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Bundesministerium der Justiz
und für Verbraucherschutz
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Tel: +49 (30) 18 580-0
Fax: +49 (30) 18 580-9525
Email: poststelle@bmjv.bund.de
Internet: www.bmjv.de

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.

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 1 March 1954 on civil procedure [02]
• Convention of 24 October 1956 on the law applicable to maintenance obligations towards children [08]
• Convention of 15 April 1958 concerning the recognition and enforcement of decisions relating to maintenance obligations towards children [09]
• Convention of 5 October 1961 concerning the powers of authorities and the law applicable in respect of the protection of infants [10]
• Convention of 5 October 1961 on the Conflicts of Laws Relating to the Form of Testamentary Dispositions [11]
• Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents [12]
• Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters [14]
• Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters [20]
• Convention of 2 October 1973 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions Relating to Maintenance Obligations [23]
• Convention of 2 October 1973 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations [24]
• Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction [28]
• Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption [33]
• Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children [34]
• Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults [35]
• 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]

• Convention of 15 April 1958 on the jurisdiction of the selected forum in the case of international sales of goods [05]
• Convention of 25 October 1980 on International Access to Justice [29]