Member

Contact organ in accordance with Article 7 of the Statute:

The Director General
Directorate General Justice and Consumers
JUST.A.1 Civil justice policy
European Commission
B-1049 BRUSSELS
Belgium
tel.: +32 (2) 299 8393
fax: +32 (2) 299 6457
e-mail: andreas.stein@ec.europa.eu

* The European Community became a Member of the Hague Conference on 3 April 2007. With the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union replaces and succeeds the European Community as from that date.

N.B.
The purpose of National Organs is the communication between the Members and the HCCH’s Permanent Bureau (Secretariat). They are not intended for communications with the public. Members of the public are kindly asked not to direct enquiries regarding a particular Convention to the National Organ.

Questions concerning a specific Convention may be directed to a Central or Competent Authority designated by a State for a particular Convention. The details of those authorities are available on the webpage relating to the specific Convention. If legal advice is required, assistance from a qualified lawyer may be necessary. 

The Permanent Bureau does not respond to legal queries from private persons or legal practitioners concerning the operation of the various Hague Conventions.

• Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements [37]
• Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance [38]
• Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations [39]
• Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters [41]