Treaties and EU instruments

For the texts of conventions and directives see the websites of Europa, WIPO and World Trade Organization (see 10.3).

1886 Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, Paris Act 1971

1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights

1952 Universal Copyright Convention, Paris Revision 1971

1961 Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations

1971 Geneva Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against unauthorised distribution of programme-carrying signals

1986 Directive 87/54/EEC of 16 December 1986 on the legal protection of topographies of semi-conductor products

1991 Directive 91/250/EEC of 14 May 1991 on the legal protection of computer programs (replaced by codified version of 2009)

1992 Directive 92/100/EEC of 19 November 1992 on rental and lending right and on certain rights relating to copyright in the field of intellectual property (replaced by codified version of 2006)

1993 Directive 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable re-transmission

1993 Directive 93/98/EEC of 29 October 1993 harmonising the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights (replaced by codified version of 2006)

1994 Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs Agreement)

1996 Directive 96/9/EC of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases

1996 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty

1996 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty

2001 Directive 2001/29/EC of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society

2001 Directive 2001/84/EC of 27 September 2001 on the resale right for the benefit of the author of an original work of art

2001 Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2001 of 22 December 2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters

2002 Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs

2003 Directive 2003/98/EC of 17 November 2003 on the re-use of public sector information (amended by 2013 Directive)

2003 Council Decision 2003/239/EC of 18 February 2003 on the conclusion of an agreement extending to the Isle of Man the legal protection of databases