European Convention on the Abolition of Legalisation of Documents executed by Diplomatic Agents or Consular Officers [ETS 63}

Details

Treaty type

Multilateral

Subject

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Signed at

• London

Signed on

7 June 1968

In force on

14 August 1970

Treaty document

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Parties

1. Aruba
2. AUSTRIA
3. CYPRUS
4. CZECH REPUBLIC
5. ESTONIA
6. FRANCE
7. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
8. GREECE
9. Guernsey
10. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
11. Isle Of Man
12. ITALY
13. Jersey
14. Land Berlin
15. LIECHTENSTEIN
16. LUXEMBOURG
17. MALTA
18. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
19. Netherlands Antilles
20. NETHERLANDS THE
21. NORWAY
22. POLAND
23. PORTUGAL
24. ROMANIA
25. SPAIN
26. SURINAME
27. SWEDEN
28. SWITZERLAND
29. TURKEY
30. UNITED KINGDOM

Actions

Party	Action	Taken on	Effective on
Aruba	Extension		1 January 1986
AUSTRIA	Signature	8 February 1971
AUSTRIA	Ratification	9 April 1973	10 July 1973
CYPRUS	Signature	29 October 1968
CYPRUS	Ratification	16 April 1969	14 August 1970
CZECH REPUBLIC	Ratification	24 June 1998	25 September 1998
ESTONIA	Signature	11 February 2011	11 February 2011
ESTONIA	Acceptance	16 March 2011	17 June 2011
FRANCE	Signature	7 June 1968
FRANCE	Acceptance	13 May 1970	14 August 1970
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Signature	7 June 1968
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Ratification	18 June 1971	19 September 1971
GREECE	Signature	7 June 1968
GREECE	Ratification	22 February 1979	23 May 1979
Guernsey	Extension	9 September 1971	9 September 1971
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Signature	28 November 1996
Isle Of Man	Extension	24 September 1969
ITALY	Signature	6 November 1968
ITALY	Ratification	18 October 1971	19 January 1972
Jersey	Extension	9 September 1971	9 September 1971
Land Berlin	Extension	18 June 1971	19 September 1971
LIECHTENSTEIN	Acceptance	6 November 1972	7 February 1973
LUXEMBOURG	Signature	7 June 1968
LUXEMBOURG	Ratification	30 March 1979	30 June 1979
MALTA	Signature	7 June 1968
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF	Signature	11 May 2001
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	30 May 2002	31 August 2002
Netherlands Antilles	Extension	9 July 1970
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	16 September 1969
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	9 July 1970	10 October 1970
NETHERLANDS THE	Declaration	9 July 1970
NORWAY	Signature	7 May 1981
NORWAY	Ratification	19 June 1981	20 September 1981
POLAND	Signature	10 October 1994
POLAND	Ratification	11 January 1995	12 April 1995
PORTUGAL	Signature	22 November 1979
PORTUGAL	Ratification	13 December 1982	14 March 1983
ROMANIA	Signature	21 May 2010
SPAIN	Signature	15 April 1982
SPAIN	Ratification	10 June 1982	11 September 1982
SURINAME	Extension	9 July 1970
SWEDEN	Signature	7 June 1968
SWEDEN	Ratification	27 September 1973	28 December 1973
SWITZERLAND	Signature	7 June 1968
SWITZERLAND	Ratification	19 August 1970	20 November 1970
TURKEY	Signature	1 September 1980
TURKEY	Ratification	22 June 1987	23 September 1987
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	7 June 1968
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	24 September 1968
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	24 September 1968	14 August 1970
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	24 September 1969	14 August 1970
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	9 September 1971	9 September 1971

Citations

1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/844/0: 0
2. UN Registration 11209/0: 788 169
3. Treaty Series 096/1970: Cmnd 4503||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1970-TS0096.pdf
4. Miscellaneous Series 019/1969: Cmnd 4049
5. Treaty Series 022/2010: Cm 8063||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2010-TS0022.pdf
6. Treaty Series 049/2011: Cm 8451||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2011-TS0049.pdf