RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE IP/C/W/3
26April 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1062)
Council forTrade-Related Aspects ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATIONS ALREADY MADE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
THE BERNE CONVENTION AND THE ROME CONVENTION REFERRED
TOINARTICLES 1.3AND 3.1OFTHE TRIPS AGREEMENT
Note bytheSecretariat
1. Atitsmeeting of9March 1995, theCouncil forTRIPS discussed thequestion ofprocedures
fornotifications under Articles 1.3and3.1oftheTRIPS Agreement. Inorder tofacilitate further
deliberations onthismatter, theCouncil requested theSecretariat tocompile, withtheassistance of
theWIPO andtheUnited Nations Legal Office, acomplete listing ofthenotifications already made
under therelevant provisions oftheBerne Convention andtheRome Convention.
2. Inresponse tothisrequest, thisNoteanditsAnnex liststhenotifications already made under
Article 6oftheBerne Convention andArticles 5(3),6(2)and16(1)(b) oftheRome Convention which
arereferred toinArticles 1.3and3.1oftheTRIPS Agreement.
TheBerne Convention
3. Theprovision contained inArticle 6oftheParis Act(1971) oftheBerne Convention wasfirst
added asaprotocol in1914andlaterincluded intheBerne Convention proper intheRome Act(1928).
Since thenonlyminor changes havebeenmade toit.According totheinformation provided bythe
International Bureau oftheWIPO, whose Director General isthedepositary oftheStockholm Act
(1967) andtheParis Act(1971) oftheBerne Convention, nonotification hasbeen made under
Article 6(3)ofeither ofthesaidActs.
TheRome Convention
4. TheAnnex tothisNotecontains thenotifications already made under Articles 5(3)and6(2)
oftheRome Convention, which arereferred toinArticle 1.3oftheTRIPS Agreement, and
Article 16(1)(b) oftheRome Convention, which isreferred toinArticle 3.1oftheTRIPS Agreement.
TheAnnex isprepared onthebasis ofanup-to-date listofStates parties totheRome Convention and
thecorresponding textsofreservations anddeclarations thatwasprovided on29March 1995 bythe
Treaty Section oftheOffice ofLegal Affairs oftheUnited Nations, whose Secretary-General isthe
depositary oftheConvention. Thedocuments were extracts fromthepublication Multilateral Treaties
Deposited withtheSecretary-General, which ispublished inEnglish andFrench only. Thedepositary
notifications, onthebasisofwhich thispublication isprepared, aredrafted inEnglish andFrench only.
5. TheAnnex reproduces thetextsofonlythose reservations anddeclarations contained inthe
documents provided bytheUnited Nations thatrelate totheprovisions oftheRome Convention which
arereferred toinArticles 1.3and3.1oftheTRIPS Agreement. Thecomplete listing ofallreservations
anddeclarations andother information onthestatus oftheRome Convention isavailable intheabove
mentioned publication. Thecomplete listing isalsoavailable intheWTO Secretariat forconsultation
byinterested delegations.IP/C/W/3
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ANNEX
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OFPERFORMERS,
PRODUCERS OFPHONOGRAMS AND BROADCASTING ORGANIZATIONS
Done atRome on26October 1961
ENTRY INTO FORCE : 18May1964, inaccordance witharticle 25.
REGISTRATION: 18May1964, No.7247.
TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series, VOL. 496,P.43.
STATUS : Signatories: 26.Parties: 47.
Note: TheConvention wasdrawn upbytheDiplomatic Conference ontheInternational Protection
ofPerformers, Producers ofPhonograms andBroadcasting Organisations convened jointly bythe
International Labour Organisation, theUnited Nations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization
andtheInternational Union fortheProtection ofLiterary andArtistic Works. TheConference was
heldatRome attheinvitation oftheGovernment ofItalyfrom 10to26October 1961.
Participant Signature , Ratification, Participant Signature, Ratification,
succession (d)accession (a) succession (d) accession (a)
succession (d) succession (d)
Argentina 26Oct1961 2Dec1991 Iceland 26Oct1961 15Mar1994
Australia 30Jun1992 a India 26Oct1961
Austria 26Oct1961 9Mar1973 Ireland 30Jun1962 19Jun1979
Barbados 18Jun1983 a Israel 7Feb1962
Belgium 26Oct1961 Italy 26Oct1961 8Jan1975
Bolivia 24Aug1993 a Jamaica 27Oct1993 a
Bosnia andHerzegovina 12Jan1994 d Japan 26Jul1989 a
Brazil 26Oct1961 29Jun1965 Lebanon 26Jun1962
Burkina Faso 14Oct1987 a Lesotho 26Oct1989 a
Cambodia 26Oct1961 Luxembourg 25Nov1975 a
Chile 26Oct1961 5Jun1974 Mexico 26Oct1961 17Feb1964
Colombia 17Jun1976 a Monaco 22Jun1962 6Sep1985
Congo 29Jun1962 a Netherlands 7Jul1993 a
Costa Rica 9Jun1971 a Niger 5Apr1963 a
Czech Republic 30Sep1993 d Nigeria 29Jul1993 a
Denmark 26Oct1961 23Jun1965 Norway 10Apr1978 a
Dominican Republic 27Oct1986 a Panama 2Jun1983 a
Ecuador 26Jun1962 19Dec1963 Paraguay 30Jun1962 26Nov1969
ElSalvador 29Mar1979 a Peru 7May1985 a
Fiji 11Jan1972 a Philippines 25Jun1984 a
Finland 21Jun1962 21Jul1983 Slovakia 28May1993 d
France 26Oct1961 3Apr1987 Spain 26Oct1961 14Aug1991
Germany 26Oct1961 21Jul1966 Switzerland 24Jun1983 a
Greece 6Oct1992 a Sweden 26Oct1961 13Jul1962
Guatemala 14Oct1976 a United Kingdom 26Oct1961 30Oct1963
Holy See 26Oct1961 Uruguay 4Apr1977 a
Honduras 16Nov1989 a Yugoslavia 26Oct1961
Hungary 10Nov1994 aIP/C/W/3
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Declarations andReservations under Articles 5(3),6(2)and16(1)(b)
(Unless otherwise indicated, thedeclarations andreservations weremade
upon ratification, accession orsuccession.)
AUSTRALIA
Declarations:
Australia, pursuant toarticle 5(3),willnotapply thecriterion ofpublication;
Australia, pursuant toarticle 6(2),willprotect broadcasts onlyiftheheadquarters ofthe
broadcasting organisation issituated inanother Contracting State andthebroadcast wastransmitted
from atransmitter situated inthesame Contracting State;
...
Australia, pursuant toarticle 16(1)(b),willnot,asregards article 13,apply item(d)ofthat
article.
AUSTRIA
...
3. Inaccordance witharticle 16,paragraph 1(b),oftheConvention, Austria willnotapply
article 13(d).
CONGO
Inacommunication received on16May1964, theGovernment oftheCongo hasnotified the
Secretary-General thatithasdecided tomake itsaccession subject tothefollowing declarations:
(1) Article 5,paragraph 3:the"criterion ofpublication" isexcluded;
...
DENMARK
1) With regard toarticle 6,paragraph 2:Protection willbegranted tobroadcasting
organisations onlyiftheirheadquarters issituated inanother Contracting Stateandiftheirbroadcasts
aretransmitted from atransmitter situated inthesame Contracting State.
...
FIJI
(1) Inrespect ofArticle 5(1)(b)andinaccordance withArticle 5(3)oftheConvention,
Fijiwillnotapply, inrespect ofphonograms, thecriterion offixation;IP/C/W/3
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(2) Inrespect ofArticle 6(1)andinaccordance withArticle 6(2)oftheConvention, Fiji
willprotect broadcasts onlyiftheheadquarters ofthebroadcasting organisation issituated inanother
Contracting Stateandthebroadcast wastransmitted fromatransmitter situated inthesameContracting
State;
...
FRANCE
Article 5
TheGovernment oftheFrench Republic declares, inconformity witharticle 5,paragraph 3
oftheConvention, concerning theprotection ofphonograms, thatitrejects thecriterion ofthefirst
publication infavour ofthecriterion offirstfixation.
...
GERMANY
1. TheFederal Republic ofGermany makes useofthefollowing reservations provided
forinarticle 5,paragraph 3,andarticle 16,paragraph 1a(iv)oftheInternational Convention for
theProtection ofPerformers, Producers ofPhonograms andBroadcasting Organisations:
1) Asregards theprotection ofproducers ofphonograms itwillnotapply thecriterion
offixation referred toinarticle 5,paragraph 1(b)oftheConvention;
...
ICELAND
Declarations:
Iceland, pursuant toarticle 5,paragraph 3,willnotapply thecriterion offixation.
Iceland, pursuant toarticle 6,paragraph 2,willprotect broadcasts onlyiftheheadquarters
ofthebroadcasting organisation issituated inanother Contracting State andifthebroadcast was
transmitted from atransmitter situated inthesame Contracting State.
...
IRELAND
(1) With regard toarticle 5,paragraph 1,andinaccordance witharticle 5,paragraph 3,
oftheConvention: Ireland willnotapply thecriterion offixation;
(2) With regard toarticle 6,paragraph 1,andinaccordance witharticle 6,paragraph 2,
oftheConvention: Ireland willprotect broadcasts onlyiftheheadquarters ofthebroadcasting
organization issituated inanother Contracting Stateandthebroadcast wastransmitted fromatransmitter
situated inthesame Contracting State;
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ITALY
(1) With regard toarticle 6,paragraph 1,andinaccordance witharticle 6,paragraph 2,
oftheConvention: Italywillprotect broadcasts onlyiftheheadquarters ofthebroadcasting organization
issituated inanother Contracting Stateandthebroadcast wastransmitted fromatransmitter situated
inthesame Contracting State;
...
(3) With regard toarticle 13andinaccordance witharticle 16,paragraph 1(b),ofthe
Convention: Italywillnotapply theprovisions ofarticle 13(d);
...
JAPAN
Declaration:
(1) Pursuant toarticle 5,paragraph 3oftheConvention, theGovernment ofJapan will
notapply thecriterion ofpublication concerning theprotection ofproducers ofphonograms,
...
LESOTHO
Reservations:
...
Withregard toarticle 13:
...[TheKingdom ofLesotho] doesnotconsider itself bound bytheprovisions ofitem(d).
LUXEMBOURG
1. Withregard totheprotection ofproducers ofphonograms, Luxembourg willnotapply
thecriterion ofpublication butonlythecriteria ofnationality andfixation, inaccordance witharticle 5,
paragraph 3,oftheConvention.
...
3. With regard tobroadcasting organizations, inaccordance witharticle 16,paragraph
1(b),oftheConvention, Luxembourg willnotapply theprotection envisaged inarticle 13(d)against
communication tothepublic oftheirtelevision broadcasts.IP/C/W/3
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MONACO
Reservations:
1. Withregard totheprotection ofproducers ofphonograms, Monaco willnotapply the
criterion ofpublication butonlythecriteria ofnationality andfixation, inaccordance witharticle 5,
paragraph 3.
...
3. With regard tobroadcasting organizations, inaccordance witharticle 16,paragraph
1(b),Monaco willnotapply theprovisions ofarticle 13(d) concerning protection against communication
tothepublic oftelevision broadcasts.
NIGER
Declarations:
(1) Article 5,paragraph 3:the"criterion ofpublication" isexcluded;
...
NIGERIA
Declarations:
1. With regard toarticle 5,paragraph 3,theFederal Republic ofNigeria willnotapply
thecriteria ofpublication under article 5,paragraph 1(c).
2. With regard toarticle 6,paragraph 2,theFederal Republic ofNigeria willprotect
broadcasts onlyiftheheadquarters ofthebroadcasting organization issituated inanother Contracting
State andifthebroadcast istransmitted from atransmitter situated inthesame Contracting State.
...
NORWAY
Reservations:
...
d) Pursuant toarticle 6,paragraph 2,reservation ismade totheeffect thatbroadcasts
areonlyprotected iftheheadquarters ofthebroadcasting organisation issituated inanother Contracting
State, andthebroadcast istransmitted from atransmitter inthesame Contracting State.
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SPAIN
Declarations:
Article 5
[TheGovernment ofSpain] willnotapply thecriterion offirstpublication andwillapply instead
thecriterion offirstfixation.
Article 6
[TheGovernment ofSpain] willprotect broadcasts onlyiftheheadquarters ofthebroadcasting
organization issituated inanother Contracting Stateandthebroadcast wastransmitted fromatransmitter
situated inthesame Contracting State.
...
SWITZERLAND
Reservations:
Adarticle 5
TheSwiss Government declares, inaccordance witharticle 5,paragraph 3oftheConvention,
thatitrejects thecriterion offirstfixation. Itwilltherefore apply thecriterion offirstpublication.
...
SWEDEN
...
(d) Withregard toarticle 16,paragraph 1,sub-paragraph (b):theprovisions ofarticle 13,item(d),
willbeapplied onlywithrespect tothecommunication tothepublic oftelevision broadcasts inacinema
orsimilar place.
...
UNITED KINGDOM OFGREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
(1) Inrespect ofarticle 5(1)(b)andinaccordance witharticle 5(3)oftheConvention,
theUnited Kingdom willnotapply, inrespect ofphonograms, thecriterion offixation;
(2) Inrespect ofarticle 6(1)andinaccordance witharticle 6(2)oftheConvention, the
United Kingdom willprotect broadcasts onlyiftheheadquarters ofthebroadcasting organisation isIP/C/W/3
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situated inanother Contracting Stateandthebroadcast wastransmitted fromatransmitter situated in
thesame Contracting State;
...
Territorial Application
Participant Dateofreceipt of
thenotificationTerritories
United Kingdom120Dec1966
10Mar1970Gibraltar
Bermuda
1Theterritorial applications wereeffected subject tothesame declarations asthose made onbehalf oftheUnited Kingdom
upon ratification oftheConvention.