# The Performances (Reciprocal Protection) (Convention Countries) Order 1994

S.I. 1994/264 · made 8 February 1994

The Performances (Reciprocal Protection) (Convention Countries) Order 1993 designated certain countries, all parties to the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations (the Rome Convention) (Cmnd. 2425), as enjoying reciprocal protection under the Copyright, Designs and Patent Act 1988 relating to rights in performances.

Made under: Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Section 208)

## Introductory text

RIGHTS IN PERFORMANCES
Made 8th February 1994
Laid before Parliament 18th February 1994
Coming into force 11th March 1994
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 8th day of February 1994
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, by virtue of the authority conferred upon Her by section 208(1)(a) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

## 1 

This Order may be cited as the Performances (Reciprocal Protection) (Convention Countries) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 11th March 1994.

## 2 

The following countries are hereby designated as enjoying reciprocal protection under Part II of the Copyright, Designs andPatents Act 1988 (rights in performances)—
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Barbados
Bolivia
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Chile
Columbia
Congo
Costa Rica
Czech Republic
Denmark (including Greenland and the Faeroe Islands)
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Fiji
Finland
France (including all Overseas Departments and Territories)
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Honduras
Ireland,
Republic of Italy
Japan
Lesotho
Luxembourg
Mexico
Monaco
Netherlands
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Spain
Slovak Republic
Sweden
Switzerland
Uruguay.

## 3 

The Performances (Reciprocal Protection) (Convention Countries) Order 1993 is hereby revoked.

## Signature

N. H. Nicholls
Clerk of the Privy Council

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
The Performances (Reciprocal Protection) (Convention Countries) Order 1993 designated certain countries, all parties to the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations (the Rome Convention) (Cmnd. 2425), as enjoying reciprocal protection under the Copyright, Designs and Patent Act 1988 relating to rights in performances.
Bolivia, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Nigeria, the Slovak Republic and Switzerland also have become parties to the Rome Convention. This Order revokes and replaces the 1993 Order —
(a) to include those countries in the list of designated countries; and
(b) to omit the entry relating to Czechoslovakia.

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/performances-reciprocal-protection-convention-countries-order-1994
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