Convention abolishing the requirement of legalisation for foreign public documents
Treaty data
Treaty number
009051
Date of conclusion
05-10-1961
Place of conclusion
's-Gravenhage
Provisional application
Entry into force
24-01-1965
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
1963, 28 (external link) 1965, 182 (external link) 1966, 188 (external link) 1967, 157 (external link) 1967, 92 (external link) 1968, 61 (external link) 1969, 105 (external link) 1970, 8 (external link) 1971, 61 (external link) 1973, 71 (external link) 1978, 5 (external link) 1979, 44 (external link) 1982, 111 (external link) 1984, 144 (external link) 1989, 100 (external link) 1992, 122 (external link) 1994, 90 (external link) 1995, 221 (external link) 1996, 280 (external link) 1997, 272 (external link) 2006, 139 (external link) 2012, 56 (external link)
Parliamentary paper
Approval act
1965, 104
Consolidated text
0002030
Certified True Copy
Comment
The Convention was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 30-04-1967 until 10-10-2010.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Koninkrijksdeel
Provisional
Entry into force
Retroactive effect
Termination
Netherlands (in Europe)
08-10-1965
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
03-09-2003 (A)
09-05-2004
Andorra
15-04-1996 (A)
31-12-1996
Antigua and Barbuda
01-05-1985 (Su)
01-11-1981
Argentina 08-05-1987 (A)
18-02-1988
Armenia
19-11-1993 (A)
14-08-1994
Australia 11-07-1994 (A)
16-03-1995
Austria 05-10-1961
14-11-1967 (R)
13-01-1968
Azerbaijan
13-05-2004 (A)
02-03-2005
Bahamas
30-04-1976 (Su)
10-07-1973
Bahrain 10-04-2013 (A)
31-12-2013
Bangladesh
29-07-2024 (A)
30-03-2025
Barbados
11-08-1995 (Su)
30-11-1966
Belarus 16-06-1992 (Su)
31-05-1992
Belgium
10-03-1970
11-12-1975 (R)
09-02-1976
Belize
17-07-1992 (A)
11-04-1993
Bolivia
06-09-2017 (A)
07-05-2018
Bosnia and Herzegovina 23-08-1993 (Su)
06-03-1992
Botswana
16-09-1968 (Su)
30-09-1966
Brazil 02-12-2015 (A)
14-08-2016
Brunei
23-02-1987 (A)
03-12-1987
Bulgaria
01-08-2000 (A)
29-04-2001
Burundi
10-06-2014 (A)
13-02-2015
Cabo Verde
07-05-2009 (A)
13-02-2010
Canada
12-05-2023 (A)
11-01-2024
Chile 16-12-2015 (A)
30-08-2016
China 08-03-2023 (A)
07-11-2023
Colombia 27-04-2000 (A)
30-01-2001
Cook Islands
13-07-2004 (A)
30-04-2005
Costa Rica
06-04-2011 (A)
14-12-2011
Croatia
23-04-1993 (Su)
08-10-1991
Cyprus
26-07-1972 (A)
30-04-1973
Czech Republic
23-06-1998 (A)
16-03-1999
Denmark 20-10-2006
30-10-2006 (R)
29-12-2006
Dominica
22-10-2002 (Su)
03-11-1978
Dominican Republic
12-12-2008 (A)
30-08-2009
Ecuador 02-07-2004 (A)
02-04-2005
El Salvador
14-09-1995 (A)
31-05-1996
Estonia 11-12-2000 (A)
30-09-2001
Eswatini
03-07-1978 (Su)
06-09-1968
Fiji
29-03-1971 (Su)
10-10-1970
Finland 13-03-1962
27-06-1985 (R)
26-08-1985
France 09-10-1961
25-11-1964 (R)
24-01-1965
Georgia 21-08-2006 (A)
14-05-2007
Germany 05-10-1961
15-12-1965 (R)
13-02-1966
Greece
05-10-1961
19-03-1985 (R)
18-05-1985
Grenada
17-07-2001 (A)
07-04-2002
Guatemala 19-01-2017 (A)
18-09-2017
Guyana
30-07-2018 (A)
18-04-2019
Honduras
20-01-2004 (A)
30-09-2004
Hungary 18-04-1972 (A)
18-01-1973
Iceland
07-09-2004
28-09-2004 (R)
27-11-2004
India
26-10-2004 (A)
14-07-2005
Indonesia 05-10-2021 (A)
04-06-2022
Ireland
29-10-1996
08-01-1999 (R)
09-03-1999
Israel
11-11-1977 (A)
14-08-1978
Italy
15-12-1961
13-12-1977 (R)
11-02-1978
Jamaica
02-11-2020 (A)
03-07-2021
Japan
12-03-1970
28-05-1970 (R)
27-07-1970
Kazakhstan
05-04-2000 (A)
30-01-2001
Kosovo
06-11-2015 (A)
14-07-2016
Kyrgyzstan
15-11-2010 (A)
31-07-2011
Latvia 11-05-1995 (A)
30-01-1996
Lesotho
24-04-1972 (Su)
04-10-1966
Liberia
24-05-1995 (A)
08-02-1996
Liechtenstein
18-04-1962
19-07-1972 (R)
17-09-1972
Lithuania 05-11-1996 (A)
19-07-1997
Luxembourg
05-10-1961
04-04-1979 (R)
03-06-1979
Malawi
24-02-1967 (A)
01-12-1967
Malta
12-06-1967 (A)
02-03-1968
Marshall Islands
18-11-1991 (A)
14-08-1992
Mauritius
20-12-1968 (Su)
12-03-1968
Mexico
01-12-1994 (A)
14-08-1995
Moldova
19-06-2006 (A)
16-03-2007
Monaco
24-04-2002 (A)
31-12-2002
Mongolia
02-04-2009 (A)
31-12-2009
Montenegro 30-01-2007 (Su)
03-06-2006
Morocco
27-11-2015 (A)
14-08-2016
Namibia
25-04-2000 (A)
30-01-2001
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
30-11-1962
09-08-1965 (R)
08-10-1965
New Zealand 07-02-2001 (A)
22-11-2001
Nicaragua
07-09-2012 (A)
14-05-2013
Niue
10-06-1998 (A)
02-03-1999
North Macedonia
20-09-1993 (Su)
17-11-1991
Norway
30-05-1983
30-05-1983 (R)
29-07-1983
Oman 12-05-2011 (A)
30-01-2012
Pakistan 08-07-2022 (A)
09-03-2023
Palau
17-10-2019 (A)
23-06-2020
Panama
30-10-1990 (A)
04-08-1991
Paraguay
10-12-2013 (A)
30-08-2014
Peru
13-01-2010 (A)
30-09-2010
Philippines 12-09-2018 (A)
14-05-2019
Poland 17-11-2004 (A)
14-08-2005
Portugal 20-08-1965
06-12-1968 (R)
04-02-1969
Republic of Korea, the
25-10-2006 (A)
14-07-2007
Romania 07-06-2000 (A)
16-03-2001
Russian Federation 04-09-1991 (A)
31-05-1992
Rwanda 06-10-2023 (A)
05-06-2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis
26-02-1994 (A)
14-12-1994
Saint Lucia
05-12-2001 (A)
31-07-2002
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
02-05-2002 (Su)
27-10-1979
Samoa
18-01-1999 (A)
13-09-1999
San Marino
26-05-1994 (A)
13-02-1995
São Tomé e Principe
19-12-2007 (A)
13-09-2008
Saudi Arabia
08-04-2022 (A)
07-12-2022
Senegal
13-07-2022 (A)
23-03-2023
Serbia 26-04-2001 (Su)
27-04-1992
Seychelles
09-06-1978 (A)
31-03-1979
Singapore
18-01-2021 (A)
16-09-2021
Slovakia
06-06-2001 (A)
18-02-2002
Slovenia
08-06-1992 (Su)
25-06-1991
South Africa
03-08-1994 (A)
30-04-1995
Spain 21-10-1976
27-07-1978 (R)
25-09-1978
Suriname
29-10-1976 (Su)
25-11-1975
Sweden
02-03-1999
02-03-1999 (R)
01-05-1999
Switzerland 05-10-1961
10-01-1973 (R)
11-03-1973
Tajikistan
20-02-2015 (A)
31-10-2015
Tonga 28-10-1971 (Su)
04-06-1970
Trinidad and Tobago
28-10-1999 (A)
14-07-2000
Tunisia
10-07-2017 (A)
30-03-2018
Türkiye
08-05-1962
31-07-1985 (R)
29-09-1985
Ukraine 02-04-2003 (A)
22-12-2003
United Kingdom 19-10-1961
21-08-1964 (R)
24-01-1965
United States of America 24-12-1980 (A)
15-10-1981
Uruguay
09-02-2012 (A)
14-10-2012
Uzbekistan
25-07-2011 (A)
15-04-2012
Vanuatu
01-08-2008 (Su)
30-07-1980
Venezuela
01-07-1998 (A)
16-03-1999
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)
05-10-1961
25-09-1962 (R)
24-01-1965
Extensions
Australia
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
16-03-1995
Australian Antarctic Territory
16-03-1995
Christmas Island
16-03-1995
Cocos Islands
16-03-1995
Coral Sea Islands
16-03-1995
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
16-03-1995
Norfolk Island
16-03-1995
China
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Hong Kong SAR
01-07-1997
Macao SAR
20-12-1999
Denmark
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Faroes
13-12-2021
France
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Bassas da India
24-01-1965
Clipperton Island
24-01-1965
Comoros (< 06-07-1975)
24-01-1965
06-07-1975
Djibouti (< 27-06-1977)
24-01-1965
27-06-1977
Europa Island
24-01-1965
French Guiana
24-01-1965
French Polynesia
24-01-1965
French Southern and Antarctic Territories
24-01-1965
Glorioso Islands
24-01-1965
Guadeloupe
24-01-1965
Juan de Nova Island
24-01-1965
Martinique
24-01-1965
Mayotte
24-01-1965
New Caledonia
24-01-1965
Réunion
24-01-1965
Saint Barthélemy
24-01-1965
Saint Martin
24-01-1965
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
24-01-1965
Tromelin Island
24-01-1965
Wallis and Futuna
24-01-1965
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Suriname (< 25-11-1975)
15-07-1967
25-11-1975
Portugal
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Angola (< 11-11-1975)
21-12-1969
11-11-1975
Azores
21-12-1969
Cape Verde (< 05-07-1974)
21-12-1969
05-07-1974
East Timor (< 28-11-1975)
21-12-1969
28-11-1975
Macao (<20-12-1999)
21-12-1969
20-12-1999
Madeira
21-12-1969
Mozambique (< 25-06-1975)
21-12-1969
25-06-1975
Portuguese Guinea (<24-09-1973)
21-12-1969
24-09-1973
United Kingdom
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Anguilla
25-04-1965
Antigua and Barbuda (< 01-11-1981)
25-04-1965
01-11-1981
Bahamas (< 10-07-1973)
25-04-1965
10-07-1973
Barbados (< 30-11-1966)
25-04-1965
30-11-1966
Bermuda
25-04-1965
Botswana (< 30-09-1966)
25-04-1965
30-09-1966
British Antarctic Territory
25-04-1965
British Virgin Islands
25-04-1965
Brunei (< 01-01-1984)
25-04-1965
01-01-1984
Cayman Islands
25-04-1965
Dominica (< 03-11-1978)
25-04-1965
03-11-1978
Falkland Islands
25-04-1965
Fiji (< 10-10-1970)
25-04-1965
10-10-1970
Gibraltar
25-04-1965
Grenada (< 07-02-1974)
25-04-1965
07-02-1974
Guernsey
24-01-1965
Guiana (< 26-05-1966)
25-04-1965
26-05-1966
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997)
25-04-1965
01-07-1997
Jersey
24-01-1965
Kiribati (< 12-07-1979)
25-04-1965
12-07-1979
Lesotho (< 04-10-1966)
25-04-1965
04-10-1966
Man, Isle of
24-01-1965
Mauritius (< 12-03-1968)
25-04-1965
12-03-1968
Montserrat
25-04-1965
Saint Kitts and Nevis (< 19-11-1983)
25-04-1965
19-11-1983
Saint Lucia (< 22-02-1979)
25-04-1965
22-02-1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (<27-10-1979)
25-04-1965
27-10-1979
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
25-04-1965
Seychelles (< 29-06-1976)
25-04-1965
29-06-1976
Solomon Islands (< 07-07-1978)
25-04-1965
07-07-1978
Swaziland (< 06-09-1968)
25-04-1965
06-09-1968
Tonga (< 04-06-1970)
25-04-1965
04-06-1970
Turks and Caicos Islands
25-04-1965
Tuvalu (< 01-10-1978)
25-04-1965
01-10-1978
Vanuatu (< 30-07-1980)
25-04-1965
30-07-1980
Zimbabwe (< 18-04-1980)
25-04-1965
18-04-1980
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