Panama

Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

Accession accepted by / Entry into force between Panama and Date of acceptance Entry into force
Argentina 10-II-1995 1-V-1995
Australia 16-VI-1994 1-IX-1994
Austria 29-X-2018 1-I-2019
Bahamas 25-V-2005 1-VIII-2005
Belarus 1-II-2007
Belgium 23-IV-2007 1-VII-2007
Belize 30-VIII-2005 1-XI-2005
Brazil 1-VII-2000
Bulgaria 1-II-2007
Canada 29-V-1995 1-VIII-1995
Chile 1-III-1995
Colombia 1-V-1996
Costa Rica 1-III-2001
Croatia 24-XI-2004 1-II-2005
Cyprus 1-VI-1995
Czech Republic 18-V-1998 1-VIII-1998
Denmark 25-III-2003 1-VI-2003
Dominican Republic 1-VII-2005
Ecuador 5-II-1997 1-V-1997
El Salvador 1-IX-2001
Estonia 1-II-2003
Fiji 1-II-2007
Finland 25-V-1994 1-VIII-1994
France 14-X-2005 1-I-2006
Georgia 1-II-2007
Germany 24-III-1995 1-VI-1995
Greece 16-VII-1997 1-X-1997
Guatemala 1-II-2003
Honduras 16-XI-2006 1-II-2007
Hungary 15-I-1997 1-IV-1997
Iceland 1-II-2007
Ireland 12-IX-1994 1-XII-1994
Israel 24-X-1995 1-I-1996
Italy 31-I-1997 1-IV-1997
Japan 24-I-2014 1-IV-2014
Latvia 1-II-2007
Lithuania 1-II-2007
Luxembourg 30-III-1994 1-VI-1994
Malta 1-II-2007
Mexico 5-IX-1995 1-XII-1995
Monaco 10-IV-2007 1-VII-2007
Netherlands 23-III-1994 1-VI-1994
New Zealand 16-VIII-1995 1-XI-1995
Nicaragua 1-IX-2001
Norway 23-VIII-1999 1-XI-1999
Paraguay 1-III-2001
Peru 1-II-2003
Poland 12-XII-1997 1-III-1998
Portugal 12-X-2001 1-I-2002
Republic of Moldova 1-II-2007
Romania 6-II-2018 1-V-2018
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1-VI-1995
Serbia 19-VIII-2003 1-XI-2003
Slovakia 7-XI-2000 1-II-2001
Slovenia 1-VI-1995
South Africa 1-II-2007
Spain 20-VI-1995 1-IX-1995
Sri Lanka 1-II-2007
Sweden 24-X-1994 1-I-1995
Switzerland 15-VII-1994 1-X-1994
Thailand 1-II-2007
Trinidad and Tobago 1-III-2001
Türkiye 7-XII-2009 1-III-2010
Turkmenistan 1-II-2007
Ukraine 1-II-2007
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 22-IV-1994 1-VII-1994
United States of America 18-III-1994 1-VI-1994
Uruguay 1-III-2001
Uzbekistan 1-II-2007
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 16-VI-1997 1-IX-1997
Zimbabwe 1-II-2007

Belarus

(Panama accepted the accession of Belarus on 2 November 2006)

Brazil

(Panama accepted Brazil's accession on 10 April 2000)

Bulgaria

(Panama accepted Bulgaria's accession on 2 November 2006)

Chile

(Panama accepted Chile's accession on 29 December 1994)

Colombia

(Panama accepted Colombia's accession on 13 February 1996)

Costa Rica

(Panama accepted Costa Rica's accession on 8 December 2000)

Cyprus

(Panama accepted Cyprus' accession on 16 March 1995)

Dominican Republic

(Panama accepted the Dominican Republic's accession on 25 April 2005)

El Salvador

(Panama accepted El Salvador's accession on 18 June 2001)

Estonia

(Panama accepted Estonia's accession on 28 November 2002)

Fiji

(Panama accepted Fiji's accession on 2 November 2006)

Georgia

(Panama accepted Georgia's accession on 2 November 2006)

Guatemala

(Panama accepted Guatemala's accession on 28 November 2002)

Iceland

(Panama accepted Iceland's accession on 2 November 2006)

Latvia

(Panama accepted Latvia's accession on 2 November 2006)

Lithuania

(Panama accepted Lithuania's accession on 2 November 2006)

Malta

(Panama accepted Malta's accession on 2 November 2006)

Netherlands

(for the Kingdom in Europe)

Nicaragua

(Panama accepted Nicaragua's accession on 18 June 2001)

Paraguay

(Panama accepted Paraguay's accession on 8 December 2000)

Peru

(Panama accepted Peru's accession on 28 November 2002)

Republic of Moldova

(Panama accepted Moldova's accession on 2 November 2006)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

(Panama accepted Saint Kitts and Nevis' accession on 16 March 1995)

Slovenia

(Panama accepted Slovenia's accession on 16 March 1995)

South Africa

(Panama accepted South Africa's accession on 2 November 2006)

Sri Lanka

(Panama accepted Sri Lanka's accession on 2 November 2006)

Thailand

(Panama accepted Thailand's accession on 2 November 2006)

Trinidad and Tobago

(Panama accepted Trinidad and Tobago's accession on 8 December 2000)

Turkmenistan

(Panama accepted Turkmenistan's accession on 2 November 2006)

Ukraine

(Panama accepted Ukraine's accession on 2 November 2006)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

With the following declaration:
Notwithstanding the provisions of the said Article 38 regarding entry into force of the Convention as between the acceding State and the State declaring its acceptance of the accession, amendments will have been made to the United Kingdom municipal law in order to give effect to the Convention between it and Panama as of 1 May 1994 when the Convention enters into force for Panama. I would be grateful for confirmation of the date of 1 May 1994 as the date on which the Convention will enter into force between the United Kingdom and Panama.

Uruguay

(Panama accepted Uruguay's accession on 8 December 2000)

Uzbekistan

(Panama accepted Uzbekistan's accession on 2 November 2006)

Zimbabwe

(Panama accepted Zimbabwe's accession on 2 November 2006)