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Convention on the service abroad of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters

Treaty data

Treaty number 004235
Date of conclusion 15-11-1965
Place of conclusion 's-Gravenhage
Provisional application
Entry into force 10-02-1969
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
Approval act 1975, 4
Consolidated text 0002015

Certified True Copy

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application		 Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 02-01-1976
Netherlands (Bonaire)
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
Netherlands (Saba)
Aruba 27-07-1986
Curaçao
Sint Maarten

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

Party Signature RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known Entry into force Renunciation Termination
Albania 01-11-2006 (A) 01-07-2007
Andorra 26-04-2017 (A) 01-12-2017
Antigua and Barbuda 01-05-1985 (Su) 01-11-1981
Argentina 02-02-2001 (A) 01-12-2001
Armenia 27-06-2012 (A) 01-02-2013
Australia 15-03-2010 (A) 01-11-2010
Austria 22-11-2019 14-07-2020 (R) 12-09-2020
Azerbaijan 17-02-2023 (A) 01-09-2023
Bahamas 17-06-1997 (A) 01-02-1998
Barbados 10-02-1969 (A) 01-10-1969
Belarus 06-06-1997 (A) 01-02-1998
Belgium 21-01-1966 19-11-1970 (R) 18-01-1971
Belize 08-09-2009 (A) 01-05-2010
Bosnia and Herzegovina 16-06-2008 (A) 01-02-2009
Botswana 10-02-1969 (A) 01-09-1969
Brazil 29-11-2018 (A) 01-06-2019
Bulgaria 23-11-1999 (A) 01-08-2000
Canada 26-09-1988 (A) 01-05-1989
China 06-05-1991 (A) 01-01-1992
Colombia 10-04-2013 (A) 01-11-2013
Costa Rica 16-03-2016 (A) 01-10-2016
Croatia 28-02-2006 (A) 01-11-2006
Cyprus 26-10-1982 (A) 01-06-1983
Czech Republic 28-01-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 23-09-1981 (A) 01-06-1982
Denmark 07-01-1969 02-08-1969 (R) 01-10-1969
Dominican Republic 21-03-2024 (A) 01-10-2024
Egypt 01-03-1966 12-12-1968 (R) 10-02-1969
El Salvador 21-03-2024 (A) 01-10-2024
Estonia 02-02-1996 (A) 01-10-1996
Finland 15-11-1965 11-09-1969 (R) 10-11-1969
France 12-01-1967 03-07-1972 (R) 01-09-1972
Georgia 31-05-2021 (A) 01-01-2022
Germany 15-11-1965 27-04-1979 (R) 26-06-1979
Greece 20-07-1983 20-07-1983 (R) 18-09-1983
Hungary 13-07-2004 (A) 01-04-2005
Iceland 10-11-2008 (A) 01-07-2009
India 23-11-2006 (A) 01-08-2007
Ireland 20-10-1989 05-04-1994 (R) 04-06-1994
Israel 25-11-1965 14-08-1972 (R) 13-10-1972
Italy 25-01-1979 25-11-1981 (R) 24-01-1982
Japan 12-03-1970 28-05-1970 (R) 27-07-1970
Kazakhstan 15-10-2015 (A) 01-06-2016
Kuwait 08-05-2002 (A) 01-12-2002
Latvia 28-03-1995 (A) 01-11-1995
Lithuania 02-08-2000 (A) 01-06-2001
Luxembourg 27-10-1971 09-07-1975 (R) 07-09-1975
Malawi 24-04-1972 (A) 01-12-1972
Malta 24-02-2011 (A) 01-10-2011
Marshall Islands 29-07-2020 (A) 01-02-2021
Mexico 02-11-1999 (A) 01-06-2000
Moldova 04-07-2012 (A) 01-02-2013
Monaco 01-03-2007 (A) 01-11-2007
Montenegro 16-01-2012 (A) 01-09-2012
Morocco 24-03-2011 (A) 01-11-2011
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 15-11-1965 03-11-1975 (R) 02-01-1976
Nicaragua 24-07-2019 (A) 01-02-2020
North Macedonia 23-12-2008 (A) 01-09-2009
Norway 15-10-1968 02-08-1969 (R) 01-10-1969
Pakistan 07-12-1988 (A) 01-08-1989
Paraguay 23-06-2023 (A) 01-01-2024
Philippines 04-03-2020 (A) 01-10-2020
Poland 13-02-1996 (A) 01-09-1996
Portugal 05-07-1971 27-12-1973 (R) 25-02-1974
Republic of Korea, the 13-01-2000 (A) 01-08-2000
Romania 21-08-2003 (A) 01-04-2004
Russian Federation 01-05-2001 (A) 01-12-2001
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 06-01-2005 (Su) 27-10-1979
San Marino 15-04-2002 (A) 01-11-2002
Serbia 02-07-2010 (A) 01-02-2011
Seychelles 18-11-1980 (A) 01-07-1981
Singapore 16-05-2023 (A) 01-12-2023
Slovakia 15-03-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 18-09-2000 (A) 01-06-2001
Spain 21-10-1976 04-06-1987 (R) 03-08-1987
Sri Lanka 31-08-2000 (A) 01-06-2001
Sweden 04-02-1969 02-08-1969 (R) 01-10-1969
Switzerland 21-05-1985 02-11-1994 (R) 01-01-1995
Tunisia 10-07-2017 (A) 01-02-2018
Türkiye 11-06-1968 28-02-1972 (R) 28-04-1972
Ukraine 01-02-2001 (A) 01-12-2001
United Kingdom 10-12-1965 17-11-1967 (R) 10-02-1969
United States of America 15-11-1965 24-08-1967 (R) 10-02-1969
Venezuela 29-10-1993 (A) 01-07-1994
Vietnam 16-03-2016 (A) 01-10-2016

Extensions

Australia

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Ashmore and Cartier Islands 01-11-2010
Australian Antarctic Territory 01-11-2010
Christmas Island 01-11-2010
Cocos Islands 01-11-2010
Coral Sea Islands 01-11-2010
Heard Island and McDonald Islands 01-11-2010
Norfolk Island 01-11-2010

China

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Hong Kong SAR 01-07-1997
Macao SAR 20-12-1999

France

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Bassas da India 01-09-1972
Clipperton Island 01-09-1972
Comoros (< 06-07-1975) 01-09-1972 06-07-1975
Djibouti (< 27-06-1977) 01-09-1972 27-06-1977
Europa Island 01-09-1972
French Guiana 01-09-1972
French Polynesia 01-09-1972
French Southern and Antarctic Territories 01-09-1972
Glorioso Islands 01-09-1972
Guadeloupe 01-09-1972
Juan de Nova Island 01-09-1972
Martinique 01-09-1972
Mayotte 01-09-1972
New Caledonia 01-09-1972
Réunion 01-09-1972
Saint Barthélemy 01-09-1972
Saint Martin 01-09-1972
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 01-09-1972
Tromelin Island 01-09-1972
Wallis and Futuna 01-09-1972

Portugal

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Macao (<20-12-1999) 12-04-1999 20-12-1999

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Anguilla 28-09-1982
Antigua and Barbuda (< 01-11-1981) 19-07-1970 01-11-1981
Belize (< 21-09-1981) 19-07-1970 21-09-1981
Bermuda 19-07-1970
British Virgin Islands 19-07-1970
Cayman Islands 19-07-1970
Falkland Islands 19-07-1970
Fiji (< 10-10-1970) 19-07-1970 10-10-1970
Gibraltar 19-07-1970
Guernsey 19-07-1970
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997) 19-07-1970 01-07-1997
Jersey 19-07-1970
Kiribati (< 12-07-1979) 19-07-1970 12-07-1979
Line Islands (< 12-07-1979) 19-07-1970 12-07-1979
Man, Isle of 19-07-1970
Montserrat 19-07-1970
Pitcairn Islands 19-07-1970
Saint Kitts and Nevis (< 19-11-1983) 01-05-1983 19-11-1983
Saint Lucia (< 22-02-1979) 19-07-1970 22-02-1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (<27-10-1979) 19-07-1970 27-10-1979
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 19-07-1970
Seychelles (< 29-06-1976) 19-07-1970 29-06-1976
Solomon Islands (< 07-07-1978) 19-07-1970 07-07-1978
Turks and Caicos Islands 19-07-1970

United States of America

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Guam 10-02-1969
Northern Mariana Islands 30-05-1994
Puerto Rico 10-02-1969
US Virgin Islands 10-02-1969

Parent treaties

Title Date of conclusion Place of conclusion
Convention relating to civil procedure 17-07-1905 's-Gravenhage
Convention relating to civil procedure 01-03-1954 's-Gravenhage
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