Multilateral Treaties

[Treaty] [text in Spanish]

B-28: INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE AUTHOR IN LITERARY,
SCIENTIFIC AND ARTISTIC WORKS
ADOPTED AT: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES 
DATE: 06/22/46
CONF/ASSEM/MEETING: INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF EXPERTS ON COPYRIGHT
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 04/14/47 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XX OF THE CONVENTION 
DEPOSITORY: GENERAL SECRETARIAT, OAS (ORIGINAL INSTRUMENT AND RATIFICATIONS) 
TEXT: OAS, LAW AND TREATY SERIES, NO. 39 , 
UN REGISTRATION: 03/20/89 No. Vol. 24373 
OBSERVATIONS: This convention supersedes between the contracting states 
the following conventions: Mexico City, 1902 (A-5); Rio de 
Janeiro, 1906 (A-12); Buenos Aires, 1910 (A-16); and Havana,
1928 (A-30). It does not affect, however, the rights 
acquired in accordance with the conventions indicated.                                                        
 
GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE TREATY: B-28

SIGNATORY COUNTRIES

SIGNATURE

RA/AC/AD

DEPOSIT

INFORMATION

Argentina

06/22/46

08/31/53

09/24/53

 -

Bolivia

06/22/46

06/11/47

08/18/47

 -

Brazil

06/22/46

03/12/49

05/09/49

 -

Chile

06/22/46

12/10/54

01/14/55

 -

Colombia

06/22/46

11/10/71

01/04/72

 -

Costa Rica

06/22/46

11/24/50

12/20/50

 -

Cuba

06/22/46

08/16/55

09/29/55

 -

Dominican Republic

06/22/46

01/13/47

04/14/47

 -

Ecuador

06/22/46

02/01/47

03/04/47

El Salvador

06/22/46

-

-

-

Guatemala

06/22/46

11/30/51

01/10/52

-

Haiti

06/22/46

02/18/53

08/25/53

 -

Honduras

06/22/46

06/07/47

06/27/47

 -

Mexico

06/22/46

02/27/47

05/26/47

-

Nicaragua

06/22/46

06/09/50

07/12/50

 -

Panama

06/22/46

02/14/84

06/07/84

 -

Paraguay

06/22/46

08/20/49

09/12/49

 -

Peru

06/22/46

-

-

-

United States

06/22/46

 -

 -

-

Uruguay

06/22/46

-

-

 -

Venezuela

06/22/46

-

-

-

EF = REFERENCE                                                                           INST = TYPE OF INSTRUMENT
D = DECLARATION                                                                         RA = RATIFICATION
R = RESERVATION                                                                         AC = ACCEPTANCE
INFORMA = INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE TREATY                      AD = ACCESSION

*DECLARATIONS/RESERVATIONS/DENUNCIATIONS/WITHDRAWLS

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