Member of Berne Convention:

Yes.

Registration:

Possible for nationals as well as foreigners.

Filing Requirements:

1. Power of attorney, simply signed.

2. 3 copies of the work of art.

Registration Time Frame:

The approximate time frame for completing the registration process is 1 working day.

Duration:

Duration in general is the author's life plus 50 years following the author's date of death.

Works Protected:

Books, pamphlets, newspapers, and periodicals; Dramatic work, musical dramas, musical compositions, with or without words, choreographical works and pantomimes; Drawings, engravings and illustrations, lithography, and calligraphy, maps, sketches, plans and geographic reliefs; Architectural models, plans and sketches; Illustrated postcards and notices; Painting, sculptures, photographies and cinematographies; Rolls, discs and perforated cardboard used for talking machines and mechanical musical instruments; All kinds of plastic artistical works, whether of industrial nature or not.

Limitations on Protection:

Official instruments issued by public authorities; Legal decisions; Speeches made in public meetings, debating councils and parliaments.

Penalties:

Penalties include payment of fines as well as legal prosecution resulting in a maximum of 2-year imprisonment terms.