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

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 01-09-1965 (A) 01-10-1965
Belgium 26-09-1957 13-05-1966 (R) 12-06-1966
France 26-09-1957 22-01-1959 (R) 03-01-1960
Germany 26-09-1957 24-11-1961 (R) 24-12-1961
Italy 07-11-1968 (A) 07-12-1968
Luxembourg 26-09-1957 13-06-1960 (R) 13-07-1960
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 26-09-1957 04-12-1959 (R) 03-01-1960
Portugal 28-01-1982 (A) 27-02-1982
Switzerland 26-09-1957 01-11-1960 (R) 01-12-1960
Türkiye 26-09-1957 12-02-1963 (R) 14-03-1963

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.

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