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CHAPTER XIV

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL MATTERS

4 . Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of their Phonograms

Geneva, 29 October 1971

Entry into force

18 April 1973, in accordance with article 11.

Registration

18 April 1973, No. 12430

Status

Signatories : 32. Parties : 81

Text

United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 866, p. 67.

Note

The Convention was adopted by the International Conference of States on the Protection of Phonograms convened jointly by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization. The Conference was held at the Palais des Nations, in Geneva, from 18 to 29 October 1971.

Participant	Signature, Succession to signature(d)	Ratification, Accession(a), Acceptance(A), Succession(d)
Albania		26 Mar 2001 a
Argentina		19 Mar 1973 a
Armenia		31 Oct 2002 a
Australia		12 Mar 1974 a
Austria	28 Apr 1972	6 May 1982
Azerbaijan		1 Jun 2001 a
Barbados		23 Mar 1983 a
Belarus		17 Jan 2003 a
Bosnia and Herzegovina ¹	12 Jan 1994 d	19 Feb 2009
Brazil	29 Oct 1971	6 Aug 1975
Bulgaria		31 May 1995 a
Burkina Faso		14 Oct 1987 a
Canada	29 Oct 1971
Chile		15 Dec 1976 a
China ²		5 Jan 1993 a
Colombia	29 Oct 1971	14 Feb 1994
Costa Rica		1 Mar 1982 a
Croatia		20 Jan 2000 a
Cyprus		25 Jun 1993 a
Czech Republic ³		30 Sep 1993 d
Democratic Republic of the Congo		25 Jul 1977 a
Denmark	29 Oct 1971	7 Dec 1976
Ecuador	29 Oct 1971	4 Jun 1974
Egypt		15 Dec 1977 a
El Salvador		25 Oct 1978 a
Estonia		28 Feb 2000 a
Fiji		15 Jun 1972 a
Finland	21 Apr 1971	18 Dec 1972
France	29 Oct 1971	12 Sep 1972
Germany ^{4, 5}	29 Oct 1971	7 Feb 1974
Ghana		4 Nov 2016 a
Greece		2 Nov 1993 a
Guatemala		14 Oct 1976 a
Holy See	29 Oct 1971	4 Apr 1977
Honduras		16 Nov 1989 a
Hungary		24 Feb 1975 a
India	29 Oct 1971	1 Nov 1974
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	29 Oct 1971
Israel	29 Oct 1971	10 Jan 1978
Italy	29 Oct 1971	20 Dec 1976
Jamaica		7 Oct 1993 a
Japan	21 Apr 1972	19 Jun 1978 A
Kazakhstan		3 May 2001 a
Kenya	4 Apr 1972	6 Jan 1976
Kyrgyzstan		12 Jul 2002 a
Latvia		29 Apr 1997 a
Liberia		16 Sep 2005 a
Liechtenstein	28 Apr 1972	12 Jul 1999
Lithuania		27 Oct 1999 a
Luxembourg	29 Oct 1971	25 Nov 1975
Mexico	29 Oct 1971	11 Sep 1973
Monaco	29 Oct 1971	21 Aug 1974
Montenegro ⁶		23 Oct 2006 d
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ⁷		7 Jul 1993 a
New Zealand		3 May 1976 a
Nicaragua	29 Oct 1971	10 May 2000
North Macedonia		2 Dec 1997 a
Norway	28 Apr 1972	10 Apr 1978
Panama	28 Apr 1972	20 Mar 1974
Paraguay		30 Oct 1978 a
Peru		7 May 1985 a
Philippines	29 Apr 1972
Republic of Korea		1 Jul 1987 a
Republic of Moldova		17 Apr 2000 a
Romania		1 Jul 1998 a
Russian Federation		9 Dec 1994 a
Saudi Arabia		4 Apr 2023 a
Serbia ¹	12 Mar 2001 d	10 Mar 2003
Slovakia ³		28 May 1993 d
Slovenia		9 Jul 1996 a
Spain	29 Oct 1971	16 May 1974
St. Lucia		2 Jan 2001 a
Sweden	29 Oct 1971	18 Jan 1973
Switzerland	29 Oct 1971	24 Jun 1993
Tajikistan		16 Nov 2012 a
Togo		10 Mar 2003 a
Trinidad and Tobago		27 Jun 1988 a
Ukraine		18 Nov 1999 a
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	29 Oct 1971	5 Dec 1972
United States of America	29 Oct 1971	26 Nov 1973
Uruguay	29 Oct 1971	6 Oct 1982
Uzbekistan		25 Jan 2019 a
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)		30 Jul 1982 a
Viet Nam		6 Apr 2005 a

Declarations and Reservations

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made
upon ratification, accession, acceptance or succession.)

Czech Republic ³

Egypt ⁸

Hungary

"A. Ad article 9, paragraphs 1 and 2:

In the opinion of the Hungarian People's Republic, article 9, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Convention have a discriminatory character. The Convention is a general, multilateral one and therefore every State has the right to be a party to it, in accordance with the basic principles of international law.

"B. Ad article 11, paragraph 3:

The Hungarian People's Republic declares that the provisions of article 11, paragraph 3 of the Convention are inconsistent with the principles of the independence of colonial countries and peoples, formulated, inter alia , also in resolution No. 1514 (XV) of the United Nations General Assembly."

Slovakia ³

Territorial Application

Participant	Date of receipt of the notification	Territories
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	4 Dec 1974	Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, Montserrat, Seychelles and St. Lucia

End Note

1.The former Yugoslavia had signed the Convention on 29 October 1971. See also note 1 under “Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

2.On 17 June 1997, the Secretary-General received from the Government of China, the following communication:

“In accordance with the Declaration of the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the Question of Hong Kong signed on 19 December 1984, the People’s Republic of China will resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong with effect from 1 July 1997. Hong Kong will, with effect from that date, become a Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and will enjoy a high degree of autonomy, except in foreign and defense affairs which are the responsibility of the Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China.

The [said Convention], which the Government of the People’s Republic of China acceded on 5 January 1993, will apply to the Hong Kong Sspecial Administrative Region with effect from 1 July 1997.

The Government of the Preople’s Republic of China will assume responsibility for the international rights and obligations arising from the application of the Convention to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

3.Czechoslovakia had acceded to the Convention on 5 October 1984. Subsequently, on 1 February 1985, the Secretary-General received from the Government of Czechoslovakia, the following reservation:

"The provision of article 11, paragraph 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of their Phonograms is in contradiction to the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples which was adopted at the XVth session of the United Nations General Assembly (resolution C 1514/XV of 14 December 1960)."

See also note 1 under “Czech Republic” and note 1 under “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.

4.See note 2 under “Germany” regarding Berlin (West) in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.

5.See note 2 under “Germany” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.

6.See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

7.For the Kingdom in Europe.

8.In a notification received on 18 January 1980, the Government of Egypt informed the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw the declaration relating to Israel. The notification indicates 25 January 1980 as the effective date of the withdrawal. For the text of said declar- ation, see United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 1067, p. 327.