Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances

Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances (BTAP)

Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances is designed to address the rights of performers in audiovisual works. Its adoption in 2012 and entry into force in 2020 marked a significant step forward for actors, musicians, dancers, and other performers involved in films, television shows, and other visual productions.

The Beijing Treaty grants performers key rights such as ‘Right of Reproduction, Right of Distribution, Right of Rental, Right of Making Available (by wire or wireless means) and Right of Broadcasting and Communication to the Public.

Contracting Parties: 

Algeria - Armenia - Austria - Belgium - Belize - Botswana - Bulgaria - Burkina Faso-Burundi - Cambodia - Cameroon - Central African Republic - Chad - Chile - China - Colombia - Comoros - Congo - Cook Islands - Costa Rica - Côte d'Ivoire - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Denmark - Djibouti - Dominican Republic - Ecuador - El Salvador - Estonia - European Union (EU)-Finland - France - Gabon - Germany - Ghana - Greece - Grenada - Guatemala - Guinea - Haiti - Honduras - Hungary - Indonesia - Ireland - Italy - Jamaica - Japan-Jordan - Kenya - Kiribati - Liechtenstein - Luxembourg - Madagascar - Mali - Marshall Islands - Mauritania - Mauritius - Mexico - Mongolia - Montenegro - Morocco - Namibia - Netherlands - Nicaragua - Nigeria - Panama - Peru - Philippines - Poland - Qatar - Republic of Korea - Republic of Moldova - Romania- Russian Federation- Saint Kitts and Nevis - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines- Samoa - Sao Tome and Principe - Senegal - Seychelles - Sierra Leone - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sudan - Sweden - Switzerland - Syrian Arab Republic - Togo -Trinidad and Tobago - Tunisia - Uganda - United Arab Emirates - United Kingdom - United States of America - Vanuatu - Zambia - Zimbabwe.