RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE IP/N/2/AUS/1
12July1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1947)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLES 1.3AND 3.1OFTHE AGREEMENT
Australia
Thefollowing communication, dated 28June1995, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission ofAustralia.
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Australia hereby advises thefollowing notifications under theTRIPS Agreement.
Inaccordance withparagraph 3ofArticle 1oftheAgreement onTrade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights, Australia willnotapply thecriterion ofpublication provided forin
paragraph 1(c)ofArticle 5oftheInternational Convention fortheProtection ofPerformers, Producers
ofPhonograms andBroadcasting Organizations doneon26October 1961.
Inaccordance withparagraph 3ofArticle 1oftheAgreement onTrade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights, Australia declares thatitwillprotect broadcasts onlyiftheheadquarters
ofthebroadcasting organization issituated inanother Contracting Stateandthebroadcast istransmitted
from atransmitter inthesame Contracting State asprovided forinparagraph 2ofArticle 6ofthe
International Convention fortheProtection ofPerformers, Producers ofPhonograms andBroadcasting
Organizations doneon26October 1961.
Inaccordance withparagraph 1ofArticle 3oftheAgreement onTrade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights, Australia willnotapply therequirement, initem(d)ofArticle 13ofthe
International Convention fortheProtection ofPerformers, Producers ofPhonograms andBroadcasting
Organizations doneon26October 1961, toprovide broadcasting organizations witharighttoauthorize
orprohibit thecommunication tothepublic oftheirtelevision broadcasts ifsuchcommunication is
made inplaces accessible tothepublic against payment ofanentrance fee.