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IP/N/1/GBR/C/89  
 
7 April 2021  
(21-2865)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
UNITED KINGDOM : THE COPYRIGHT AND PERFORMANCES  
(APPLICATION TO OTHER COUNTRIES) ORDER 2016  
Notifying Member  UNITED KINGDOM  
 
Details of the notified legal text 
 
Title The Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) Order 2016  
Subject matter  Copyright and related rights  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2021/IP/GBR/21_1571_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[X] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/GBR/180, IP/N/1/GBR/C/70  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Order replaces the Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) 
Order  2013/536. It applies copyright reciprocal protection conferred on works from third countries 
in relation to international treaty obligations. The Order:  
 
(a) restricts the application of Part 1 of the Act under section 159(1) in relation to certain 
countries;  
 
(b) applies Part 1 to works originating from certain addition al countries;  
 
(c) restricts the application of Part 2 of the Act to performances connected with certain counties; 
and 
 
(d) applies, with certain limitations, the protection of Part 2 to performances connected with 
certain countries.  
 
Language(s) of 
notif ied legal text English  
Entry into force  6 April 2017  IP/N/1/GBR/209 • IP/N/1/GBR/C/89  
 
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  Other date    
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  12 February 2021  
Other information  https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1219/note  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  UK Intellectual Property Office  
 
Concept House  
Cardiff Road  
Newport  
South Wales  
NP10 8QQ  
United Kingdom  
 
information@ipo.gov.uk  
 
0300 300 2000  
 
Outside the UK:  
+44 (0)1633 814000  
 
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.  