International Engagements

European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production PreambleThe member States of the Council of Europe and the other States party to the European Cultural Convention, signatory hereto, Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members in order, in particular, to safeguard and...

WIPO Copyright Treaty(WCT) Desiring to develop and maintain the protection of the rights of authors in their literaryand artistic works in a manner as effective and uniform as possible,Recognizing the need to introduce new international rules and clarify the interpretationof certain existing rules in order to provide adequate solutions to...

The Contracting Parties,Desiring to develop and maintain the protection of the rights of performers andproducers of phonograms in a manner as effective and uniform as possible,Recognizing the need to introduce new international rules in order to provide adequatesolutions to the questions raised by economic, social, cultural and technologicaldevelopments,Recognizing the profound...

AGREEMENT ON TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS(TRIPS Agreement 1994) Members,Desiring to reduce distortions and impediments to international trade, and taking into accountthe need to promote effective and adequate protection of intellectual property rights, and to ensure thatmeasures and procedures to enforce intellectual property rights do not themselves become barriers...

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (as amended on September 28, 1979) Paris Act of July 24, 1971, as amended on September 28, 1979   The countries of the Union, being equally animated by the desire to protect, in as effective anduniform a manner as possible,...

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONFOR THE PROTECTION OF PERFORMERS,PRODUCERS OF PHONOGRAMS ANDBROADCASTING ORGANISATIONS ROME CONVENTION The Contracting States, moved by the desire to protect the rights of performers, producers ofphonograms, and broadcasting organisations,Have agreed as follows: Article 1 Article 1Protection granted under this Convention shall leave intact and shall in no way affect...