June 26, 1997
Estonia October 26, 1994
Eswatini December 14, 1998
Fiji October 10, 1970
Finland April 1, 1928
France December 5, 1887
Gabon March 26, 1962
Gambia March 7, 1993
Georgia May 16, 1995
Germany December 5, 1887
Ghana October 11, 1991
Greece November 9, 1920
Grenada September 22, 1998
Guatemala July 28, 1997
Guinea November 20, 1980
Guinea-Bissau July 22, 1991
Guyana October 25, 1994
Haiti January 11, 1996
Holy See September 12, 1935
Honduras January 25, 1990
Hungary February 14, 1922
Iceland September 7, 1947
India April 1, 1928
Indonesia September 5, 1997
Ireland October 5, 1927
Israel March 24, 1950
Italy December 5, 1887
Jamaica January 1, 1994
Japan July 15, 1899
Jordan July 28, 1999
Kazakhstan April 12, 1999
Kenya June 11, 1993
Kiribati January 2, 2018
Kuwait December 2, 2014
Kyrgyzstan July 8, 1999
Lao People's Democratic Republic March 14, 2012
Latvia August 11, 1995
Lebanon September 30, 1947
Lesotho September 28, 1989
Liberia March 8, 1989
Libya September 28, 1976
Liechtenstein July 30, 1931
Lithuania December 14, 1994
Luxembourg June 20, 1888
Madagascar January 1, 1966
Malawi October 12, 1991
Malaysia October 1, 1990
Mali March 19, 1962
Malta September 21, 1964
Mauritania February 6, 1973
Mauritius May 10, 1989
Mexico June 11, 1967
Micronesia (Federated States of) October 7, 2003
Monaco May 30, 1889
Mongolia March 12, 1998
Montenegro June 3, 2006
Morocco June 16, 1917
Mozambique November 22, 2013
Namibia March 21, 1990
Nepal January 11, 2006
Netherlands November 1, 1912
New Zealand April 24, 1928
Nicaragua August 23, 2000
Niger August 3, 1960
Nigeria September 14, 1993
Niue September 24, 2016
Norway April 13, 1896
Oman July 14, 1999
Pakistan July 5, 1948
Panama June 8, 1996
Paraguay January 2, 1992
Peru August 20, 1988
Philippines August 1, 1951
Poland January 28, 1920
Portugal March 29, 1911
Qatar July 5, 2000
Republic of Korea August 21, 1996
Republic of Moldova November 2, 1995
Romania January 1, 1927
Russian Federation March 13, 1995
Rwanda March 1, 1984
Saint Kitts and Nevis April 9, 1995
Saint Lucia August 24, 1993
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines August 29, 1995
Samoa July 21, 2006
Sao Tome and Principe June 14, 2016
Saudi Arabia March 11, 2004
Senegal August 25, 1962
Serbia April 27, 1992
Singapore December 21, 1998
Slovakia January 1, 1993
Slovenia June 25, 1991
South Africa October 3, 1928
Spain December 5, 1887
Sri Lanka February 4, 1948
Sudan December 28, 2000
Suriname February 23, 1977
Sweden August 1, 1904
Switzerland December 5, 1887
Syrian Arab Republic June 11, 2004
Tajikistan March 9, 2000
Thailand July 17, 1931
Togo April 30, 1975
Tonga June 14, 2001
Trinidad and Tobago August 16, 1988
Tunisia December 5, 1887
Turkey January 1, 1952
Turkmenistan May 29, 2016
Tuvalu June 2, 2017
Ukraine October 25, 1995
United Arab Emirates July 14, 2004
United Kingdom December 5, 1887
United Republic of Tanzania July 25, 1994
United States of America March 1, 1989
Uruguay July 10, 1967
Uzbekistan April 19, 2005
Vanuatu December 27, 2012
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) December 30, 1982
Viet Nam October 26, 2004
Yemen July 14, 2008
Zambia January 2, 1992
Zimbabwe April 18, 1980
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia September 8, 1991

 

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