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Receive notificationsConvention on the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the Convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters and to the Protocol on its interpretation by the Court of Justice, with the adjustments made to them by the Convention on the accession of the Kingdom of Denmark, of Ireland and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, by the Convention on the accession of the Hellenic Republic and by the Convention on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 29-11-1996 | 17-09-1998 (R) | 01-12-1998 | ||
| Belgium | 29-11-1996 | 05-05-2004 (R) | 01-08-2004 | ||
| Denmark | 29-11-1996 | 25-08-1998 (R) | 01-12-1998 | ||
| Finland | 29-11-1996 | 27-01-1999 (R) | 01-04-1999 | ||
| France | 29-11-1996 | 30-05-2000 (R) | 01-08-2000 | ||
| Germany | 29-11-1996 | 08-10-1998 (R) | 01-01-1999 | ||
| Greece | 29-11-1996 | 26-07-1999 (R) | 01-10-1999 | ||
| Ireland | 29-11-1996 | 08-09-1999 (R) | 01-12-1999 | ||
| Italy | 29-11-1996 | 23-03-1999 (R) | 01-06-1999 | ||
| Luxembourg | 29-11-1996 | 14-02-2000 (R) | 01-05-2000 | ||
| Netherlands, the Kingdom of the | 29-11-1996 | 04-07-1997 (R) | 01-12-1998 | ||
| Portugal | 29-11-1996 | 31-07-1999 (R) | 01-10-1999 | ||
| Spain | 29-11-1996 | 22-01-1999 (R) | 01-04-1999 | ||
| Sweden | 29-11-1996 | 27-10-1998 (R) | 01-01-1999 | ||
| United Kingdom | 29-11-1996 | 26-10-2000 (R) | 01-01-2001 |
Parties with reservations, declarations and objections
Austria
17-09-1998
Statement by the Republic of Austria re Article IV(2) of the Protocol to the Convention: The Republic of Austria declares that judicial and extra-judicial documents drawn up in a Contracting State other than Austria which have to be served on persons in the territory of the Republic of Austria may not be transmitted directly to the public officer in the Republic of Austria by the public officer of the State in which they were drawn up.
Denmark
25-08-1998
The convention will not apply to the Faroe Islands and to Greenland until further notice.
Sweden
27-10-1998
"Sweden does not accept the procedure described in Article IV, paragraph 2 of the Protocol, whereby documents may also be sent by the appropriate public officers of the State in which the document has been drawn up directly to the appropriate public officers of the State in which the addressee is to be found."