20: Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters
Entry into force: 7-X-1972
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Last update:
4-III-2020
Number of Contracting Parties to this Convention: 63
The expression “Contracting Party” covers both cases in which the Convention has, and cases in which the Convention has not yet, entered into force for that Party following the deposit of its instrument of ratification, accession, acceptance or approval (see column EIF in the chart).
Contracting Parties to this Convention that are also Members of the HCCH (i.e., the Organisation) are in bold; Contracting Parties that are not Members of the HCCH are in italics.
| Contracting Party | S 1 | R/A/S2 | Type3 | EIF4 | EXT5 | Auth6 | Res/D/N/DC7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 16-VII-2010 | A* | 14-IX-2010 | 1 | D 33,35 | ||
| Andorra | 26-IV-2017 | A* | 25-VI-2017 | 2 | D,Res 2,4,8,15-17,21,23 | ||
| Argentina | 8-V-1987 | A* | 7-VII-1987 | 1 | D,Res 23,33 | ||
| Armenia | 27-VI-2012 | A* | 26-VIII-2012 | 1 | D,Res 4,8,16,17,18,23 | ||
| Australia | 23-X-1992 | A* | 22-XII-1992 | 3 | D,Res 8,15,16,23,33,40 | ||
| Barbados | 5-III-1981 | A* | 4-V-1981 | 1 | |||
| Belarus | 7-VIII-2001 | A* | 6-X-2001 | 2 | D,Res 4,8,16,17,18 | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16-VI-2008 | A* | 15-VIII-2008 | 1 | |||
| Brazil | 9-IV-2014 | A* | 8-VI-2014 | 1 | D,Res 4,8,23,33 | ||
| Bulgaria | 23-XI-1999 | A* | 22-I-2000 | 2 | D,Res 4,16,17,18,19,8,11,2 | ||
| China, People's Republic of | 8-XII-1997 | A* | 6-II-1998 | 4 | D,N,Res 4,16,23,33 | ||
| Colombia | 13-I-2012 | A* | 13-III-2012 | 1 | |||
| Costa Rica | 16-III-2016 | A* | 15-V-2016 | 1 | |||
| Croatia | 1-X-2009 | A* | 30-XI-2009 | 1 | D,Res 4,8,15,16,18,23 | ||
| Cyprus | 13-I-1983 | A* | 14-III-1983 | 3 | D,Res 8,18,23,33 | ||
| Czech Republic | 28-VI-1993 | Su | 1-I-1993 | 2 | D 16,18,40 | ||
| Denmark | 18-IV-1972 | 20-VI-1972 | R | 7-X-1972 | 2 | D,Res 4,8,15,16,17,23,27 | |
| Estonia | 2-II-1996 | A* | 2-IV-1996 | 2 | D 8,11,23 | ||
| Finland | 9-III-1976 | 7-IV-1976 | R | 6-VI-1976 | 2 | D,Res 4,8,16,17,23,35 | |
| France | 24-VIII-1972 | 7-VIII-1974 | R | 6-X-1974 | 1 | 2 | D,Res 4,16,17,23 |
| Germany | 18-III-1970 | 27-IV-1979 | R | 26-VI-1979 | 2 | D,Res 4,8,16,23,35 | |
| Greece | 18-I-2005 | 18-I-2005 | R | 19-III-2005 | 2 | D,Res 4,8,15,16,17,23,35 | |
| Hungary | 13-VII-2004 | A* | 11-IX-2004 | 2 | D,Res 2,4,8,15,16,17,18,23 | ||
| Iceland | 10-XI-2008 | A* | 9-I-2009 | 1 | D,Res 4,8,15,23 | ||
| India | 7-II-2007 | A* | 8-IV-2007 | 3 | D 4,8,16,17,18,23 | ||
| Israel | 11-XI-1977 | 19-VII-1979 | R | 17-IX-1979 | 2 | D 2,8,16,17 | |
| Italy | 6-II-1975 | 22-VI-1982 | R | 21-VIII-1982 | 2 | D 2,8,18,23,35 | |
| Kazakhstan | 26-IX-2016 | A* | 25-XI-2016 | 2 | D,Res 4, 15-18, 23, 27, 33 | ||
| Korea, Republic of | 14-XII-2009 | A* | 12-II-2010 | 2 | D,Res 4,8,16,17,23,33 | ||
| Kuwait | 8-V-2002 | A* | 7-VII-2002 | 1 | |||
| Latvia | 28-III-1995 | A* | 27-V-1995 | 2 | D 4,8,16,17 | ||
| Liechtenstein | 12-XI-2008 | A* | 11-I-2009 | 1 | D 4,8,11,15-18,23 | ||
| Lithuania | 2-VIII-2000 | A* | 1-X-2000 | 2 | D,Res 4,8,16,17,23 | ||
| Luxembourg | 2-V-1975 | 26-VII-1977 | R | 24-IX-1977 | 2 | D,Res 4,16,17,23 | |
| Malta | 24-II-2011 | A* | 25-IV-2011 | 1 | Res 4 | ||
| Mexico | 27-VII-1989 | A* | 25-IX-1989 | 1 | D,Res 4,17,18,23,27,32 | ||
| Monaco | 17-I-1986 | A* | 18-III-1986 | 2 | D,Res 4,16,17,23 | ||
| Montenegro | 16-I-2012 | A* | 16-III-2012 | 2 | D,Res 23,33 | ||
| Morocco | 24-III-2011 | A* | 23-V-2011 | 1 | |||
| Netherlands | 8-IV-1981 | R | 7-VI-1981 | 1 | 3 | D,Res 4,8,11,14,16,17,23,2 | |
| Nicaragua | 27-II-2019 | A* | 28-IV-2019 | 1 | Res,DC Art 4(2) | ||
| Norway | 18-III-1970 | 3-VIII-1972 | R | 7-X-1972 | 3 | D,Res 4,15,23 | |
| Poland | 13-II-1996 | A* | 13-IV-1996 | 3 | Res 8,23,33 | ||
| Portugal | 18-III-1970 | 12-III-1975 | R | 11-V-1975 | 2 | D,Res 4,15,23 | |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 19-III-2009 | A* | 18-V-2009 | D 4,8,23 | |||
| Romania | 21-VIII-2003 | A* | 20-X-2003 | 2 | D,Res 8,16,17,18,19,21,23 | ||
| Russian Federation | 1-V-2001 | A* | 30-VI-2001 | D 42 | |||
| Serbia | 2-VII-2010 | A* | 31-VIII-2010 | 3 | D 4,8,16,17,18,35 | ||
| Seychelles | 7-I-2004 | A* | 7-III-2004 | 2 | D 23 | ||
| Singapore | 27-X-1978 | A* | 26-XII-1978 | 1 | D,Res 4,23 | ||
| Slovakia | 15-III-1993 | Su | 1-I-1993 | 2 | D 16,18,40 | ||
| Slovenia | 18-IX-2000 | A* | 17-XI-2000 | 1 | |||
| South Africa | 8-VII-1997 | A* | 6-IX-1997 | 3 | D,Res 4,15,16,17,23 | ||
| Spain | 21-X-1976 | 22-V-1987 | R | 21-VII-1987 | 2 | D,Res 4,8,16,17,23 | |
| Sri Lanka | 31-VIII-2000 | A* | 30-X-2000 | 1 | D,Res 4,8,23,33 | ||
| Sweden | 21-IV-1975 | 2-V-1975 | R | 1-VII-1975 | 1 | D 4,8,15,23 | |
| Switzerland | 21-V-1985 | 2-XI-1994 | R | 1-I-1995 | 3 | D,Res 1,2,4,8,15,16,17,23, | |
| Turkey | 13-XII-2000 | 13-VIII-2004 | R | 12-X-2004 | 2 | D,Res 4,16,17,23 | |
| Ukraine | 1-II-2001 | A* | 1-IV-2001 | 2 | D,Res 4,8,16,17,18,19,23 | ||
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 18-III-1970 | 16-VII-1976 | R | 14-IX-1976 | 8 | 3 | D,N,Res 8,18,23,27,33 |
| United States of America | 27-VII-1970 | 8-VIII-1972 | R | 7-X-1972 | 3 | 3 | D 4,8,16,17,18 |
| Venezuela | 1-XI-1993 | A* | 31-XII-1993 | 1 | D,Res 4,23 | ||
| Viet Nam | 4-III-2020 | A* | 3-V-2020 | D 2, 4, 23, 33 |
1) S = Signature
2) R/A/Su = Ratification, Accession or Succession
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;
5) EXT = Extensions of application
6) Authorities per Convention = Designation of Authorities
7) Res/D/N/DC = Reservations, declarations, notifications or depositary communications