Home > Laws & Treaties > Treaties Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights  WIPO Copyright Treaty Universal Copyright Convention as Revised at Paris on 24 July 1971  Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms  Vienna Agreement for the Protection of Typefaces and Their International Deposit  Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite  Multilateral Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation of Copyright Royalties  Resolution of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 24 July 1984 on measures to combat audio - visual pirating (84/C 204/01) Council Directive 91/250/EEC of 14 May 1991 on the legal protection of computer programs Council Resolution of 14 May 1992 on increased protection for copyright and neighbouring rights(92/C 138/01) Coucil Directive 92/100/EEC of 19 November 1992 on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property Council 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 retransmission Council Directive 93/98/EEC of 29 October 1993 harmonizing the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights Council Regulation(EC) No 3295/94 of 22 December 1994 laying down measures to prohibit the release for free circulation, export, re-export or entry for a suspensive procedure of counterfeit and pirated goods Commission Regulation(EC) No 1367/95 of 16 June 1995 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation(EC) No 3295/94 laying down measures to prohibit the release for free circulation, export, re-export or entry for a suspensive procedure of counterfeit and pirated goods Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases DIRECTIVE 2000/31/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (Directive on electronic commerce) DIRECTIVE 2001/29/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 22 May 2001on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society