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Multilateral <strong>Treaties</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Force</strong> <strong>as</strong> <strong>of</strong> January 1, 2009<br />

JUDICIAL PROCEDURE — HAGUE CONVENTIONS<br />

New Zeal<strong>and</strong><br />

Germany, Federal Republic <strong>of</strong> 2 4<br />

Niue<br />

Greece 2<br />

Norway<br />

Hungary 2<br />

Panama 1<br />

India 2<br />

Pol<strong>and</strong><br />

Irel<strong>and</strong> 2<br />

Portugal 2<br />

Israel 2<br />

Romania<br />

Italy 2<br />

Russian Federation<br />

Japan 2<br />

Sao Tome <strong>and</strong> Pr<strong>in</strong>cipe<br />

Korea, Republic <strong>of</strong> 2<br />

St. Kits <strong>and</strong> Nevis<br />

Kuwait 2<br />

St. Lucia<br />

Latvia<br />

St. V<strong>in</strong>cent <strong>and</strong> the Grenad<strong>in</strong>es<br />

Lithuania 2<br />

Samoa<br />

Luxembourg 2<br />

San Mar<strong>in</strong>o<br />

Malawi<br />

Serbia<br />

Mexico 2<br />

Seychelles<br />

Monaco 2<br />

Slovak Republic<br />

Netherl<strong>and</strong>s 2 5<br />

Slovenia<br />

Norway 2<br />

South Africa<br />

Pakistan 2<br />

Spa<strong>in</strong><br />

Pol<strong>and</strong> 2<br />

Sur<strong>in</strong>ame<br />

Portugal 2<br />

Swazil<strong>and</strong><br />

Romania 2<br />

Sweden<br />

Russian Federation 2<br />

Switzerl<strong>and</strong><br />

Sa<strong>in</strong>t V<strong>in</strong>cent <strong>and</strong> the Grenad<strong>in</strong>es 2<br />

Tonga<br />

San Mar<strong>in</strong>o 2<br />

Tr<strong>in</strong>idad <strong>and</strong> Tobago<br />

Seychelles 2<br />

Turkey<br />

Slovak Republic 2<br />

Ukra<strong>in</strong>e<br />

Slovenia<br />

Union <strong>of</strong> Soviet Socialist Republics 6<br />

Spa<strong>in</strong> 2<br />

United K<strong>in</strong>gdom 7<br />

Sri Lanka 2<br />

United States 8 9<br />

Sweden 2<br />

Venezuela<br />

Switzerl<strong>and</strong> 2<br />

Yugoslavia 10<br />

Turkey 2<br />

NOTES<br />

Ukra<strong>in</strong>e 2<br />

1 With designation(s).<br />

United K<strong>in</strong>gdom 2 6<br />

2 Applicable to all overse<strong>as</strong> departments <strong>and</strong> territories.<br />

United States 2 7<br />

3 See note under GERMANY <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

Venezuela 2<br />

4 CHINA is not a party to this treaty but h<strong>as</strong> made it<br />

applicable to Hong Kong <strong>and</strong> Macao. With declaration. NOTES<br />

5 Applicable to the K<strong>in</strong>gdom <strong>in</strong> Europe, the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s<br />

1 With designation(s).<br />

Antilles, <strong>and</strong> Aruba.<br />

6 See note under UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST<br />

REPUBLICS <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

7 Applicable to Anguilla, Jersey, the Bailiwick <strong>of</strong><br />

Guernsey, Isle <strong>of</strong> Man, Bermuda, Cayman Isl<strong>and</strong>s,<br />

Falkl<strong>and</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s, Gibraltar, Montserrat, St. Helena,<br />

Turks <strong>and</strong> Caicos Isl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> the British Virg<strong>in</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />

8 Extended to those territories for the foreign relations <strong>of</strong><br />

which the United States is responsible.<br />

9 With statement(s).<br />

10 See note under YUGOSLAVIA <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

JUDICIAL PROCEDURE — HAGUE CONVENTIONS ^<br />

Convention on the service abroad <strong>of</strong> judicial <strong>and</strong><br />

extrajudicial documents <strong>in</strong> civil or commercial<br />

matters.<br />

Done at The Hague November 15, 1965.<br />

Entered <strong>in</strong>to force February 10, 1969.<br />

20 UST 361; TIAS 6638; 658 UNTS 163.<br />

Depositary: Netherl<strong>and</strong>s<br />

Status: http://www.m<strong>in</strong>buza.nl/verdragen/en/treaties_<strong>in</strong>formation<br />

Parties 1<br />

Parties 1<br />

Albania<br />

Argent<strong>in</strong>a 2 3<br />

Antigua <strong>and</strong> Barbuda<br />

Australia 2 3<br />

Argent<strong>in</strong>a 2<br />

Barbados<br />

Baham<strong>as</strong><br />

Belarus 2 3<br />

Barbados<br />

Bulgaria 2 3<br />

Belarus<br />

Ch<strong>in</strong>a 2 3 4<br />

Belgium 2<br />

Cyprus 2 3<br />

Botswana 2<br />

Czech Republic 2<br />

Bulgaria 2<br />

Denmark 2 3<br />

Canada 2<br />

Estonia 2<br />

Ch<strong>in</strong>a 1 2 3<br />

F<strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong> 2 3<br />

Croatia 2<br />

France 2 5<br />

Cyprus 2<br />

Germany, Federal Republic <strong>of</strong> 2 3 6<br />

Czech Republic 2<br />

Greece<br />

Denmark 2<br />

India 2<br />

Egypt 2<br />

Israel 2<br />

Estonia 2<br />

Italy 2<br />

F<strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong> 2<br />

Latvia<br />

France 2<br />

2 With declaration(s).<br />

3 Applicable to Hong Kong <strong>and</strong> Macao. With<br />

declarations. See note under CHINA <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

4 See note under GERMANY <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

5 Extended to Aruba.<br />

6 Extended to Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virg<strong>in</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s,<br />

Cayman Isl<strong>and</strong>s, Central <strong>and</strong> Southern L<strong>in</strong>e Isl<strong>and</strong>s,<br />

Falkl<strong>and</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> dependencies, Gibraltar,<br />

Guernsey, Isle <strong>of</strong> Man, Jersey, Montserrat, Pitcairn,<br />

St. Helena <strong>and</strong> dependencies, Turks <strong>and</strong> Caicos Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />

7 Extended to the Commonwealth <strong>of</strong> the Northern<br />

Mariana Isl<strong>and</strong>s, the District <strong>of</strong> Columbia, Guam,<br />

Puerto Rico, <strong>and</strong> the Virg<strong>in</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />

JUDICIAL PROCEDURE — HAGUE CONVENTIONS ^<br />

Convention on the tak<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> evidence abroad <strong>in</strong><br />

civil or commercial matters.<br />

Done at The Hague March 18, 1970.<br />

Entered <strong>in</strong>to force October 7, 1972.<br />

23 UST 2555; TIAS 7444; 847 UNTS 231.<br />

Depositary: Netherl<strong>and</strong>s<br />

Status: http://www.m<strong>in</strong>buza.nl/verdragen/en/treaties_<strong>in</strong>formation<br />

JUDICIAL PROCEDURE — HAGUE CONVENTIONS<br />

Lithuania 2<br />

Luxembourg 2 3<br />

Mexico 2 3<br />

Monaco 2 3<br />

Netherl<strong>and</strong>s 7<br />

Norway 2 3<br />

Pol<strong>and</strong> 3<br />

Portugal 2 3<br />

Romania 2 3<br />

Seychelles 2<br />

S<strong>in</strong>gapore 2 3<br />

Slovak Republic 2<br />

Slovenia<br />

South Africa 2 3<br />

Spa<strong>in</strong> 2 3<br />

Sri Lanka 2<br />

Sweden 2<br />

Switzerl<strong>and</strong> 2 3<br />

Turkey 2<br />

Ukra<strong>in</strong>e 2 3<br />

United K<strong>in</strong>gdom 2 3 8<br />

United States 2 9<br />

Venezuela 2<br />

NOTES<br />

1 With designation(s).<br />

2 With declaration(s).<br />

3 With reservation(s).<br />

4 Applicable to Hong Kong <strong>and</strong> Macao. With<br />

declarations. See note under CHINA <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

5 Applicable to all territories <strong>of</strong> the French Republic.<br />

6 See note under GERMANY <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

7 Extended to Aruba.<br />

8 Extended to Anguilla, Cayman Isl<strong>and</strong>s, Falkl<strong>and</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s<br />

<strong>and</strong> dependencies, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle <strong>of</strong> Man,<br />

Jersey, <strong>and</strong> the Sovereign B<strong>as</strong>e Are<strong>as</strong> <strong>of</strong> Akrotiri <strong>and</strong><br />

Dhekelia on the Isl<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> Cyprus.<br />

9 Extended to Guam, Puerto Rico, <strong>and</strong> the Virg<strong>in</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />

JUDICIAL PROCEDURE — HAGUE CONVENTIONS ^<br />

Convention on the civil <strong>as</strong>pects <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternational<br />

child abduction.<br />

Done at The Hague October 25, 1980.<br />

Entered <strong>in</strong>to force December 1, 1983;<br />

for the United States July 1, 1988.<br />

TIAS 11670.<br />

Depositary: Netherl<strong>and</strong>s<br />

Status: http://www.m<strong>in</strong>buza.nl/verdragen/en/treaties_<strong>in</strong>formation<br />

Parties 1<br />

Argent<strong>in</strong>a 1<br />

Australia 2<br />

Austria 1<br />

Baham<strong>as</strong><br />

Belgium<br />

Belize 3<br />

Bosnia-Herzegov<strong>in</strong>a<br />

Brazil 3<br />

Bulgaria 3<br />

Burk<strong>in</strong>a F<strong>as</strong>o<br />

Canada 3 4 5<br />

Chile 4<br />

Colombia<br />

Costa Rica<br />

Croatia<br />

Cyprus<br />

Czech Republic 3<br />

Denmark 1 4<br />

Dom<strong>in</strong>ican Republic<br />

Ecuador<br />

El Salvador 4<br />

Estonia 3<br />

F<strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong> 4<br />

France 3 4<br />

Germany, Federal Republic <strong>of</strong> 1 3 6<br />

Greece 3 4<br />

Guatemala 3<br />

Hondur<strong>as</strong><br />

Hong Kong 7<br />

Hungary 1<br />

Icel<strong>and</strong> 3<br />

Irel<strong>and</strong><br />

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