Status table

14: Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters

Entry into force: 10-II-1969


Last update: 9-II-2010
Number of Contracting States to this Convention: 60

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1) S = Signature
2) R/A = Ratification or Accession
3) Type = R: Ratification;
A: Accession;
A*: Accession giving rise to an acceptance procedure; click on A* for details of acceptances of the accession;
C: Continuation;
Su: Succession;
Den: Denunciation;
4) EIF = Entry into force
5) Ext = Extensions of application
6) Auth = Designation of Authorities
7) Res/D/N = Reservations, declarations or notifications

Members of the Organisation (click here for the non-Member States)

States S1 R/A 2 Type 3 EIF 4 Ext 5 Auth 6 Res/D/N 7
Albania   1-XI-2006  1-VII-2007     3   
Argentina   2-II-2001  1-XII-2001     2  D,Res5,10,15,16
Belarus   6-VI-1997  1-II-1998     1   
Belgium 21-I-1966  19-XI-1970  18-I-1971     2  D8,15,16
Bosnia and Herzegovina   16-VI-2008  1-II-2009     1   
Bulgaria   23-XI-1999  1-VIII-2000     3  D5,8,10,15,16
Canada   26-IX-1988  1-V-1989     4  D5,8,10,11,12,15,16,2
China, People's Republic of   6-V-1991  1-I-1992     8  D,N5,8,10,15,16
Croatia    28-II-2006  1-XI-2006     3  Res,D5,6,8,9,10,15,16
Cyprus   26-X-1982  1-VI-1983     4  D8,10,15,16
Czech Republic   28-I-1993  Su  1-I-1993     4  D,Res8,10,15,29
Denmark 7-I-1969  2-VIII-1969  1-X-1969     3  D10,15,16
Egypt 1-III-1966  12-XII-1968  10-II-1969     1  Res8,10
Estonia   2-II-1996  1-X-1996     1  D10,15,16
Finland 15-XI-1965  11-IX-1969  10-XI-1969     2  D2,9,10
France 12-I-1967  3-VII-1972  R  1-IX-1972  1  3  D8,15,16
Germany 15-XI-1965  27-IV-1979  26-VI-1979     3  D5,8,10,15,16
Greece 20-VII-1983  20-VII-1983  18-IX-1983     1  D8,10,15
Hungary   13-VII-2004  1-IV-2005     3  D2,5,6,8,9,10,15,16
Iceland   10-XI-2008  A  1-VII-2009     1  D,Res10,15,16
India   23-XI-2006  1-VIII-2007     1  D,Res10,15,16
Ireland 20-X-1989  5-IV-1994  4-VI-1994     3  D,Res10,15
Israel 25-XI-1965  14-VIII-1972  13-X-1972     2  D,Res10,16
Italy 25-I-1979  25-XI-1981  24-I-1982     3  D5,12
Japan 12-III-1970  28-V-1970  27-VII-1970     3  D10,15
Korea, Republic of   13-I-2000  1-VIII-2000     2  D,Res8,10,15
Latvia   28-III-1995  1-XI-1995     4  D5,8,10,15
Lithuania   2-VIII-2000  1-VI-2001     1  D,Res8,10,15,16
Luxembourg 27-X-1971  9-VII-1975  7-IX-1975     1  D,Res5,8,15,16
Mexico   2-XI-1999  1-VI-2000     1  D5,6,8,10,12,15,16
Monaco   1-III-2007  1-XI-2007     2  D8,10,15,16
Netherlands 15-XI-1965  3-XI-1975  2-I-1976  1  5  D15,16
Norway 15-X-1968  2-VIII-1969  1-X-1969     3  D,Res8,10,15,16
Poland   13-II-1996  1-IX-1996     4  Res8,10
Portugal 5-VII-1971  27-XII-1973  25-II-1974     2  D8,15,16
Romania   21-VIII-2003  1-IV-2004     2  D8,16
Russian Federation   1-V-2001  1-XII-2001     4  D,Res2,3,5,6,8,9,10,12,15
Slovakia   15-III-1993  Su  1-I-1993     4  D8,10,15,29
Slovenia   18-IX-2000  1-VI-2001     1   
Spain 21-X-1976  4-VI-1987  3-VIII-1987     3  D15,16
Sri Lanka    31-VIII-2000  1-VI-2001     3  D7,8,10,15
Sweden 4-II-1969  2-VIII-1969  1-X-1969     2  D5,10
Switzerland 21-V-1985  2-XI-1994  1-I-1995     3  D,Res1,5,8,10,15
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia   23-XII-2008  1-IX-2009     1  D,Res5,6,8,9,10,15,16,21
Turkey 11-VI-1968  28-II-1972  28-IV-1972     3  Res,D8,10,15,16
Ukraine   1-II-2001  1-XII-2001     3  D,Res8,10,15,16
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10-XII-1965  17-XI-1967  10-II-1969  14  4  D2,5,10,15,16,18
United States of America 15-XI-1965  24-VIII-1967  R  10-II-1969  1  1  D2,15,16,29
Venezuela   29-X-1993  1-VII-1994     1  D,Res5,8,10,1516

 

Non-Member States of the Organisation (click here for the Members)

States S1 R/A 2 Type 3 EIF 4 Ext 5 Auth 6 Res/D/N 7
Antigua and Barbuda   1-V-1985  Su  1-XI-1981     1   
Bahamas   17-VI-1997  1-II-1998     1   
Barbados   10-II-1969  1-X-1969     1   
Belize   8-IX-2009  A           
Botswana   10-II-1969  1-IX-1969     3  D5,10,15
Kuwait   8-V-2002  1-XII-2002     3  D,Res6,8,9,10,15,16,18
Malawi   24-IV-1972  1-XII-1972     1   
Pakistan   7-XII-1988  1-VIII-1989     3  D8,15,16
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   6-I-2005  Su  27-X-1979     3  D5,10,15
San Marino   15-IV-2002  1-XI-2002     3  D8,10,15
Seychelles   18-XI-1980  1-VII-1981     1  D8,10,15,16

 

1) S = Signature
2) R/A = Ratification or Accession
3) Type = R: Ratification;
A: Accession;
A*: Accession giving rise to an acceptance procedure; click on A* for details of acceptances of the accession;
C: Continuation;
Su: Succession;
Den: Denunciation;
4) EIF = Entry into force
5) Ext = Extensions of application
6) Auth = Designation of Authorities
7) Res/D/N = Reservations, declarations or notifications