2. He shall also inform all interested States of the
ratifications, acceptances, accessions which have been deposited, the
date on which this Convention comes into force, the notifications under
this Convention and denunciations under Article XIV.

APPENDIX DECLARATION RELATING TO ARTICLE XVII

The States which are members of the International Union for
the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (hereinafter called "the
Berne Union") and which are signatories of this Convention,

Desiring to reinforce their mutual relations on the basis of the
said Union and to avoid any conflict which might result from the
coexistence of the Berne Convention and the Universal Copyright
Convention,

Recognizing the temporary need of some States to adjust their
level of copyright protection in accordance with their stage of cultural,
social and economic development,

Have, by common agreement, accepted the terms of the
following declaration:

(a) Except as provided by paragraph (b), works which,
according to the Berne Convention, have as their country of
origin a country which has withdrawn from the Berne Union
after 1 January 1951, shall not be protected by the Universal
Copyright Convention in the countries of the Berne Union;

(b) Where a Contracting State is regarded as a developing