Pacific Islands Treaty Series

STATUS REPORT

CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF PRODUCERS OF PHONOGRAMS AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED DUPLICATION OF THEIR PHONOGRAMS

(Geneva, 18/04/1971)

ENTRY INTO FORCE : 18 April 1973, in accordance with article 11

Depositary: Secretary–General of the United Nations

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

Czech Republic3

Egypt [up]

Hungary [up]

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.

Slovakia3

Territorial Application

Participant

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [up]

NOTES

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 19Â 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" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume

5. See note 2 under "Germany" regarding Berlin (West) 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 25Â 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