RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE IP/N/2/FIN/1
12July1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1930)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION RELATING TOTHE PROVISIONS OF
ARTICLES 1.3AND 3.1OFTHE AGREEMENT
Finland
Thefollowing communication, dated 30June1995, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission ofFinland.
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TheGovernment ofFinland wishes toinform theCouncil forTrade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights thatFinland hasmade anotification inaccordance withArticle 17ofthe
International Convention fortheProtection ofPerformers, Producers ofPhonograms andBroadcasting
Organizations,adoptedatRomeon26October1961(theRomeConvention),accordingtowhichFinland
applies thecriterion offixation alone forthepurposes ofArticle 5ofthesaidConvention. Finland
intends tomaintain thecriterion offixation asthesingle criterion forprotection.
Referring toparagraph 6ofArticle 14oftheTRIPS Agreement, Finland declares thatitwill
apply thecriterion offixation alone asfarasArticle 5oftheRome Convention isconcerned andwishes
toapply thesame criterion inthecontext oftheTRIPS Agreement.