Treaty

Depositary

Convention on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition, enforcement and co-operation in respect of parental responsibility and measures for the protection of children

Treaty data

Treaty number 007396
Date of conclusion 19-10-1996
Place of conclusion 's-Gravenhage
Provisional application
Entry into force 01-01-2002
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper 29981-R1782 (external link)
Approval act 2006, 122
Consolidated text 0005433

Certified True Copy

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application
Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 01-05-2011
Netherlands (Bonaire) 01-05-2011
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius) 01-05-2011
Netherlands (Saba) 01-05-2011
Aruba
Curaçao 01-05-2011
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 18-05-2006 (A) 01-04-2007
Argentina 11-06-2015
Armenia 01-03-2007 (A) 01-05-2008
Australia 01-04-2003 29-04-2003 (R) 01-08-2003
Austria 01-04-2003 22-12-2010 (R) 01-04-2011
Barbados 11-07-2019 (A) 01-05-2020
Belgium 01-04-2003 28-05-2014 (R) 01-09-2014
Bulgaria 08-03-2006 (A) 01-02-2007
Cabo Verde 04-10-2022 (A) 01-08-2023
Canada 23-05-2017
Costa Rica 29-10-2020 (A) 01-08-2021
Croatia 30-10-2008 04-09-2009 (R) 01-01-2010
Cuba 20-02-2017 (A) 01-12-2017
Cyprus 14-10-2003 21-07-2010 (R) 01-11-2010
Czech Republic 04-03-1999 13-03-2000 (R) 01-01-2002
Denmark 01-04-2003 30-06-2011 (R) 01-10-2011
Dominican Republic 14-12-2009 (A) 01-10-2010
Ecuador 05-11-2002 (A) 01-09-2003
Estonia 06-08-2002 (A) 01-06-2003
Fiji 05-06-2018 (A) 01-04-2019
Finland 01-04-2003 19-11-2010 (R) 01-03-2011
France 01-04-2003 15-10-2010 (R) 01-02-2011
Georgia 01-04-2014 (A) 01-03-2015
Germany 01-04-2003 17-09-2010 (R) 01-01-2011
Greece 01-04-2003 07-02-2012 (R) 01-06-2012
Guyana 05-02-2019 (A) 01-12-2019
Honduras 16-10-2017 (A) 01-08-2018
Hungary 04-07-2005 13-01-2006 (R) 01-05-2006
Ireland 01-04-2003 30-09-2010 (R) 01-01-2011
Italy 01-04-2003 30-09-2015 (R) 01-01-2016
Latvia 15-05-2002 12-12-2002 (R) 01-04-2003
Lesotho 18-06-2012 (A) 01-06-2013
Lithuania 29-10-2003 (A) 01-09-2004
Luxembourg 01-04-2003 05-08-2010 (R) 01-12-2010
Malta 24-02-2011 (A) 01-01-2012
Monaco 14-05-1997 14-05-1997 (R) 01-01-2002
Montenegro 14-02-2012 (A) 01-01-2013
Morocco 19-10-1996 22-08-2002 (R) 01-12-2002
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 01-09-1997 31-01-2011 (R) 01-05-2011
Nicaragua 27-02-2019 (A) 01-12-2019
North Macedonia 09-12-2019
Norway 30-03-2016 30-03-2016 (R) 01-07-2016
Paraguay 12-09-2018 (A) 01-07-2019
Poland 22-11-2000 27-07-2010 (R) 01-11-2010
Portugal 01-04-2003 14-04-2011 (R) 01-08-2011
Romania 15-11-2006 08-09-2010 (R) 01-01-2011
Russian Federation 20-08-2012 (A) 01-06-2013
Serbia 15-01-2016 (A) 01-11-2016
Slovakia 01-06-1999 21-09-2001 (R) 01-01-2002
Slovenia 13-05-2004 11-10-2004 (R) 01-02-2005
Spain 01-04-2003 06-09-2010 (R) 01-01-2011
Sweden 01-04-2003 26-09-2012 (R) 01-01-2013
Switzerland 01-04-2003 27-03-2009 (R) 01-07-2009
Türkiye 07-10-2016 07-10-2016 (R) 01-02-2017
Ukraine 03-04-2007 (A) 01-02-2008
United Kingdom 01-04-2003 27-07-2012 (R) 01-11-2012
United States of America 22-10-2010
Uruguay 17-11-2009 17-11-2009 (R) 01-03-2010

Extensions

Denmark

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Greenland 01-07-2016

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Gibraltar 01-11-2012

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