Treaty

Depositary

Convention on the conflicts of laws relating to the form of testamentary dispositions

Treaty data

Treaty number 009050
Date of conclusion 05-10-1961
Place of conclusion 's-Gravenhage
Provisional application
Entry into force 05-01-1964
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
Approval act 1982, 87
Consolidated text 0002006

Certified True Copy

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application
Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 01-08-1982
Netherlands (Bonaire)
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
Netherlands (Saba)
Aruba 02-03-1986
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 25-10-2013 (A) 24-12-2013
Antigua and Barbuda 01-05-1985 (Su) 01-11-1981
Armenia 01-03-2007 (A) 30-04-2007
Australia 22-09-1986 (A) 21-11-1986
Austria 05-10-1961 28-10-1963 (R) 05-01-1964
Belgium 10-10-1968 20-10-1971 (R) 19-12-1971
Bosnia and Herzegovina 23-08-1993 (Su) 06-03-1992
Botswana 18-11-1968 (A) 17-01-1969
Brunei 10-05-1988 (A) 09-07-1988
China
Croatia 23-04-1993 (Su) 08-10-1991
Denmark 05-10-1961 21-07-1976 (R) 19-09-1976
Estonia 13-05-1998 (A) 12-07-1998
Eswatini 23-11-1970 (A) 22-01-1971
Fiji 28-06-1971 (Su) 10-10-1970
Finland 13-03-1962 24-06-1976 (R) 23-08-1976
France 09-10-1961 20-09-1967 (R) 19-11-1967
Germany 05-10-1961 02-11-1965 (R) 01-01-1966
Greece 05-10-1961 03-06-1983 (R) 02-08-1983
Grenada 20-05-1985 (Su) 07-02-1974
Ireland 03-08-1967 (A) 02-10-1967
Israel 11-11-1977 (A) 10-01-1978
Italy 15-12-1961
Japan 30-01-1964 03-06-1964 (R) 02-08-1964
Lesotho 01-06-1977 (Su) 04-10-1966
Luxembourg 05-02-1968 07-12-1978 (R) 05-02-1979
Mauritius 24-08-1970 (Su) 12-03-1968
Moldova 11-08-2011 (A) 10-10-2011
Montenegro 01-03-2007 (Su) 03-06-2006
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 17-03-1980 02-06-1982 (R) 01-08-1982
North Macedonia 20-09-1993 (Su) 17-11-1991
Norway 05-10-1961 02-11-1972 (R) 01-01-1973
Poland 03-09-1969 (A) 02-11-1969
Portugal 29-09-1967
Serbia 26-04-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Slovenia 08-06-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
South Africa 05-10-1970 (A) 04-12-1970
Spain 21-10-1976 11-04-1988 (R) 10-06-1988
Sweden 05-10-1961 09-07-1976 (R) 07-09-1976
Switzerland 09-09-1970 18-08-1971 (R) 17-10-1971
Tonga 10-08-1978 (Su) 04-06-1970
Türkiye 23-08-1983 (A) 22-10-1983
Ukraine 15-03-2011 (A) 14-05-2011
United Kingdom 13-02-1962 06-11-1963 (R) 05-01-1964
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 05-10-1961 25-09-1962 (R) 05-01-1964

Extensions

Australia

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Australian Antarctic Territory 21-11-1986
Coral Sea Islands 21-11-1986
Heard Island and McDonald Islands 21-11-1986

China

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Hong Kong SAR 01-07-1997

France

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Bassas da India 19-11-1967
Clipperton Island 19-11-1967
Comoros (< 06-07-1975) 19-11-1967 06-07-1979
Djibouti (< 27-06-1977) 19-11-1967 27-06-1977
Europa Island 19-11-1967
French Guiana 19-11-1967
French Polynesia 19-11-1967
French Southern and Antarctic Territories 19-11-1967
Glorioso Islands 19-11-1967
Guadeloupe 19-11-1967
Juan de Nova Island 19-11-1967
Martinique 19-11-1967
Mayotte 19-11-1967
New Caledonia 19-11-1967
Réunion 19-11-1967
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 19-11-1967
Tromelin Island 19-11-1967
Wallis and Futuna 19-11-1967

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Anguilla 14-02-1965
Antigua and Barbuda (< 01-11-1981) 14-02-1965 01-11-1981
Barbados (< 30-11-1966) 09-05-1965 30-11-1966
Belize (< 21-09-1981) 14-02-1965 21-09-1981
Bermuda 14-02-1965
British Virgin Islands 14-02-1965
Brunei (< 01-01-1984) 14-02-1965 01-01-1984
Cayman Islands 14-02-1965
Dominica (< 03-11-1978) 14-02-1965 03-11-1978
Falkland Islands 14-02-1965
Fiji (< 10-10-1970) 14-02-1965 10-10-1970
Gambia, The (< 18-02-1965) 14-02-1965 18-02-1965
Gibraltar 14-02-1965
Grenada (< 07-02-1974) 14-02-1965 07-02-1974
Guiana (< 26-05-1966) 09-05-1965 12-07-1979
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997) 23-08-1968 01-07-1997
Lesotho (< 04-10-1966) 14-02-1965 04-10-1966
Man, Isle of 14-02-1965
Mauritius (< 12-03-1968) 19-02-1966 12-03-1968
Montserrat 14-02-1965
Saint Kitts and Nevis (< 19-11-1983) 14-02-1965 19-11-1983
Saint Lucia (< 22-02-1979) 13-05-1966 22-02-1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (<27-10-1979) 13-08-1966 27-10-1979
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 14-02-1965
Seychelles (< 29-06-1976) 14-02-1965 29-06-1976
Swaziland (< 06-09-1968) 22-05-1967 06-09-1968
Tonga (< 04-06-1970) 14-02-1965 04-06-1970
Turks and Caicos Islands 14-02-1965
Vanuatu (< 30-07-1980) 14-02-1965 30-07-1980
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