Please note that the above-mentioned National Organ has been designated in accordance with Article 7 of the Statute, with a view to facilitating communication between the Members of the Conference and the Permanent Bureau. Please click here to see which authorities have been designated by South Africa in accordance with the Conventions mentioned below.  

• Convention of 5 October 1961 on the Conflicts of Laws Relating to the Form of Testamentary Dispositions [11]
• Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents [12]
• Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters [20]
• Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction [28]
• Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption [33]