Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000955/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Marcos Ros Sempere (S&D), Emma Rafowicz (S&D), Hannes Heide (S&D), Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus (S&D)
The Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances entered into force on 28 April 2020. This treaty ensures the protection of audiovisual performers when their performances are exploited in third countries. However, although the European Union signed it in June 2013, nearly five years after its entry into force it has yet to ratify it.
In its response on 13 June 2024 to a parliamentary question[1], the Commission recalled that in its Action Plan on Intellectual Property, published on 25 November 2020, it had committed to continuing efforts to ensure the ratification of the treaty. Furthermore, it noted that Commission services had initiated discussions on the matter within the Working Party on Intellectual Property of the Council of the European Union. The response concluded by reaffirming the Commission’s commitment to this process.
- 1.Is the Commission still working with the Council to advance the final ratification of the treaty, following its signature in 2013 and the commitments made?
- 2.How does the Commission justify further delays, given that almost five years have passed since the treaty entered into force and many European artists still lack full protection in some countries?
Submitted: 6.3.2025
- [1] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-9-2024-000950_EN.html.