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Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Dirección de Asuntos de Derecho Internacional
Colonia 1206 - 5º Piso
11100 Montevideo
Tel.: +598 2902 1010 ext. 72236
E-mail: derecho.internacional@mrree.gub.uy / marcos.dotta@mrree.gub.uy
c/o Dr. Marcos Dotta Salgueiro, Director

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 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents [12]
• 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 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters [41]