Convention on the issue free of charge and the exemption from legalisation of copies of civil status records

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party	Reservations / Declarations	Objections
Belgium	Yes	No
France	Yes	No
Germany	Yes	No
Luxembourg	Yes	No
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the	Yes	No
Portugal	Yes	No
Switzerland	Yes	No
Türkiye	Yes	No

Belgium

13-05-1966

Subject to the application of particular conventions designating another authority, the competent authority provided for in article 2 of this convention is the civil registrar keeping the record.

France

22-01-1959

Subject to the application of particular conventions designating another authority, the competent authority provided for in article 2 of this convention is the civil registrar keeping the record.

Germany

24-11-1961

Subject to the application of particular conventions designating another authority, the competent authority provided for in article 2 of this convention is the civil registrar keeping the record.

Luxembourg

13-06-1960

Subject to the application of particular conventions designating another authority, the competent authority provided for in article 2 of this convention is the civil registrar keeping the record.

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

26-09-1957

Having regard to the equality that exists from the public-law perspective between the Netherlands, Surinam and the Netherlands Antilles, the terms 'metropolitan' and ‘extra-metropolitan’ mentioned in the convention are not given their initial meaning in relation to the Kingdom of the Netherlands; they will therefore be considered, in relation to the Kingdom, as signifying ‘European’ and ‘non-European’ respectively.

04-12-1959

Subject to the application of particular conventions designating another authority, the competent authority provided for in article 2 of this convention is the civil registrar keeping the record.

05-10-2010

In view of the relation from the point of view of public law between the European part of the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the Caribbean part of the Netherlands (the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba), the terms “metropolitan” and "non-metropolitan" mentioned in the Convention no longer have their original meaning so far as the Kingdom of the Netherlands is concerned and will consequently be deemed to mean “European” and "non-European”.

Portugal

04-05-1982

The competent authority provided for in article 2 of this convention is the civil registrar keeping the record.

Switzerland

01-11-1960

Subject to the application of particular conventions designating another authority, the competent authority provided for in article 2 of this convention is the Federal Civil Status Department in Bern.

Türkiye

12-02-1963

Subject to the application of particular conventions designating another authority, the competent authority provided for in article 2 of this convention is the civil registrar keeping the record.