Statute of the Hague Conference on Private International Law
Treaty data
Treaty number
007234
Date of conclusion
31-10-1951
Place of conclusion
's-Gravenhage
Provisional application
Entry into force
15-07-1955
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
1953, 80 (external link)
1955, 150 (external link)
1959, 181 (external link)
1960, 170 (external link)
1960, 31 (external link)
1963, 22 (external link)
1965, 169 (external link)
1967, 32 (external link)
1968, 117 (external link)
1969, 94 (external link)
1973, 66 (external link)
1978, 2 (external link)
1984, 141 (external link)
1994, 87 (external link)
2002, 217 (external link)
2005, 239 (external link)
2007, 201 (external link)
2011, 199 (external link)
Parliamentary paper
Approval act
1954, 398
Consolidated text
0002032
Certified True Copy
Comment
The Statute was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 15-07-1955 until 10-10-2010.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Koninkrijksdeel
Provisional application
Entry into force
Retroactive effect
Termination
Netherlands (in Europe)
15-07-1955
Netherlands (Bonaire)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba)
10-10-2010
Aruba
01-01-1986
Curaçao
10-10-2010
Sint Maarten
10-10-2010
PartiesTooltip Parties with a link have a reservation.
Party
Signature
RatificationTooltip S=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
04-06-2002 (R)
04-06-2002
Andorra
11-06-2015 (R)
11-06-2015
Argentina
28-04-1972 (R)
28-04-1972
Armenia
28-04-2015 (R)
28-04-2015
Australia
01-11-1973 (R)
01-11-1973
Austria
16-09-1954 (R)
15-07-1955
Azerbaijan
29-07-2014 (R)
29-07-2014
Belarus
12-07-2001 (R)
12-07-2001
Belgium
01-09-1953 (R)
15-07-1955
Bosnia and Herzegovina
07-06-2001 (R)
07-06-2001
Brazil
23-02-2001 (R)
23-02-2001
Bulgaria
22-04-1999 (R)
22-04-1999
Burkina Faso
16-10-2013 (R)
16-10-2013
Canada
07-10-1968 (R)
07-10-1968
Chile
25-04-1986 (R)
25-04-1986
China
03-07-1987 (R)
03-07-1987
Costa Rica
27-01-2011 (R)
27-01-2011
Croatia
12-06-1995 (R)
12-06-1995
Cyprus
08-10-1984 (R)
08-10-1984
Czech Republic
28-01-1993 (R)
28-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)
29-05-1968 (R)
29-05-1968
Denmark
26-02-1954 (R)
15-07-1955
Dominican Republic
04-03-2020 (R)
04-03-2020
Ecuador
02-11-2007 (R)
02-11-2007
Egypt
24-04-1961 (R)
24-04-1961
El Salvador
02-03-2022 (R)
02-03-2022
Estonia
13-05-1998 (R)
13-05-1998
EU (European Union)
03-04-2007 (R)
03-04-2007
Finland
02-12-1955 (R)
02-12-1955
France
20-04-1964 (R)
20-04-1964
Georgia
28-05-2001 (R)
28-05-2001
Germany
14-12-1955 (R)
14-12-1955
Greece
26-08-1955 (R)
26-08-1955
Honduras
09-09-2021 (R)
09-09-2021
Hungary
06-01-1987 (R)
06-01-1987
Iceland
14-11-2003 (R)
14-11-2003
India
13-03-2008 (R)
13-03-2008
Ireland
26-08-1955 (R)
26-08-1955
Israel
24-09-1964 (R)
24-09-1964
Italy
26-06-1957 (R)
26-06-1957
Japan
27-06-1957 (R)
27-06-1957
Jordan
13-06-2001 (R)
13-06-2001
Kazakhstan
14-06-2017 (R)
14-06-2017
Latvia
11-08-1992 (R)
11-08-1992
Lithuania
23-10-2001 (R)
23-10-2001
Luxembourg
12-03-1956 (R)
12-03-1956
Malaysia
02-10-2002 (R)
02-10-2002
Malta
30-01-1995 (R)
30-01-1995
Mauritius
19-01-2011 (R)
19-01-2011
Mexico
18-03-1986 (R)
18-03-1986
Moldova
16-03-2016 (R)
16-03-2016
Monaco
08-08-1996 (R)
08-08-1996
Mongolia
01-07-2021 (R)
01-07-2021
Montenegro
01-03-2007 (R)
01-03-2007
Morocco
06-09-1993 (R)
06-09-1993
Namibia
19-01-2021 (R)
19-01-2021
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
25-09-1954 (R)
15-07-1955
New Zealand
05-02-2002 (R)
05-02-2002
Nicaragua
21-10-2020 (R)
21-10-2020
North Macedonia
20-09-1993 (R)
20-09-1993
Norway
15-07-1955 (R)
15-07-1955
Panama
29-05-2002 (R)
29-05-2002
Paraguay
28-06-2005 (R)
28-06-2005
Peru
29-01-2001 (R)
29-01-2001
Philippines
14-07-2010 (R)
14-07-2010
Poland
29-05-1984 (R)
29-05-1984
Portugal
08-12-1953 (R)
15-07-1955
Republic of Korea, the
20-08-1997 (R)
20-08-1997
Romania
10-04-1991 (R)
10-04-1991
Russian Federation
06-12-2001 (R)
06-12-2001
Saudi Arabia
19-10-2016 (R)
19-10-2016
Serbia
26-04-2001 (R)
26-04-2001
Singapore
09-04-2014 (R)
09-04-2014
Slovakia
26-04-1993 (R)
26-04-1993
Slovenia
18-06-1992 (R)
18-06-1992
South Africa
14-02-2002 (R)
14-02-2002
Spain
08-12-1953 (R)
15-07-1955
Sri Lanka
27-09-2001 (R)
27-09-2001
Suriname
07-10-1977 (R)
07-10-1977
Sweden
09-12-1953 (R)
15-07-1955
Switzerland
06-05-1957 (R)
06-05-1957
Thailand
03-03-2021 (R)
03-03-2021
Tunisia
04-11-2014 (R)
04-11-2014
Türkiye
26-08-1955 (R)
26-08-1955
Ukraine
03-12-2003 (R)
03-12-2003
United Kingdom
03-01-1955 (R)
15-07-1955
United States of America
15-10-1964 (R)
15-10-1964
Uruguay
27-07-1983 (R)
27-07-1983
Uzbekistan
04-03-2020 (R)
04-03-2020
Venezuela
25-07-1979 (R)
25-07-1979
Vietnam
10-04-2013 (R)
10-04-2013
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)
09-10-1958 (R)
09-10-1958
Zambia
17-05-2013 (R)
17-05-2013
Extensions
China
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Macao SAR
20-12-1999
Portugal
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Macao (<20-12-1999)
20-12-1999