238. Statement by the Federal Chancellor concerning the scope of the WIPO Performances and Ph.D Treaty (WPPT) Geneva (1996)

According to the announcement by the Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organization, China 1 on 6 August 2013, the scope of the WIPO Performances and Ph.D (WPPT) Treaty Geneva (1996) (BGBl. III No 28/2010, last proclamation of the BGBl programme. III No 183/2012), with effect from 6 November 2013, extended to the Macao Special Administrative Region with the following declaration:

In accordance with the Basic Law of the Special Administrative Region of Macao of the People's Republic of China, the Government of the People's Republic of China has decided that the Treaty shall apply to the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

The Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is not bound by Article 15 (1) of the Treaty in respect of the right of producers of phonograms.

With regard to the rights of performers under Article 15 (1) of the Treaty, the relevant laws of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China are to be applied.

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