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The Copyright (Application to Other Countries) (Amendment) Order 1995

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Article 2.

SCHEDULE

Article 2(1) and (2)

SCHEDULE 1COUNTRIES ENJOYING PROTECTION IN RESPECT OF ALL WORKS EXCEPT BROADCASTS AND CABLE PROGRAMMES

(The countries specified in this Schedule are parties to the Berne Copyright Convention and/or the Universal Copyright Convention or otherwise give adequate protection under their law.)

  • Albania

  • Algeria (28th August 1973)

  • Andorra (27th September 1957)

  • Argentina

  • Australia (including Norfolk Island)

  • Austria

  • Bahamas

  • Bangladesh

  • Barbados

  • Belarus (25th December 1991)

  • Belgium

  • Belize

  • Benin

  • Bolivia

  • Bosnia-Herzegovina

  • Brazil

  • Bulgaria

  • Burkina Faso

  • Cameroon

  • Canada

  • Central African Republic

  • Chad

  • Chile

  • China

  • Colombia

  • Congo

  • Costa Rica

  • Côte d'Ivoire

  • Croatia

  • Cuba (27th September 1957)

  • Cyprus, Republic of

  • Czech Republic

  • Denmark (including Greenland and the Faeroe Islands)

  • Dominican Republic (8th May 1983)

  • Ecuador

  • Egypt

  • El Salvador

  • Estonia

  • Fiji

  • Finland

  • France (including all Overseas Departments and Territories)

  • Gabon

  • Gambia

  • Georgia

  • Germany

  • Ghana

  • Greece

  • Guatemala (28th October 1964)

  • Guinea

  • Guinea-Bissau

  • Guyana

  • Haiti (27th September 1957)

  • Holy See Honduras

  • Hungary

  • Iceland

  • India

  • Indonesia

  • Ireland, Republic of

  • Israel

  • Italy

  • Jamaica

  • Japan

  • Kampuchea (27th September 1957)

  • Kazakhstan (25th December 1991)

  • Kenya

  • Korea, Republic of (1st October 1987)

  • Laos (27th September 1957)

  • Latvia

  • Lebanon

  • Lesotho

  • Liberia

  • Libya

  • Liechtenstein

  • Lithuania

  • Luxembourg

  • Macedonia

  • Madagascar

  • Malawi

  • Malaysia

  • Mali

  • Malta

  • Mauritania

  • Mauritius

  • Mexico

  • Moldova

  • Monaco

  • Morocco

  • Namibia

  • Netherlands (including Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles)

  • New Zealand

  • Nicaragua (16th August 1961)

  • Niger

  • Nigeria

  • Norway

  • Pakistan

  • Panama (17th October 1962)

  • Paraguay

  • Peru

  • Philippines

  • Poland

  • Portugal

  • Romania

  • Russian Federation

  • Rwanda

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis

  • Saint Lucia

  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

  • Saudi Arabia (13th July 1994)

  • Senegal

  • Singapore

  • Slovak Republic

  • Slovenia

  • South Africa

  • Soviet Union (27th May 1973)

  • Spain

  • Sri Lanka

  • Suriname

  • Sweden

  • Switzerland

  • Taiwan, territory of (10th July 1985)

  • Tajikistan (25th December 1991)

  • Tanzania

  • Thailand

  • Togo

  • Trinidad and Tobago

  • Tunisia

  • Turkey

  • Uganda (20th July 1964)

  • Ukraine

  • United States of America (including Puerto Rico and all territories and possessions)

  • Uruguay

  • Venezuela

  • Yugoslavia

  • Zaire

  • Zambia

  • Zimbabwe

Article 3(a)(i)

SCHEDULE 2COUNTRIES ENJOYING FULL PROTECTION FOR SOUND RECORDINGS

(The countries specified in this Schedule either are parties to the Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations or otherwise give adequate protection under their law.)

  • Argentina

  • Australia (including Norfolk Island)

  • Austria

  • Bangladesh

  • Barbados

  • Bolivia

  • Brazil

  • Bulgaria

  • Burkina

  • Faso

  • Chile

  • Colombia

  • Congo

  • Costa Rica

  • Czech Republic

  • Denmark (including Greenland and the Faeroe Islands) Dominican Republic

  • Ecuador

  • El Salvador

  • Fiji

  • Finland

  • France (including all Overseas Departments and Territories)

  • Germany

  • Ghana

  • Greece

  • Guatemala

  • Honduras

  • Hungary

  • Iceland

  • India

  • Indonesia

  • Ireland, Republic of

  • Italy

  • Jamaica

  • Japan

  • Lesotho

  • Luxembourg

  • Malawi

  • Malaysia

  • Mexico

  • Moldova

  • Monaco

  • Netherlands

  • New Zealand

  • Niger

  • Nigeria

  • Norway

  • Pakistan

  • Panama

  • Paraguay

  • Peru

  • Philippines

  • Slovak Republic

  • Spain

  • Sweden

  • Switzerland

  • Taiwan, territory of

  • Thailand

  • Uruguay

Article 4(1), (2) and (5)

SCHEDULE 3COUNTRIES ENJOYING PROTECTION IN RESPECT OF BROADCASTS

(The countries specified in this Schedule are parties to the Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations and/or the European Agreement on the Protection of Television Broadcasts or otherwise give adequate protection under their law.)

  • Argentina (2nd March 1992)

  • Australia (30th September 1992)

  • Austria (9th June 1973)

  • Barbados (18th September 1983)

  • Belgium (8th March 1968— television only)

  • Bolivia (24th November 1993)

  • Brazil (29th September 1965)

  • Bulgaria (31st August 1995)

  • Burkina Faso (14th January 1988)

  • Chile (5th September 1974)

  • Colombia (17th September 1976)

  • Congo (18th May 1964)

  • Costa Rica (9th September 1971)

  • Cyprus, Republic of (5th May 1970— television only)

  • Czech Republic (1st January 1993)

  • Denmark (including Greenland and the Faeroe Islands) (1st February 1962— television; 1st July 1965— non-television)

  • Dominican Republic (27th January 1987)

  • Ecuador (18th May 1964)

  • El Salvador (29th June 1979)

  • Fiji (11th April 1972)

  • Finland (21st October 1983)

  • France (including all Overseas Departments and Territories) (1st July 1961— television; 3rd July 1987— non-television)

  • Germany (21st October 1966)

  • Greece (6th January 1993)

  • Guatemala (14th January 1977)

  • Honduras (16th February 1990)

  • Hungary (10th February 1995)

  • Iceland (15th June 1994)

  • Indonesia (1st June 1957)

  • Ireland, Republic of (19th September 1979)

  • Italy (8th April 1975)

  • Jamaica (27th January 1994)

  • Japan (26th October 1989)

  • Lesotho (26th January 1990)

  • Luxembourg (25th February 1976)

  • Malawi (22nd June 1989)

  • Malaysia (1st June 1957)

  • Mexico (18th May 1964)

  • Moldova (5th December 1995)

  • Monaco (6th December 1985)

  • Netherlands (7th October 1993)

  • Niger (18th May 1964)

  • Nigeria (29th October 1993)

  • Norway (10th August 1968— television; 10th July 1978— non-television)

  • Panama (2nd September 1983)

  • Paraguay (26th February 1970)

  • Peru (7th August 1985)

  • Philippines (25th September 1984)

  • Singapore (1st June 1957)

  • Slovak Republic (1st January 1993)

  • Spain (19th November 1971— television; 14th November 1991— non-television)

  • Sweden (1st July 1961— television; 18th May 1964— non-television)

  • Switzerland (24th September 1993)

  • Uruguay (4th July 1977)

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