### Question
Can you define what date of adherence or proclamation means?


### Answer
**Date of adherence or proclamation** is defined as the following in *17 U.S.C. § 104A*:

> the earlier of the date on which a foreign nation which, as of the date the WTO Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States, is not a nation adhering to the Berne Convention or a WTO member country, becomes—


(A) a nation adhering to the Berne Convention

#### Citation:
  - *17 U.S.C. § 104A*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT**

