Agreement on Trade related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) (April 15, 1994) Countries/Territories Entry into force Albania Sep 8, 2000 Angola Nov 23, 1996 Antigua and Barbuda Jan 1, 1995 Armenia Feb 5, 2003 Argentina Jan 1, 1995 Australia Jan 1, 1995 Austria Jan 1, 1995 Bahrain Jan 1, 1995 Bangladesh Jan 1, 1995 Barbados Jan 1, 1995 Belgium Jan 1, 1995 Belize Jan 1, 1995 Benin Feb 22, 1996 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Sep 12, 1995 Botswana May 31, 1995 Brazil Jan 1, 1995 Brunei Darussalam Jan 1, 1995 Bulgaria Dec 1, 1996 Burkina Faso Jun 3, 1995 Burundi Jul 23, 1995 Cambodia Oct 13, 2004 Cameroon Dec 13, 1995 Canada Jan 1, 1995 Central African Republic May 31, 1995 Chad Oct 19, 1996 Chile Jan 1, 1995 China Dec 11, 2001 Colombia Apr 30, 1995 Congo, Dem. Rep. of Jan 1, 1997 Congo Mar 27, 1997 Costa Rica Jan 1, 1995 Côte d'Ivoire Jan 1, 1995 Croatia Nov 30, 2000 Cuba Apr 20, 1995 Cyprus Jul 30, 1995 Czech Republic Jan 1, 1995 Denmark Jan 1, 1995 Djibouti May 31, 1995 Dominica Jan 1, 1995 Dominican Republic Mar 9, 1995 European Union Jan 1, 1995 Ecuador Jan 21, 1996 Egypt Jun 30, 1995 El Salvador May 7, 1995 Estonia Nov 13, 1999 Fiji Jan 14, 1996 Finland Jan 1, 1995 France Jan 1, 1995 Gabon Jan 1, 1995 Gambia Oct 23, 1996 Georgia Jun 14, 2000 Germany Jan 1, 1995 Ghana Jan 1, 1995 Greece Jan 1, 1995 Grenada Feb 22, 1996 Guatemala Jul 21, 1995 Guinea Oct 25, 1995 Guinea-Bissau May 31, 1995 Guyana Jan 1, 1995 Haiti Jan 30, 1996 Honduras Jan 1, 1995 Hungary Jan 1, 1995 Iceland Jan 1, 1995 India Jan 1, 1995 Indonesia Jan 1, 1995 Ireland Jan 1, 1995 Israel Apr 21, 1995 Italy Jan 1, 1995 Jamaica Mar 9, 1995 Japan Jan 1, 1995 Jordan Apr 11, 2000 Kenya Jan 1, 1995 Kuwait Jan 1, 1995 Kyrgyzstan Dec 20, 1998 Latvia Feb 10, 1999 Lesotho May 31, 1995 Liechtenstein Sep 1, 1995 Lithuania May 31, 2001 Luxembourg Jan 1, 1995 Madagascar Nov 17, 1995 Malawi Apr 4, 2003 Malaysia May 31, 1995 Maldives Jan 1, 1995 Mali May 31, 1995 Malta May 31, 1995 Mauritania Jan 1, 1995 Mauritius May 31, 1995 Mexico Jan 1, 1995 Moldova, Republic of Jan 1, 1995 Mongolia Jul 26, 2001 Morocco Jan 29, 1997 Mozambique Jan 1, 1995 Myanmar Aug 26, 1995 Namibia Jan 1, 1995 Netherlands Jan 1, 1995 New Zealand Jan 1, 1995 Nicaragua Jan 1, 1995 Nepal Sep 3, 1995 Niger Apr 23, 2004 Nigeria Dec 13, 1996 Norway Jan 1, 1995 Oman Jan 1, 1995 Pakistan Nov 9, 2000 Panama Jan 1, 1995 Papua New Guinea Sep 6, 1997 Paraguay Jun 9, 1996 Peru Jan 1, 1995 Philippines Jan 1, 1995 Poland Jan 1, 1995 Portugal Jul 1, 1995 Qatar Jan 1, 1995 Korea, Republic of Jan 13, 1996 Romania Jan 1, 1995 Rwanda Jan 1, 1995 Saint Kitts and Nevis May 22, 1996 Saint Lucia Feb 21, 1996 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Jan 1, 1995 Senegal Jan 1, 1995 Sierra Leone Jan 1, 1995 Singapore Jul 23, 1995 Slovakia Jan 1, 1995 Slovenia Jan 1, 1995 Solomon Islands Jul 30, 1995 South Africa Jul 26, 1996 Spain Jan 1, 1995 Sri Lanka Jan 1, 1995 Suriname Jan 1, 1995 Sweden Jan 1, 1995 Switzerland Jan 1, 1995 Thailand Jan 1, 1995 Togo Jul 1, 1995 Trinidad and Tobago Jan 1, 1995 Tunisia May 31, 1995 Turkey Mar 1, 1995 Uganda Mar 29, 1995 United Arab Emirates Mar 26, 1995 United Kingdom Jan 1, 1995 Tanzania, Un. Rep. of Apr 10, 1996 United States of America Jan 1, 1995 Uruguay Jan 1, 1995 Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of Jan 1, 1995 Zambia Jan 1, 1995 Zimbabwe Jan 1, 1995 Saudi Arabia Jan 1, 1995 Tonga Mar 5, 1995 Ukraine Jul 23, 2008 Viet Nam Dec 11, 2005 Macau (China) Jul 27, 2007 Hong Kong May 16, 2008 Taiwan Jan 11, 2007 Samoa Jan 1, 1995 Russian Federation Jan 1, 1995 Vanuatu Jan 1, 2002 Montenegro May 10, 2012 Lao, People's Dem. Rep. Aug 22, 2012 Tajikistan Aug 24, 2012 Yemen Apr 29, 2012 Seychelles Feb 2, 2013 Kazakhstan Mar 2, 2013 Afghanistan Jun 26, 2014 Liberia Apr 26, 2015 Cabo Verde Nov 30, 2015 Eswatini, Kingdom of Jul 29, 2016 North Macedonia Jul 14, 2016