2023 Council

Council on General Affairs and Policy 

7-10 March 2023

 

Preliminary Documents:
  • Prel. Doc. No 1 of November 2022 - Final Report: The feasibility of one or more private international law instruments on legal parentage
  • Prel. Doc. No 2 of February 2023 - Working Group on Jurisdiction: Report
  • Prel. Doc. No 3A of January 2023 - Digital Economy and the HCCH Conference on Commercial, Digital and Financial Law Across Borders (CODIFI Conference): Report
  • Prel. Doc. No 3B of January 2023 - Proposal for Exploratory Work: Private International Law Aspects of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
  • Prel. Doc. No 3C of January 2023 - Proposal for Joint Work: HCCH-UNIDROIT Project on Law Applicable to Cross-Border Holdings and Transfers of Digital Assets and Tokens
  • Prel. Doc. No 4 of February 2023 - Private International Law and Insolvency: Update
  • Prel. Doc. No 5A of January 2023 - 1993 Adoption Convention: Follow up on 2022 Special Commission meeting
  • Draft Toolkit for Preventing and Addressing Illicit Practices in Intercountry Adoption
  • Prel. Doc. No 5C of January 2023 - Draft Recommended Model Forms for use under the 1993 Adoption Convention
  • Prel. Doc. No 6A of January 2023 - 2000 Protection of Adults Convention: Follow up on the 2022 Special Commission Meeting – Finalisation and adoption of documents
  • Prel. Doc. No 6B of January 2023 - 2000 Protection of Adults Convention: Follow up on the 2022 Special Commission Meeting – Direct judicial communications
  • Prel. Doc. No 6C of January 2023 - 2000 Protection of Adults Convention: Follow up on the 2022 Special Commission Meeting – Possible amendments to the Convention
  • Prel. Doc. No 7A of December 2022 - 2007 Child Support Convention and Maintenance Protocol:Follow up on the 2022 Special Commission meeting
  • Prel. Doc. No 7B of December 2022 - 2007 Child Support Convention and Maintenance Protocol: Questionnaire in preparation of the Experts’ Group meeting of 13 to 15 February 2023 on international transfers of maintenance funds
  • Prel. Doc. No 7C of February 2023 - 2007 Child Support Convention and Maintenance Protocol: iSupport
  • Prel. Doc. No 7D of February 2023 - 2007 Child Support Convention and Maintenance Protocol: Compilation of questionnaire responses in preparation of the Experts’ Group meeting of 13 to 15 February 2023 on international transfers of maintenance funds - with responses showing in the language they were received
  • Prel. Doc. No 7E of February 2023 - 2007 Child Support Convention and Maintenance Protocol: Report on the Experts’ Group meeting of 13 to 15 February 2023 on international transfer of maintenance funds
  • Prel. Doc. No 8 of December 2022 - 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, 1980 Access to Justice, 2005 Choice of Court, 2019 Judgments Conventions: Update
  • Prel. Doc. No 9 of December 2022 - 1961 Apostille Convention: Update
  • Prel. Doc. No 10A of January 2023 - 2006 Securities Convention, 1985 Trusts Convention, 2015 Principles on Choice of Law: Update
  • Prel. Doc. No 10B of January 2023 - 2015 Principles on Choice of Law: Updates and possible future work – track changes version
  • Prel. Doc. No 10C of December 2022 - 1985 Trusts Convention: Updates and possible future work 
  • Prel. Doc. No 11 of December 2022 - Development of e-Country Profiles for key HCCH Conventions
  • Prel. Doc. No 12 of February 2023 - Proposed Approach for the Collection of Statistical Data: Update
  • Prel. Doc. No 13 of February 2023 - Report on Post-Convention Assistance (1 January – 31 December 2022)
  • Prel. Doc. No 14 REV of March 2023 - Report on the activities of the Regional Offices for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) and for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC) (1 January – 31 December 2022)
  • Prel. Doc. No 15 of February 2023 - Report of the Assessment Committee for the position of Secretary General - Available on the Secure Portal only
  • Prel. Doc. No 16 of January 2023 - HCCH Strategic Plan 2023-2028 – Draft - Available on the Secure Portal only
  • Prel. Doc. No 17 of January 2023 - List of Observers - Available on the Secure Portal only
  • Prel. Doc. No 18 of February 2023 - Use of Spanish at the HCCH - Available on the Secure Portal only
  • Prel. Doc. No 19 of February 2023 - Draft Budget and Explanatory Notes for Financial Year 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024 (FY 69) dated 31 January 2023 - Available on the Secure Portal only
  • Prel. Doc. No 19 bis of February 2023 - Further proposals for cuts and savings in the draft Budget for Financial Year 2023-2024 - Available on the Secure Portal only
  • Prel. Doc. No 20 of February 2023 - Changes in UPU Contribution Class System - Available on the Secure Portal only
  • Prel. Doc. No 21 of January 2023 - Voluntary Contributions Report (1 January – 31 December 2022) - Available on the Secure Portal only
  • Prel. Doc. No 22 of February 2023 - Representation at the HCCH - Available on the Secure Portal only
  • Prel. Doc. No 23 of February 2023 - PB Resource Allocation - Available on the Secure Portal only
Information Documents:
  • Info. Doc. No 1 of January 2023 - Overview of Conventions and other instruments drawn up under the auspices of UNCITRAL, UNIDROIT and the HCCH
  • Info. Doc. No 2 of September 2022 - Assessment Committee for the position of Secretary General – next steps in the open selection process for the position of Secretary General - Available on the Secure Portal only
  • Info. Doc. No 2 bis of December 2022 - Update on the work of the Assessment Committee for the position of Secretary General – next steps in the open selection process for the position of Secretary General - Available on the Secure Portal only
  • Info. Doc. No 3 REV of February 2023 - CGAP Consideration of Candidates for Appointment as Secretary General: Procedure during the CGAP meeting - Available on the Secure Portal only