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COPYRIGHT

Application to transla- tion

Provisions to apply to new accessions

More exten- sive rights may be granted by domestic legislation

respective countries shall regulate, each for itself, by its domestic legislation, the manner in which the prin- ciple contained in Article XIV is to be applied.

The stipulations of Article XIV of the Convention of Berne and of the present num- ber of the "Protocole de Cld- ture " apply equally to the ex- clusive right of translation, as granted by the present additional act.

The above-mentioned tem- porary provisions are appli- cable in case of new acces- sions to the Union.

More exten- sive rights may be secured by special treaties

Article XV It is understood that the Governments of the coun- tries of the Union reserve to themselves respectively the right to enter into separ-

The preceding provisions apply equally in the case of new accessions to the Union and where the term of pro- tection would be extended by the application of Arti- cle 7.

Article 19 The provisions of the present Convention do not prevent a claim for the ap- plication of more favorable provisions which may be enacted by the legislation of a country of the Union in favor of foreigners in general.

Article 20 The governments of the countries of the Union re- serve the right to make between themselves special treaties, when these treaties