Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW (PIL)
Signed at
Signed on
15 November 1965
In force on
10 February 1969

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ALBANIA
  2. Anguilla
  3. Antigua
  4. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  5. ARGENTINA
  6. ARMENIA
  7. Aruba
  8. Ashmore And Cartier Island
  9. AUSTRALIA
  10. AUSTRIA
  11. BAHAMAS
  12. BARBADOS
  13. BELARUS
  14. BELGIUM
  15. BELIZE
  16. Berlin West
  17. Bermuda
  18. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  19. BOTSWANA
  20. British Honduras
  21. British Solomon Islands
  22. British Virgin Islands
  23. BULGARIA
  24. CANADA
  25. Cayman Islands
  26. Central Southern Line Islands
  27. CHINA
  28. Christmas Island
  29. Cocos Islands
  30. COLOMBIA
  31. CROATIA
  32. CYPRUS
  33. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  34. CZECH REPUBLIC
  35. DENMARK
  36. EGYPT
  37. ESTONIA
  38. Falkland Island Dependencies
  39. Falkland Islands
  40. Fiji
  41. FINLAND
  42. FRANCE
  43. GERMANY
  44. Gibraltar
  45. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  46. GREECE
  47. Guam
  48. Guernsey
  49. Heard Island
  50. Hong Kong
  51. HONG KONG SAR
  52. HUNGARY
  53. ICELAND
  54. INDIA
  55. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  56. Isle Of Man
  57. ISRAEL
  58. ITALY
  59. JAPAN
  60. Jersey
  61. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  62. KUWAIT
  63. LATVIA
  64. LITHUANIA
  65. LUXEMBOURG
  66. Macao
  67. Macdonald Island
  68. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  69. MALAWI
  70. MALTA
  71. MEXICO
  72. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  73. MONACO
  74. MONTENEGRO
  75. Montserrat
  76. MOROCCO
  77. NETHERLANDS THE
  78. Norfolk Island
  79. Northern Mariana Islands
  80. NORWAY
  81. PAKISTAN
  82. Pitcairn Islands
  83. POLAND
  84. PORTUGAL
  85. Puerto Rico
  86. ROMANIA
  87. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  88. SAN MARINO
  89. SERBIA
  90. SEYCHELLES
  91. SEYCHELLES
  92. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  93. SLOVENIA
  94. SPAIN
  95. SRI LANKA
  96. St Christopher, Nevis
  97. St Helena And Dependencies
  98. ST LUCIA
  99. St Vincent
  100. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  101. SWEDEN
  102. SWITZERLAND
  103. TURKEY
  104. Turks And Caicos Islands
  105. UKRAINE
  106. UNITED KINGDOM
  107. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  108. UZBEKISTAN
  109. VENEZUELA
  110. Virgin Islands

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALBANIA Accession 1 November 2006 1 July 2007
ALBANIA Notification 1 November 2006 1 July 2007
Anguilla Extension 30 July 1982 28 September 1982
Anguilla Declaration 30 July 1982
Antigua Extension 19 July 1970
Antigua Notification 17 May 1985
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Succession 17 May 1985
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Notification 2 May 1986
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Notification 17 August 1987
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Notification 17 November 1987
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Notification 12 April 1999
ARGENTINA Objection 3 September 1980
ARGENTINA Accession 2 February 2001 1 December 2001
ARGENTINA Declaration 2 February 2001
ARGENTINA Def EIF 1 December 2001
ARMENIA Accession 27 June 2012
ARMENIA Accession 11 July 2012 1 February 2013
Aruba Extension 28 May 1986 27 July 1986
Aruba Notification 1 November 2000
Ashmore And Cartier Island Extension 12 August 2010 1 November 2010
AUSTRALIA Accession 15 March 2010 1 November 2010
AUSTRALIA Declaration 12 August 2010 12 August 2010
AUSTRALIA Notification 29 October 2010
AUSTRALIA Declaration 27 July 2012
AUSTRIA Signature 22 November 2019
AUSTRIA Ratification 14 July 2020 12 September 2020
AUSTRIA Reservation 14 July 2020
AUSTRIA Declaration 14 July 2020
AUSTRIA Declaration 14 July 2020
AUSTRIA Declaration 14 July 2020
AUSTRIA Notification 14 July 2020
BAHAMAS Accession 17 June 1997
BAHAMAS Notification 6 January 1998 1 February 1998
BAHAMAS Notification 31 March 1998
BARBADOS Signature 10 February 1969 1 October 1969
BARBADOS Declaration 27 October 1969
BELARUS Accession 6 June 1997
BELARUS Notification 6 January 1998 1 February 1998
BELGIUM Signature 21 January 1966
BELGIUM Ratification 19 November 1970
BELGIUM Declaration 19 November 1970
BELIZE Accession 8 September 2009 1 May 2009
BELIZE Def EIF 5 January 2010 5 January 2010
Berlin West Extension 26 June 1979
Bermuda Extension 20 May 1970 19 July 1970
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Accession 16 June 2008 1 February 2009
BOTSWANA Accession 10 February 1969 1 September 1969
BOTSWANA Declaration 5 March 1974
British Honduras Extension 19 July 1970
British Solomon Islands Extension 19 July 1970
British Virgin Islands Extension 19 July 1970
British Virgin Islands Declaration 3 August 1982
BULGARIA Accession 23 November 1999 1 August 2000
BULGARIA Reservation 23 November 1999
BULGARIA Declaration 23 November 1999
CANADA Accession 26 September 1988 1 May 1989
CANADA Declaration 26 September 1988
CANADA Notification 3 January 1989
Cayman Islands Extension 19 July 1970
Cayman Islands Notification 5 January 1990
Central Southern Line Islands Extension 19 July 1970
CHINA Accession 6 May 1991 1 January 1992
CHINA Declaration 6 May 1991
CHINA Notification 13 December 1991
CHINA Notification 17 June 1996
CHINA Notification 18 March 1997
CHINA Declaration 10 December 1999
CHINA Notification 1 November 2000
CHINA Declaration 1 November 2000
CHINA Notification 30 December 2010 30 December 2010
CHINA Notification 17 November 2011
Christmas Island Extension 12 August 2010 1 November 2010
Cocos Islands Extension 12 August 2010 1 November 2010
COLOMBIA Accession 10 April 2013
COLOMBIA Notification 10 April 2013
CROATIA Accession 28 February 2006
CROATIA Declaration 28 February 2006
CROATIA Declaration 28 February 2006
CROATIA Def EIF 1 November 2006
CYPRUS Accession 26 October 1982 1 June 1983
CYPRUS Declaration 5 January 1984
CYPRUS Declaration 18 August 1997
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 28 January 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 23 September 1981 1 June 1982
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Declaration 23 September 1981
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Declaration 1 April 1982
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Statement 25 June 1982
DENMARK Signature 7 January 1969
DENMARK Ratification 2 August 1969
EGYPT Signature 1 March 1966
EGYPT Declaration 1 March 1966
EGYPT Ratification 12 December 1968
EGYPT Withdrawal Dec. 17 January 1980 25 January 1980
ESTONIA Accession 2 February 1996
ESTONIA Declaration 2 February 1996
ESTONIA Communication 16 September 1996
ESTONIA Statement 2 April 1997
Falkland Island Dependencies Extension 19 July 1970
Falkland Islands Extension 19 July 1970
Fiji Extension 19 July 1970
FINLAND Signature 15 November 1965
FINLAND Ratification 11 September 1969
FINLAND Notification 1 April 1982
FRANCE Signature 15 November 1966
FRANCE Ratification 3 July 1972 1 September 1972
FRANCE Declaration 3 July 1972
FRANCE Notification 22 September 2009 22 September 2009
FRANCE Notification 24 August 2010 24 August 2010
GERMANY Ratification 27 April 1979 26 June 1979
GERMANY Signature 15 November 1979
GERMANY Declaration 19 November 1992
GERMANY Notification 3 August 2001
GERMANY Notification 3 June 2005
GERMANY Notification 6 July 2007 6 July 2007
Gibraltar Extension 19 July 1970
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 19 July 1970
GREECE Signature 20 July 1983
GREECE Ratification 20 July 1983 18 September 1983
GREECE Declaration 23 November 1989
GREECE Declaration 13 July 1999
GREECE Notification 8 May 2000
GREECE Declaration 28 December 2006
GREECE Declaration 24 July 2009
Guam Extension 24 August 1967
Guernsey Extension 19 July 1970
Heard Island Extension 12 August 2010 1 November 2010
Hong Kong Extension 19 July 1970
Hong Kong Declaration 3 May 1984
Hong Kong Notification 16 June 1997 1 July 1997
HONG KONG SAR Application 13 June 1997 1 July 1997
HUNGARY Accession 13 July 2004 1 January 1900
HUNGARY Def EIF 1 April 2005 1 January 1900
HUNGARY Notification 28 September 2010
ICELAND Accession 10 November 2008 1 July 2009
ICELAND Declaration 10 November 2008 1 July 2009
ICELAND Def EIF 1 July 2009 1 July 2009
ICELAND Notification 1 January 2011 1 January 2011
INDIA Accession 23 November 2006
INDIA Declaration 23 November 2006
INDIA Declaration 23 November 2006
INDIA Accession 23 November 2006 1 August 2007
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 20 October 1989
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 5 April 1994 4 June 1994
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Declaration 5 April 1994
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Objection 5 April 1994
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Withdrawal Dec. 24 September 1996
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Notification 24 September 1996
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Declaration 24 September 1996
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Objection 24 September 1996
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Communication 7 May 2002
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Notification 6 April 2006
Isle Of Man Extension 19 July 1970
ISRAEL Signature 25 November 1965
ISRAEL Ratification 14 August 1972
ISRAEL Declaration 14 August 1972
ISRAEL Reservation 14 August 1972
ITALY Signature 25 January 1979
ITALY Ratification 25 November 1981 24 January 1982
ITALY Statement 25 November 1981
JAPAN Signature 12 March 1970
JAPAN Ratification 28 May 1970
Jersey Extension 19 July 1970
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 13 January 2000 1 August 2000
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Declaration 13 January 2000
KUWAIT Accession 8 May 2002
KUWAIT Notification 6 August 2002
KUWAIT Def EIF 1 December 2002
KUWAIT Notification 29 June 2005
LATVIA Accession 28 March 1995
LATVIA Notification 17 October 1995 15 October 1995
LATVIA Communication 8 May 2002
LATVIA Declaration 5 May 2009
LATVIA Declaration 5 May 2009
LITHUANIA Accession 2 August 2000 1 June 2001
LITHUANIA Declaration 2 August 2000 1 June 2001
LUXEMBOURG Signature 27 October 1971
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 9 July 1975 7 September 1975
LUXEMBOURG Declaration 9 July 1975
LUXEMBOURG Withdrawal Dec. 15 June 1978 15 June 1978
Macao Extension 9 February 1999 12 April 1999
Macao Notification 7 October 1999
Macao Communication 26 November 1999
Macao Extension 20 December 1999
Macao Communication 8 July 2002
Macdonald Island Extension 12 August 2010 1 November 2010
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Def EIF 23 December 2008 1 September 2009
MALAWI Accession 24 April 1972 1 December 1972
MALAWI Declaration 7 August 1983
MALTA Accession 24 February 2011 1 October 2011
MALTA Declaration 24 February 2011 1 October 2011
MALTA Def EIF 1 October 2011 1 October 2011
MALTA Declaration 1 August 2012
MEXICO Accession 2 November 1999 1 June 2000
MEXICO Declaration 2 November 1999
MEXICO Notification 7 May 2001
MEXICO Communication 24 January 2002
MEXICO Declaration 4 May 2011
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Accession 4 July 2012
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Declaration 4 July 2012
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Accession 11 July 2012 1 February 2013
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Communication 14 November 2012
MONACO Accession 1 March 2007 1 November 2007
MONACO Declaration 1 March 2007
MONACO Def EIF 1 November 2007 1 November 2007
MONTENEGRO Accession 16 January 2012
MONTENEGRO Declaration 16 January 2012
MONTENEGRO Notification 16 January 2012
MONTENEGRO Def EIF 1 September 2012
Montserrat Extension 19 July 1970
MOROCCO Accession 24 March 2011 1 November 2011
MOROCCO Notification 24 March 2011
MOROCCO Def EIF 24 March 2011 1 November 2011
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 15 November 1965
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 3 November 1975 2 January 1976
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 3 November 1975
Norfolk Island Extension 12 August 2010 1 November 2010
Northern Mariana Islands Extension 31 March 1994 30 May 1994
NORWAY Signature 15 October 1968
NORWAY Ratification 2 August 1969
NORWAY Declaration 2 August 1969
PAKISTAN Accession 7 December 1988 1 August 1989
PAKISTAN Notification 1 February 1990
PAKISTAN Declaration 1 February 1990
Pitcairn Islands Extension 19 July 1970
POLAND Accession 13 February 1996
POLAND Declaration 13 February 1996
POLAND Notification 30 August 1996
PORTUGAL Signature 5 July 1971
PORTUGAL Ratification 27 December 1973 25 February 1974
PORTUGAL Declaration 31 October 1974
PORTUGAL Withdrawal Dec. 2 June 1978
PORTUGAL Notification 28 July 2010 28 July 2010
Puerto Rico Extension 24 August 1967
ROMANIA Accession 21 August 2003 1 January 1900
ROMANIA Declaration 21 August 2003 1 January 1900
ROMANIA Def EIF 21 August 2003 1 April 2004
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Accession 1 May 2001 1 December 2001
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Def EIF 1 December 2001
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Communication 5 November 2004 1 January 1900
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Declaration 5 November 2004 1 January 1900
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Declaration 15 November 2006
SAN MARINO Accession 15 April 2002
SAN MARINO Def EIF 15 April 2002 1 November 2002
SAN MARINO Declaration 4 February 2010 4 February 2010
SAN MARINO Declaration 1 October 2010
SERBIA Accession 2 July 2010 1 February 2011
SERBIA Declaration 2 July 2010 1 February 2011
SERBIA Def EIF 2 July 2011 1 February 2011
SEYCHELLES Extension 19 July 1970
SEYCHELLES Accession 18 November 1980 1 July 1981
SEYCHELLES Declaration 14 July 1981
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 26 April 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Notification 5 October 1993
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Notification 29 March 1996
SLOVENIA Accession 18 September 2000 1 June 2001
SLOVENIA Declaration 18 September 2001
SLOVENIA Notification 5 February 2002
SLOVENIA Declaration 18 December 2012
SPAIN Signature 21 October 1976
SPAIN Ratification 4 June 1987 3 August 1987
SPAIN Declaration 4 June 1987
SPAIN Notification 14 November 1994
SPAIN Declaration 26 August 1997
SPAIN Notification 8 March 1999
SRI LANKA Accession 31 August 2000 1 June 2001
St Christopher, Nevis Extension 2 March 1983 1 May 1983
St Christopher, Nevis Declaration 2 March 1983
St Helena And Dependencies Extension 19 July 1970
ST LUCIA Extension 19 July 1970
St Vincent Extension 19 July 1970
St Vincent Succession 31 January 2005 27 October 1979
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Succession 6 January 2005
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Notification 6 January 2005 1 January 1900
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Declaration 6 February 2008 6 February 2008
SWEDEN Signature 4 February 1969
SWEDEN Ratification 2 August 1969
SWEDEN Declaration 2 August 1969
SWEDEN Notification 6 November 2000
SWITZERLAND Signature 21 May 1985
SWITZERLAND Ratification 2 November 1994 1 January 1995
SWITZERLAND Declaration 2 November 1994
SWITZERLAND Communication 30 October 2000
SWITZERLAND Notification 18 September 2001
SWITZERLAND Notification 3 June 2004 1 January 1900
SWITZERLAND Declaration 9 November 2006
TURKEY Signature 11 June 1968
TURKEY Ratification 28 February 1972 28 April 1972
TURKEY Declaration 28 February 1972
TURKEY Declaration 6 April 1983
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 19 July 1970
Turks And Caicos Islands Declaration 3 August 1982
UKRAINE Accession 1 February 2001 1 December 2001
UKRAINE Declaration 1 February 2001
UKRAINE Def EIF 1 December 2001
UKRAINE Reservation 3 August 2004 1 January 1900
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 10 December 1965
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 17 November 1967
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 17 November 1967
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 17 November 1978
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 10 June 1980
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 6 January 1981
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 28 October 1997
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 21 March 2000
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 29 August 2008
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 26 March 2010 26 March 2010
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 22 April 2010
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 15 November 1965
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 24 August 1967
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Declaration 24 August 1967
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Declaration 23 April 1970
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Declaration 24 March 1971
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Communication 29 June 1978
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Declaration 25 August 1982
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Declaration 17 July 2003 1 January 1900
UZBEKISTAN Accession 9 September 1999 8 December 1999
VENEZUELA Declaration 12 October 1993
VENEZUELA Accession 29 October 1993 1 July 1994
VENEZUELA Notification 27 September 1995
Virgin Islands Extension 24 August 1967

Citations

  1. UN Registration 0/0: 658 163
  2. Treaty Series 050/1969: Cmnd 3986||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1969-TS0050.pdf
  3. Miscellaneous Series 009/1965: Cmnd 2613
  4. Treaty Series 081/1997: Cm 3923||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1997-TS0081.pdf
  5. Treaty Series 117/2000: Cm 4870||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2000-TS0117.pdf
  6. Treaty Series 059/2001: Cm 5592||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2001-TS0059.pdf
  7. Treaty Series 057/2002: Cm 5737||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2002-TS0057.pdf
  8. Treaty Series 039/2004: Cm 6335||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2004-TS0039.pdf
  9. Treaty Series 050/2004: Cm 6454||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2004-TS0050.pdf
  10. Treaty Series 051/2004: Cm 6564
  11. Treaty Series 042/2005: Cm 6729||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0042.pdf
  12. Treaty Series 028/2006: Cm 6972||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0028.pdf
  13. Treaty Series 034/2006: Cm 7159||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0034.pdf
  14. Treaty Series 027/2007: Cm 7258||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0027.pdf
  15. Treaty Series 029/2007: Cm 7267||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0029.pdf
  16. Treaty Series 031/2007: Cm 7307||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0031.pdf
  17. Treaty Series 032/2007: Cm 7360||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0032.pdf
  18. Treaty Series 009/2008: Cm 7458||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0009.pdf
  19. Treaty Series 016/2008: Cm 7607||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0016.pdf
  20. Treaty Series 017/2008: Cm 7699||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0017.pdf
  21. Treaty Series 017/2009: Cm 7779||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2009-TS0017.pdf
  22. Treaty Series 019/2009: Cm 7870
  23. Treaty Series 020/2010: Cm 7952||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2010-TS0020.pdf
  24. Treaty Series 022/2010: Cm 8063||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2010-TS0022.pdf
  25. Treaty Series 049/2011: Cm 8451||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2011-TS0049.pdf
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UUID: c5690d8b-0e9e-45b1-94cc-be7660bdd756
Treaty ID: 2499
Record ID: 70757