Costa Rica

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

Accession accepted by / Entry into force between Costa Rica and Date of acceptance Entry into force
Andorra 1-V-2020
Argentina 5-I-2000 1-IV-2000
Australia 24-II-2000 1-V-2000
Bahamas 29-X-2004 1-I-2005
Belarus 5-VI-2000 1-IX-2000
Belgium 23-IV-2007 1-VII-2007
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1-VIII-2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-IX-2000 1-XII-2000
Brazil 1-X-2017
Canada 26-X-2000 1-I-2001
Chile 8-III-1999 1-VI-1999
China 18-VI-2008 1-IX-2008
Colombia 16-X-2000 1-I-2001
Croatia 24-XI-2004 1-II-2005
Cyprus 22-I-2004 1-IV-2004
Czech Republic 8-VIII-2006 1-XI-2006
El Salvador 1-X-2001
Estonia 1-X-2001
Finland 23-IV-1999 1-VII-1999
France 14-X-2005 1-I-2006
Germany 20-IX-2007 1-XII-2007
Greece 21-XII-1999 1-III-2000
Honduras 16-XI-2006 1-II-2007
Hungary 11-III-2002 1-VI-2002
Iceland 22-I-2010 1-IV-2010
Ireland 8-III-1999 1-VI-1999
Israel 6-I-1999 1-IV-1999
Italy 1-V-2001 1-VIII-2001
Japan 24-I-2014 1-IV-2014
Latvia 1-IV-2002
Luxembourg 29-VI-1999 1-IX-1999
Mexico 29-III-2001 1-VI-2001
Monaco 31-III-2008 1-VI-2008
Netherlands 8-I-2002 1-IV-2002
New Zealand 1-X-2002 1-I-2003
Nicaragua 1-X-2001
Norway 18-III-2002 1-VI-2002
Panama 8-XII-2000 1-III-2001
Peru 1-XI-2001
Poland 14-XI-2000 1-II-2001
Portugal 12-X-2001 1-I-2002
Republic of Moldova 1-VI-2001 1-IX-2001
Serbia 19-VIII-2003 1-XI-2003
Slovakia 7-XI-2000 1-II-2001
Slovenia 9-VII-2009 1-X-2009
South Africa 9-II-2016 1-V-2016
Spain 6-II-2001 1-V-2001
Sri Lanka 1-IV-2002
Sweden 19-VI-2002 1-IX-2002
Switzerland 15-XI-2000 1-II-2001
Thailand 1-VII-2003
Türkiye 7-XII-2009 1-III-2010
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12-II-2009 1-V-2009
United States of America 26-X-2007 1-I-2008
Uruguay 1-IX-2019
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 16-XI-2004 1-II-2005

Andorra

(Costa Rica accepted Andorra's accession on 26 February 2020)

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

(Costa Rica accepted Bolivia's accession on 12 May 2023)

Brazil

(Costa Rica accepted Brazil's accession on 3 July 2017)

China

(acceptance on behalf of the SAR of Macao and Hong Kong only)

El Salvador

(Costa Rica accepted El Salvador's accession on 31 July 2001)

Estonia

(Costa Rica accepted Estonia's accession on 31 July 2001)

Latvia

(Costa Rica accepted Latvia's accession on 28 January 2002)

Netherlands

(for the Kingdom in Europe)

Nicaragua

(Costa Rica accepted Nicaragua's accession on 31 July 2001)

Peru

(Costa Rica accepted Peru's accession on 28 August 2001)

Sri Lanka

(Costa Rica accepted Sri Lanka's accession on 28 January 2002)

Thailand

(Costa Rica accepted Thailand's accession on 23 April 2003)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

(acceptance also on behalf of Montserrat, the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, the Falkland Islands, the Isle of Man and Anguilla)

Uruguay

(Costa Rica accepted the accession of Uruguay on 18 June 2019)