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Contracting Parties Berne Convention Liberia

Dates Accession: December 8, 1988 Entry into force: March 8, 1989

Additional Information

Signature of the Berne Convention (1886): September 9, 1886; Ratification: October 16, 1908; Entry into force: October 16, 1908. Denunciation of the Berlin Act (1908) and the Berne Additional Protocol (1914) on February 22, 1929, with effect from February 22, 1930.

 


Act(s) Article(s) Signature Instrument Entry into Force
Paris Act (1971) Accession : December 8, 1988 March 8, 1989
Berne Additional Protocol (1914) March 20, 1914 Ratification : May 31, 1920 September 9, 1921
Berlin Act (1908) November 13, 1908 Ratification : June 9, 1910 September 9, 1910
Paris Additional Act (1896) Accession : October 16, 1908 October 16, 1908


Declarations, Reservations

Accession to the Paris Act (1971) included a notification in which the Government of the Republic of Liberia declared that it availed itself of the faculties provided for in Article II and III of the said Appendix. The relevant declaration was effective from March 8, 1989, until October 10, 1994. (see Berne Notification No. 122)

Paris Act (1971): With the declaration provided for in Article 33(2) relating to the International Court of Justice. (see Berne Notification No. 122)