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33: Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption

Entry into force: 1-V-1995

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

• A [top]
• Albania - Central Authority
• Andorra - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• Andorra - Central Authority
• Andorra - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Armenia - Central Authority (Art. 6)
• Australia - Central Authority
• Australia - competent authorities (Art. 23)
• Austria - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• Austria - Central Authority
• Austria - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Azerbaijan - Central Authority (Art. 6)
• Azerbaijan - competent authority (Art. 23)
• B [top]
• Belarus - Central Authority
• Belarus - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Belgium - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• Belgium - Central Authority
• Belgium - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Belize - Central Authority
• Bolivia - Central Authority
• Brazil - Central Authority
• Brazil - foreign accredited bodies (Art. 12)
• Bulgaria - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• Bulgaria - Central Authority
• Bulgaria - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Burkina Faso - Central Authority
• Burundi - Central Authority
• C [top]
• Cambodia - Central Authority
• Canada - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• Canada - Central Authority
• Canada - competent authorities (Art. 23)
• Cape Verde - Central Authority
• Cape Verde - Competent Authority (Art. 23)
• Chile - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• Chile - Central Authority
• Chile - foreign accredited bodies (Art. 12)
• China - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• China - Central Authority (Art. 6)
• China - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Colombia - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• Colombia - approved (non-accredited) bodies (Art 22.2)
• Colombia - Central Authority
• Colombia - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Colombia - foreign accredited bodies (Art. 12)
• Costa Rica - Central Authority
• Costa Rica - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Cuba - Central Authority
• Cuba - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Cyprus - Central Authority
• Cyprus - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Czech Republic - Central Authority
• Czech Republic - competent authority (Art. 23)
• D [top]
• Denmark - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• Denmark - Central Authority
• Denmark - competent authorities (Art. 23)
• Dominican Republic - Central Authority
• Dominican Republic - competent authority (Art. 23)
• E [top]
• Ecuador - Central Authority
• Ecuador - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Ecuador - foreign accredited bodies (Art. 12)
• El Salvador - Central Authority
• El Salvador - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Estonia - Central Authority
• Estonia - competent authority (Art. 23)
• F [top]
• Faroe Islands - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Finland - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• Finland - Central Authority
• Finland - competent authority (Art. 23)
• France - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• France - Central Authority
• France - competent authority (Art. 23)
• G [top]
• Georgia - Central Authority
• Germany - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• Germany - Central Authorities
• Germany - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Greece - Central Authority (Art. 6)
• Greece - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Guatemala - Central Authority
• Guatemala - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Guinea - Central Authority
• H [top]
• Hungary - Central Authority (Art. 6)
• Hungary - competent authority (Art. 23)
• I [top]
• Iceland - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• Iceland - Central Authority
• India - Central Authority
• Ireland - Central Authority
• Ireland - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Israel - Central Authority
• Italy - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• Italy - Central Authority
• K [top]
• Kazakhstan - Central Authority
• Kazakhstan - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Kenya - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• Kenya - Central Authority
• L [top]
• Latvia - accredited bodies (Art. 11, 12)
• Latvia - Central Authority
• Liechtenstein - Central Authority
• Lithuania - Central Authority
• Luxembourg - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• Luxembourg - Central Authority
• Luxembourg - competent authorities (Art. 23)
• M [top]
• Madagascar - Central Authority
• Mali - Central Authority
• Malta - Central Authority
• Mauritius - Central Authority
• Mexico - Central Authority
• Mexico - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Monaco - Central Authority
• Monaco - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Mongolia - Central Authority
• N [top]
• Netherlands - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• Netherlands - Central Authority
• New Zealand - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• New Zealand - Central Authority
• Norway - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• Norway - Central Authority
• Norway - competent authorities (Art. 23)
• Norway - public authorities (Art. 22.1)
• Norway - public authorities (Art. 9)
• P [top]
• Panama - Central Authority
• Panama - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Paraguay - Central Authority
• Peru - Central Authority
• Peru - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Philippines - Central Authority
• Philippines - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Poland - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• Poland - Central Authority
• Poland - foreign accredited bodies (Art. 12)
• Portugal - Central Authority
• Portugal - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Portugal - foreign accredited bodies (Art. 12)
• R [top]
• Republic of Moldova - Central Authority
• Republic of Moldova - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Romania - Central Authority
• S [top]
• San Marino - Central Authority (Art. 6)
• San Marino - competent authority (art. 23)
• Seychelles - Central Authority
• Slovakia - Central Authority
• Slovakia - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Slovenia - Central Authority
• South Africa - Central Authority
• Spain - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• Spain - Central Authorities
• Spain - competent authorities (Art. 23)
• Sri Lanka - Central Authority
• Sri Lanka - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Sweden - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• Sweden - Central Authority
• Sweden - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Switzerland - Central Authority
• Switzerland - competent authorities (Art. 23)
• T [top]
• Thailand - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• Thailand - Central Authority
• Thailand - competent authority (Art. 23)
• t [top]
• the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - Central Authority
• the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - competent authority (Art. 23)
• T [top]
• Togo - Central Authority
• Togo - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Turkey - Central Authority
• Turkey - competent authority (Art. 23)
• U [top]
• United Kingdom - accredited bodies (Art. 13)
• United Kingdom - Central Authority
• United Kingdom - competent authorities (Art. 23)
• United Kingdom - other public authorities (Art. 13)
• United States - accredited bodies (Art. 13, 22.3)
• United States - Central Authority (Art. 6, 14)
• United States of America - competent authority (Art. 23)
• Uruguay - Central Authority
• V [top]
• Venezuela - Central Authority