Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite



The Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite was opened for signature on 21 May 1974 in Brussels and entered into force on 25 August 1979. It is overseen by the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.

Provisions
Convention provides for the obligation of each Contracting State to take adequate measures to prevent the unauthorized distribution on or from its territory of any programme-carrying signal transmitted by satellite.

Membership
As of 2014, the convention has been ratified by 37 states; there are 10 other states that have signed it but have not yet ratified it.

As of 2023, the convention has been ratified by 39 states.