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News | Tag: conv14Sat, 04 Oct 2025 22:47:18 GMTPublication of the fifth editions of the Practical Handbooks on the Operation of the 1965 Service and 1970 Evidence ConventionsThe Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH is pleased to announce the publication of the fifth editions of the Practical Handbooks on the Operation of the 1965 Service and 1970 Evidence Conventions.
The 1965 Service and 1970 Evidence Conventions establish uniform frameworks of cooperation mechanisms to streamline, respectively, the transmission of documents for service abroad and the taking of evidence abroad. The Service and Evidence Handbooks are intended to assist users of the Conventions, including Central Authorities, government officials, courts, counsel and legal practitioners, by providing..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1094Tue, 22 Jul 2025 14:11:00 GMTFirst meeting of the Working Group dedicated to the Good Practices document relevant to the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice ConventionsIn March 2025, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) approved the establishment of a Working Group (WG) consisting of delegates from a variety of geographical regions to finalise the Good Practices document relevant to the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions (see Conclusion and Decision No 47 of CGAP 2025).
The first meeting of the WG was held online on 5 June 2025, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB). The meeting was attended by 46 delegates representing 22 HCCH Members, as well as by members of the PB.
During the meeting, participants progressed..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1078Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:23:00 GMTMeetings of the Working Groups on the Practical Handbooks and Country Profiles for the 1965 Service and 1970 Evidence ConventionsIn October and November 2024, the Working Group (WG) on the Practical Handbook and Country Profile for the 1965 Service Convention (Service WG) and the WG on the Practical Handbook and Country Profile for the 1970 Evidence Convention (Evidence WG) met online to finalise the Practical Handbooks and Country Profiles in light of the discussions held at the July 2024 meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions.
On 15 October 2024, the Service WG met online to review and refine updates to the draft fifth..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1030Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:39:00 GMT1965 Service Convention enters into force for the Dominican Republic and El SalvadorToday, 1 October 2024, the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (1965 Service Convention) entered into force for the Dominican Republic and the Republic of El Salvador following the deposit of their instruments of accession on 21 March 2024.
The 1965 Service Convention has 84 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website.
The Dominican Republic has been a Member of the HCCH since 2020 and is a Contracting Party to six HCCH Conventions,..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1007Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:37:00 GMTMeeting of the Special Commission (SC) on the Practical Operation of the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice ConventionsFrom 2 to 5 July 2024, the Meeting of the SC on the Practical Operation of the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions (Conventions) was held in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 260 delegates and other experts, in person and online, representing HCCH Members, non-Member Contracting Parties, and Observers, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau (PB). It was the first official meeting of the HCCH to be held following the adoption of Spanish as an additional official language on 1 July 2024.
Given that the last meeting of the SC on these Conventions was..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=994Fri, 12 Jul 2024 15:55:00 GMTFirst Meetings of the Working Groups (WGs) on the Practical Handbooks and Country Profiles for the 1965 Service and 1970 Evidence ConventionsIn March 2024, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) approved the establishment of two Working Groups (WGs), consisting of representatives from a variety of geographical regions, to review and refine updates to the Practical Handbooks and Country Profiles relevant to the 1965 Service and 1970 Evidence Conventions, respectively (see Conclusion and Decisions Nos 46-49 of CGAP 2024).
The first meeting of the WG on the Practical Handbook and Country Profile for the 1965 Service Convention was held online on 17 May, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. The meeting..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=976Wed, 22 May 2024 14:14:00 GMTEl Salvador accedes to the 1965 Service Convention and the Dominican Republic accedes to the 1965 Service and 2007 Child Support ConventionsToday, 21 March 2024, the Republic of El Salvador deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (1965 Service Convention) and the Dominican Republic deposited its instruments of accession to the 1965 Service Convention and the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention).
With the accession of El Salvador and the Dominican Republic, the 1965 Service Convention now has 84..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=970Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:21:00 GMTService Convention enters into force for Paraguay On 1 January 2024, the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (1965 Service Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Paraguay following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 23 June 2023.
The 1965 Service Convention has 82 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website.
Paraguay has been a Member of the HCCH since 2005 and is a Contracting Party to six HCCH Conventions. ..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=951Tue, 02 Jan 2024 10:02:00 GMTService Convention enters into force for SingaporeToday, 1 December 2023, the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (1965 Service Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Singapore following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 16 May 2023.
The 1965 Service Convention has 82 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website.
Singapore has been a Member of the HCCH since 2014 and is a Contracting Party to five HCCH Conventions...
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=950Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:17:00 GMTLaunch of e-Country Profiles projectThe Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the launch of the e-Country Profiles project, a new EU-funded project coordinated by the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. The project will result in the development or modernisation of online Country Profiles for a number of key HCCH Conventions:
1965 Service Convention
1970 Evidence Convention
1980 Child Abduction Convention
1993 Adoption Convention
1996 Child Protection Convention
2000 Protection of Adults Convention
2007 Child Support Convention
The project’s aim is to enable the authorities concerned to complete the Country..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=935Fri, 01 Sep 2023 09:35:00 GMTService Convention enters into force for AzerbaijanToday, 1 September 2023, the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (1965 Service Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Azerbaijan following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 17 February 2023.
The Service Convention has 82 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website.
Azerbaijan has been a Member of the HCCH since 2014 and is a Contracting Party to four HCCH Conventions. ..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=934Fri, 01 Sep 2023 07:11:00 GMTParaguay accedes to the Service and Evidence ConventionsToday, 23 June 2023, the Republic of Paraguay deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (1965 Service Convention) and the Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (1970 Evidence Convention).
With the accession of Paraguay, the 1965 Service Convention now has 82 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for Paraguay on 1 January 2024 subject to the Article 28 procedure. More information on this Convention is..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=923Fri, 23 Jun 2023 10:22:00 GMTSingapore accedes to the Service ConventionToday, 16 May 2023, the Republic of Singapore deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (1965 Service Convention).
With the accession of Singapore, the 1965 Service Convention now has 81 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for Singapore on 1 December 2023 subject to the Article 28 procedure. More information on this Convention is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website.
At the ceremony, which was held at the premises of the Permanent Bureau in..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=917Tue, 16 May 2023 19:03:00 GMTAzerbaijan accedes to the Service Convention and Child Support ConventionThe Permanent Bureau has been informed that on 17 February 2023 the Republic of Azerbaijan deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (1965 Service Convention) and the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention).
With the accession of Azerbaijan, the 1965 Service Convention now has 80 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for Azerbaijan on 1 September 2023,..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=897Mon, 27 Feb 2023 14:25:00 GMTService Convention enters into force for Georgia On 1 January 2022, the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention) entered into force for Georgia following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 31 May 2021.
The Service Convention has 79 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website.
Georgia has been a Member of the HCCH since 2001 and is a Contracting Party to six HCCH Conventions...
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=840Sat, 01 Jan 2022 13:38:00 GMTGeorgia accedes to the Service and Evidence ConventionsThe Permanent Bureau has been informed that on 31 May 2021, Georgia deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention) and the Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (Evidence Convention).
With the accession of Georgia, the Service Convention now has 79 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for Georgia on 1 January 2022, subject to the Article 28 procedure. For the Evidence Convention, with the..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=803Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:10:00 GMTService Convention enters into force for the Marshall IslandsToday, 1 February 2021, the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention) entered into force for the Republic of the Marshall Islands, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 29 July 2020.
The Service Convention has 78 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website.
Although not yet a Member of the HCCH, the Marshall Islands is a Contracting Party to one other HCCH Convention, the 1961 Apostille Convention...
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=785Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:42:00 GMTHCCH a|Bridged C Edition 2019: Publication now available!The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the launch of the post-event publication of the inaugural HCCH a|Bridged event. The publication is now available for download (in English only).
The focus of HCCH a|Bridged – Edition 2019 was the Service Convention in the Era of Electronic and Information Technology. Speakers and participants from around the world came together in The Hague and online to discuss how practices under the HCCH 1965 Service Convention have evolved to best employ communications and information technology. The post-event publication builds on these discussions and..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=770Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:17:00 GMTService Convention enters into force for the Philippines Today, 1 October 2020, the HCCH Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention) entered into force for the Philippines, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 4 March 2020. The Service Convention currently has 78 Contracting Parties. The Philippines has been a Member of the HCCH since 2010 and is currently party to four HCCH Conventions. More information is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website. ..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=752Thu, 01 Oct 2020 07:06:00 GMTService Convention enters into force for AustriaOn 12 September 2020, the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (HCCH Service Convention) entered into force for Austria following the deposit of its instrument of ratification on 14 July 2020. The HCCH Service Convention currently has 78 Contracting Parties.
Austria is a Member of the HCCH (since 1955) and currently party to 14 other HCCH Conventions and one Protocol.
More information is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website...
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=747Mon, 14 Sep 2020 08:26:00 GMTMarshall Islands accedes to the Service ConventionThe Permanent Bureau has been informed that on 29 July 2020, the Republic of the Marshall Islands deposited its instruments of accession to the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention).
With the accession of the Marshall Islands, the Service Convention now has 78 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for the Marshall Islands on 1 February 2021, in the absence of an objection from a Contracting Party having already ratified the Convention (pursuant to Art. 28).
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=745Fri, 31 Jul 2020 16:04:00 GMTAustria ratifies the Service ConventionOn 14 July 2020, Austria deposited its instruments of ratification to the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention).
With the ratification of Austria, the Service Convention now has 77 Contracting Parties. The Service Convention will enter into force for Austria on 12 September 2020. More information is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website.
Austria has been a Member of the HCCH since July 1955 and is currently bound by 14 Conventions and one Protocol...
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=743Wed, 15 Jul 2020 15:12:00 GMTNew Members, new requests and new accessionsOn 4 March 2020, during the meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP), the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Uzbekistan, deposited their instruments of acceptance of the Statute, thus becoming the 84th and 85th Members of the HCCH, respectively.
The Dominican Republic was represented at the ceremony by Mr Braulio Alcantara, Legal Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ms Acsamary Guzmán Nina, Minister Counsellor, Embassy of the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic is currently party to four HCCH Conventions.
Uzbekistan was represented by..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=722Wed, 04 Mar 2020 13:23:00 GMTThe Service Convention enters into force for NicaraguaOn 1 February 2020, the HCCH Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (“Service Convention”) entered into force for Nicaragua, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 24 July 2019.
Although not yet a Member State of the HCCH, Nicaragua is currently party to five other HCCH Conventions (Apostille, Evidence, Child Abduction, Child Protection and Child Support).
The Service Convention currently has 75 Contracting Parties.
More information is available on the Service Section of the..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=716Mon, 03 Feb 2020 13:43:00 GMTAustria signs the HCCH Service ConventionOn 22 November 2019, Austria signed the HCCH Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention).
The Service Convention, which currently has 75 Contracting Parties, will enter into force for Austria only after it has formally ratified the Convention (pursuant to Arts 26 and 27). More information is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website.
The signing ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (i.e. the Depositary), was attended by..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=709Fri, 22 Nov 2019 16:33:00 GMTHCCH a|Bridged Edition 2019: Registration now open!The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the inaugural edition of HCCH a|Bridged, which will take place at the Academy Building on the grounds of the Peace Palace, in The Hague, Netherlands on Wednesday 11 December 2019.
HCCH a|Bridged will convene experts and stakeholders from around the world in The Hague to explore and debate the very latest in cross-border litigation, civil procedure and dispute resolution. The 2019 edition will focus on the theme “The HCCH Service Convention in the Era of Electronic and Information Technology”...
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=699Tue, 08 Oct 2019 15:46:00 GMTNicaragua accedes to the 1965 Service Convention On 24 July 2019, Nicaragua deposited its instrument of accession to the HCCH Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (“Service Convention”).
The Service Convention, which now has 75 Contracting Parties, will enter into force for Nicaragua on 1 February 2020, in the absence of an objection from a Contracting Party having already ratified the Convention (pursuant to Art. 28).
More information is available on the?Service..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=691Mon, 29 Jul 2019 07:49:00 GMT1965 Service Convention enters into force for Brazil On 1 June 2019, the HCCH Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (hereinafter the “Service Convention”) entered into force for Brazil, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 29 November 2018. The Service Convention currently has 74 Contracting Parties. More information is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website. Brazil is a Member of the HCCH and in addition to the Service Convention, is a Contracting Party to seven other HCCH instruments (the Apostille, Evidence,..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=679Mon, 03 Jun 2019 07:21:00 GMTBrazil accedes to the Service ConventionOn 29 November 2018, Brazil deposited its instruments of accession to the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention). With the accession of Brazil, the Service Convention now has 74 Contracting Parties. The Service Convention will enter into force for Brazil on 1 June 2019.
At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (i.e., the Depositary for the Hague Conventions), H.E. Mrs Regina Maria Cordeiro Dunlop, Ambassador of Brazil, Mr Luiz..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=650Thu, 29 Nov 2018 15:16:00 GMTThe Service Convention enters into force for TunisiaOn 1 February 2018, the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention) entered into force for Tunisia, following its accession to the Convention on 10 July 2017. The Service Convention currently has 73 Contracting Parties.
Tunisia has been a Member of the Hague Conference since 4 November 2014 and is party to three Hague Conventions, the two others being the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the Hague..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=589Mon, 05 Feb 2018 10:34:00 GMTTunisia joins Apostille, Service, and Child Abduction ConventionsOn 10 July 2017, Tunisia deposited its instruments of accession to three Hague Conventions: the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention), the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention), and the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Child Abduction Convention). Tunisia thus becomes the 114th Contracting Party to the Apostille Convention, the..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=566Wed, 02 Aug 2017 07:58:00 GMTAndorra joins Hague Service and Evidence ConventionsOn 26 April 2017, the Principality of Andorra deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention), and the Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (Evidence Convention). Andorra thus becomes the 72nd and 61st Contracting State to the Service and Evidence Conventions, respectively.
At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (i.e. the Depositary),..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=553Wed, 26 Apr 2017 15:41:00 GMTBolivia, Costa Rica, Singapore and Viet Nam: Hague Conventions enter into forceOn 1 October 2016, the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Costa Rica and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. On that same day, the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Child Abduction Convention) entered into force for the Plurinational State of Bolivia, and the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (Choice of Court Convention) entered into force for the Republic of..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=521Sat, 01 Oct 2016 07:00:00 GMTCosta Rica, the Philippines and Viet Nam join various Hague ConventionsToday, Wednesday 16 March 2016, during the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Hague Conference, Costa Rica deposited the instruments of accession to the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention), for which it will become the 70th Contracting State, as well as the Convention of 25 October 1980 on International Access to Justice (Access to Justice Convention), for which it will become the 28th Contracting State, and the Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=475Wed, 16 Mar 2016 14:35:00 GMTJust published: Practical Handbooks on the Operation of the Service and Evidence Conventions
The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law has the honour to announce that the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the Service Convention (4th edition) and the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the Evidence Convention (3rd edition) have been published today, Thursday 28 January 2016, on the Hague Conference website.
Both publications are now available for sale to the general public in e-Book format on the newly created electronic publications platform of the Hague Conference website, which is accessible via the following link:..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=464Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:43:00 GMTKazakhstan joins the Hague Service ConventionToday, 27 November 2015, the Permanent Bureau received notification that on 15 October 2015, Kazakhstan deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters. In the absence of any objection, the Convention will enter into force for Kazakhstan on 1 June 2016. With Kazakhstan's accession, the Hague Service Convention counts 69 Contracting States.
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=444Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:46:00 GMT European Union supports Kazakhstans accession to the Hague Service Convention and ratification of the Hague Maintenance ConventionFollowing a successful seminar on the Hague Service and Maintenance Conventions in Kazakhstan, please find here a Press Release from the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Kazakhstan in which the European Union supports Kazakhstan’s accession to the Hague Service Convention and ratification of the Hague Maintenance Convention.
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=435Mon, 19 Oct 2015 13:34:00 GMT Official Programme available for Service and Evidence Convention Anniversary Event in NovemberThe final programme is now available for this one-day conference on 2 November 2015 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 1965 Hague Service Convention and the 45th Anniversary of the 1970 Hague Evidence Convention. A downloadable copy of the programme is available here.
As previously announced, the conference, which is entitled: "Service of Process and Taking of Evidence Abroad: The Impact of "Electronic Means" on the Operation of the Hague Conventions", shall be held at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D.C.
Panels of distinguished..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=430Thu, 08 Oct 2015 08:09:00 GMT Save The Date Notice: Service of Process and Taking of Evidence Abroad: The Impact of "Electronic Means" on the Operation of the Hague Conventions
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Impact of "Electronic Means" on the Operation of
the Hague Conventions
Monday, 2 November 2015
Gewirz Center 12th
floor
Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Ave NW,
Washington D.C.
The Center on Transnational Business and the Law at Georgetown
University Law Center is pleased to announce a one day conference to celebrate
the 50th Anniversary of the 1965 Hague Service Convention and the 45th
Anniversary of the 1970 Hague Evidence..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=422Fri, 14 Aug 2015 08:07:00 GMTInternational conference on 'Cross Border Co-operation in Civil and Commercial Matters through Hague Conventions', RabatFrom 10 to 11 November 2014, an international conference, "Cross Border Co-operation in Civil and Commercial Matters through Hague Conventions" was held in Rabat, Morocco, to discuss the relevance and possible implementation of selected Hague Conventions in the field of international child protection (1980 Child Abduction, 1996 Child Protection, and 2007 Child Support Conventions), international civil procedure (1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 2005 Choice of Court Conventions) and the production of public documents abroad (1961 Apostille Convention).
The Conclusions and Recommendations are..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=390Mon, 08 Dec 2014 15:43:00 GMT Event postponed C The Hague Service Convention at 50
Please note that the event to celebrate the fiftieth
anniversary of the conclusion of the Hague Service Convention has been
postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. As previously announced, this
event will be hosted by the Center for Transnational Business and the
Law at Georgetown University Law Center and Letters Blogatory. A new
date will be posted on the Service Section in due course.
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=382Tue, 21 Oct 2014 08:57:00 GMT Special Commission meets in The Hague to review the practical operation of the Service, Evidence and Access to Justice Conventions and considers draft Handbooks A meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the Service, Evidence and Access to Justice Conventions concluded today after four days of constructive discussions among some 130 experts representing 53 States and several international governmental and non-governmental organisations.
The agenda covered a range of issues relating to the three Conventions, which establish a worldwide regime to facilitate co-operation in international civil procedure. Experts considered draft new and revised editions of the Handbooks on the Service and Evidence Conventions, as well as measures..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=362Fri, 23 May 2014 12:51:00 GMT IABA encourages States to join the Apostille, Service, Evidence, Access to Justice, and Choice of Court ConventionsIn a recent declaration, the Inter-American Bar Association (IABA) has recommended that States join the Hague Conventions on international legal co-operation and litigation, namely the Apostille Convention, Service Convention, Evidence Convention, Access to Justice Convention, and Choice of Court Convention. The declaration comes at a time when a number of States, particularly in Latin America, are considering joining one or more of these Conventions. In the last few years, several States in the region have joined the Apostille Convention (Dominican Republic, Peru, Costa Rica, Uruguay and..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=321Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:49:00 GMT Instruments of acceptance, ratification and accession deposited during the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the ConferencePRESS RELEASE
Viet Nam becomes newest Hague Conference Member;
Serbia ratifies the Hague Protocol on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations; and
Colombia joins the Hague Service Convention
At a ceremony on the grounds of the Peace Palace on 10 April 2013, the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam became the 73rd Member of the Hague Conference on Private International Law after its Vice-Minister of Justice, Mr Lien Hoang The, deposited the instrument of acceptance of the Organisation's Statute. The ceremony, part of the annual meeting of the Hague Conference's..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=305Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:06:00 GMT The Republic of Moldova joins the Hague Service Convention
On 4 July 2012, the Republic of Moldova deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters. In the absence of any objection to this accession, the Service Convention will enter into force for the Republic of Moldova on 1 February 2013.
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=262Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:15:00 GMT Armenia accedes to the Hague Service and Evidence Conventions
On 27 June 2012, the Republic of Armenia deposited its instruments of accession to the Hague Conventions of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters and of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters.
The Evidence Convention will enter into force for Armenia on 26 August 2012. In the absence of any objection to Armenia's accession, the Service Convention will enter into force for the Republic of Armenia on 1 February 2013.
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=260Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:21:00 GMT Montenegro accedes to Hague Service and Evidence Conventions
On 16 January 2012, the depositary of the Hague Conventions received the instruments of accession from Montenegro to (1) the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters and (2) the Hague Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters.
Montenegro has thus become the 65th Contracting State to the Service Convention and the 56th Contracting State to the Evidence Convention.
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=245Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:51:00 GMT Workshop on the Hague Service Convention, MexicoMexico - Workshop on the Hague Service Convention
On 28 November 2011, over 140 experts, judges, government officials, process servers, professors and members of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law attended a workshop in Mexico City, Mexico, on the practical operation of the Hague Convention of 15 November of 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention).
The workshop was hosted by the Consultoría Jurídica of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico and organised in..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=241Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:45:00 GMT Australia accedes to Hague Service ConventionOn 15 March 2010, Australia deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters. The accession was announced in a press release by the Australian Attorney-General on 18 March 2010.
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=196Mon, 17 May 2010 13:17:00 GMTHague Service Convention soon in force for 60 States
On 8 September 2009, Belize deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.
In the absence of any objection from a State which has ratified the Convention before 8 September 2009, Belize will become the 60th State Party to the Service Convention on 1 May 2010.
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=172Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:16:00 GMTThird Russian Seminar held in EkaterinburgOn 15 and 16 May 2008, a seminar on the implementation of the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters and the Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters was held in Ekaterinburg. This seminar was the third in a series of Russian seminars: the first was convened in Moscow in October 2005 and the second in Saint Petersburg in January 2007.
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=149Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:11:00 GMT4th ASEAN Law Forum in Ha NoiFourth Law Forum of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
On 8 and 9 April 2008, the Fourth ASEAN Law Forum on Mutual Legal Assistance in Civil and Commercial Matters was held in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. The Forum, hosted by the Ministry of Justice of Viet Nam, was attended by experts from the ASEAN Member States - Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam - as well as by representatives from the Hague Conference on Private International Law, Australia and China. The participants discussed..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=145Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:50:00 GMTService of Process under the Hague 1965 Service Convention - Saint Petersburg Seminar
On 30 and 31 January 2007, a seminar on the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters was held in Saint Petersburg. This Seminar, a follow-up from an initial seminar convened in Moscow on 4-5 October 2005, was jointly organised by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and the Canadian and Finnish Governments.
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=127Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:05:00 GMTMERCOSUR / HCCHOn 10 November 2006, the Ministers of Justice of the Member States of Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela), as well as of the Associate States Chile and Bolivia, signed a declaration encouraging States of the region which have not already done so to ratify/accede to the Hague Apostille, Service, Evidence and Access to Justice Conventions.
The official text of the Declaration in Spanish, signed by the parties concerned, is now available on this website...
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=123Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:15:00 GMTService of Process under the Hague Service Convention - Seminar in MoscowFrom 4-5 October 2005, a seminar on the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters was held in Moscow. This Seminar was jointly organised by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and the Canadian and Finnish Governments.
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=112Fri, 21 Oct 2005 09:33:00 GMT50 States Parties to the Service ConventionOn 1 April 2004, the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters entered into force for Romania, thus bringing the total of Contracting States to 50. ..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=91Wed, 21 Apr 2004 13:59:00 GMTUnited States of America Central Authority under the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial MattersBy communication dated 1 October 2002, the Department of Justice of the United States of America informed the Permanent Bureau that it was finalising an award to a private process server company to assume the duties of the United States Central Authority pursuant to Article 2 of the 1965 Hague Service Convention. On 24 October 2002, the Permanent Bureau brought this communication to the attention of all the Member States of the Hague Conference and the non-Member States Parties to the Convention.By communication dated 15 April 2003, the Department of Justice of the United States of America..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=5Tue, 15 Apr 2003 09:31:00 GMTAccessionOn Thursday, 13 January 2000, the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in the Netherlands deposited the instrument of accession of his country to the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters. In the absence of any objection from a State Party, notified to the depositary within a period of six months after the date on which the depositary has notified it of such accession, the Convention will enter into force for the Republic of Korea on the first day of the month following the expiration of the..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=55Thu, 13 Jan 2000 18:13:00 GMTElectronic Commerce and the Internet (Press release including a synthesis of the Round Tables recommendations)
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GENEVA ROUND TABLE ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
The Hague Conference on Private International Law, an intergovernmental organisation whose objective is the unification of private international law norms (essentially conflict of laws, procedure and judicial co-operation), recently held, jointly with the University of Geneva (Switzerland), a Round Table discussion on issues of jurisdiction and applicable law arising out of electronic commerce and Internet transactions.
This meeting took place on 2, 3 and 4 September 1999 and was attended by one..
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