A territory is a qualifying territory if it is a Member State of the EU or if it is a "designated territory" - that is, if it has been designated by the UK government as enjoying reciprocal protection under UK law, by virtue of the rights performers receive in that country.
A list of Member States and designated territories, as at 6 April 2008, is set out below and comes from The Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) Order 2008 (S.I. No 677).
Member States of the EU |
Designated Territories |
Non-Qualifying Territories |
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Republic of Ireland
- Romania
- Slovak Republic
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
|
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia (including Norfolk Island)
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Chile
- Columbia
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Faeroe Islands
- Fiji
- Georgia
- Gibraltar
- Greenland
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Iceland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liechtenstein
- Macedonia
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Saint Lucia
- Serbia
- Switzerland
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Togo
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
|
- India
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- South Africa
- USA
|
PPL also treats Guernsey and Jersey as qualifying territories.