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Convention on the taking of evidence abroad in civil or commercial matters

Treaty data

Treaty number: 002883
Date of conclusion: 18-03-1970
Place of conclusion: 's-Gravenhage
Provisional application
Entry into force: 07-10-1972
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series: 1979, 38; 1981, 70; 1982, 113; 1984, 146; 1986, 101; 1994, 94; 1995, 222; 1996, 282; 1997, 274; 2010, 238
Parliamentary paper: 15660 (R1123)
Approval act: 1980, 652
Consolidated text: 0001993

Certified True Copy

Certified True Copy IPR 20 Taking of Evidence Pdf-document, 135369 | 23-08-2016 (download)

Kingdom of the Netherlands

	Provisional application	Entry into force	Retroactive effect	Termination
Netherlands (in Europe)		07-06-1981
Netherlands (Bonaire)
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
Netherlands (Saba)
Aruba		27-07-1986
Curaçao
Sint Maarten

Parties

Parties with a link have a reservation.

Party	Signature	Ratification S=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known	Entry into force
Albania		16-07-2010 (A)	14-09-2010
Andorra		26-04-2017 (A)	25-06-2017
Argentina		08-05-1987 (A)	07-07-1987
Armenia		27-06-2012 (A)	26-08-2012
Australia		23-10-1992 (A)	22-12-1992
Barbados		05-03-1981 (A)	04-05-1981
Belarus		07-08-2001 (A)	06-10-2001
Bosnia and Herzegovina		16-06-2008 (A)	15-08-2008
Brazil		09-04-2014 (A)	08-06-2014
Bulgaria		23-11-1999 (A)	22-01-2000
China		08-12-1997 (A)	06-02-1998
Colombia		13-01-2012 (A)	13-03-2012
Costa Rica		16-03-2016 (A)	15-05-2016
Croatia		01-10-2009 (A)	30-11-2009
Cyprus		13-01-1983 (A)	14-03-1983
Czech Republic		28-01-1993 (Su)	01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)	06-02-1975	12-05-1976 (R)	11-07-1976
Denmark	18-04-1972	20-06-1972 (R)	07-10-1972
Estonia		02-02-1996 (A)	02-04-1996
Finland	09-03-1976	07-04-1976 (R)	06-06-1976
France	24-08-1972	07-08-1974 (R)	06-10-1974
Germany	18-03-1970	27-04-1979 (R)	26-06-1979
Greece	18-01-2005	18-01-2005 (R)	19-03-2005
Hungary		13-07-2004 (A)	11-09-2004
Iceland		10-11-2008 (A)	09-01-2008
India		07-02-2007 (A)	08-04-2007
Israel	11-11-1977	19-07-1979 (R)	17-09-1979
Italy	06-02-1975	22-06-1982 (R)	21-08-1982
Kazakhstan		26-09-2016 (A)	25-11-2016
Kuwait		08-05-2002 (A)	07-07-2002
Latvia		28-03-1995 (A)	27-05-1995
Liechtenstein		12-11-2008 (A)	11-01-2009
Lithuania		02-08-2000 (A)	01-10-2000
Luxembourg	02-05-1975	26-07-1977 (R)	24-09-1977
Malta		24-02-2011 (A)	25-04-2011
Mexico		27-07-1989 (A)	25-09-1989
Monaco		17-01-1986 (A)	18-03-1986
Montenegro		16-01-2012 (A)	16-03-2012
Morocco		24-03-2011 (A)	23-05-2011
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the	28-02-1979	08-04-1981 (R)	07-06-1981
Nicaragua		27-02-2019 (A)	28-04-2019
North Macedonia		19-03-2009 (A)	18-05-2009
Norway	18-03-1970	03-08-1972 (R)	07-10-1972
Poland		13-02-1996 (A)	13-04-1996
Portugal	18-03-1970	12-03-1975 (R)	11-05-1975
Republic of Korea, the		14-12-2009 (A)	12-02-2010
Romania		21-08-2003 (A)	20-10-2003
Russian Federation		01-05-2001 (A)	30-06-2001
Serbia		02-07-2010 (A)	31-08-2010
Seychelles		07-01-2004 (A)	07-03-2004
Singapore		27-10-1978 (A)	26-12-1978
Slovakia		15-03-1993 (Su)	01-01-1993
Slovenia		18-09-2000 (A)	17-11-2000
South Africa		08-07-1997 (A)	06-09-1997
Spain	21-10-1976	22-05-1987 (R)	21-07-1987
Sri Lanka		31-08-2000 (A)	30-10-2000
Sweden	21-04-1975	02-05-1975 (R)	01-07-1975
Switzerland	21-05-1985	02-11-1994 (R)	01-01-1995
Turkey	13-12-2000	13-08-2004 (R)	12-10-2004
Ukraine		01-02-2001 (A)	02-04-2001
United Kingdom	18-03-1970	16-07-1976 (R)	14-09-1976
United States of America	27-07-1970	08-08-1972 (R)	07-10-1972
Venezuela		01-11-1993 (A)	31-12-1993
Vietnam		04-03-2020 (A)	03-05-2020

Extensions

Australia

Extended to	Entry into force	Termination
Ashmore and Cartier Islands	22-12-1992
Australian Antarctic Territory	22-12-1992
Christmas Island	22-12-1992
Cocos Islands	22-12-1992
Coral Sea Islands	22-12-1992
Heard Island and McDonald Islands	22-12-1992
Norfolk Island	22-12-1992

China

Extended to	Entry into force	Termination
Hong Kong SAR	01-07-1997
Macao SAR	20-12-1999

Portugal

Extended to	Entry into force	Termination
Macao (<20-12-1999)	14-12-1999	20-12-1999

United Kingdom

Extended to	Entry into force	Termination
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus)	24-08-1979
Anguilla	01-09-1986
Cayman Islands	15-11-1980
Falkland Islands	25-01-1980
Gibraltar	20-01-1979
Guernsey	18-01-1986
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997)	22-08-1978	01-07-1997
Jersey	07-03-1987
Man, Isle of	15-06-1980
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands	25-01-1980

United States of America

Extended to	Entry into force	Termination
Guam	10-04-1973
Puerto Rico	10-04-1973
US Virgin Islands	10-04-1973

Parent treaties

Title	Date of conclusion	Place of conclusion
Convention relating to civil procedure	17-07-1905	's-Gravenhage
Convention relating to civil procedure	01-03-1954	's-Gravenhage

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