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State responses to Country Profiles

E-Country Profiles are now available here!

Message for the attention of the Central Authorities:

A. Designation of the person responsible to complete the e-Country Profile

If you have not yet done so, please designate a person responsible by sending an e-mail to [email protected]. Please include in the e-mail:

The (1) name, (2) title / position, and (3) e-mail address of the person who will be completing the e-Country Profile.

Please use the subject line “1980 Country Profile – Credentials [name of State]”. The PB will then forward the credentials to access the e-Country Profile to the relevant person.

B. Completion of the e-Country Profile(s)

The PB remains available to assist with the completion of the e-Country Profile if necessary.

For reference, the responses to the Country Profiles which are not yet available as e-Country Profiles can still be found on this page.

Should you have any questions about Country Profiles and e-Country Profiles, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or [email protected].

For reference only, please see the full text of the Country Profiles:

Country Profile | Country Profile

State responses:

Please note: "last updated" refers to the date when Authorities submitted the Country Profile with changes in the information contained in the document. "Confirmed", when applicable, refers to the date when the Authorities confirmed that the information contained in the Country Profile remains up to date.

Albania (last updated: 2024)

Andorra (last updated: 2017)

Argentina (last updated: 2023)
Additional documentation: Ley Nº 23.857 | Civil Code - Patria Potestas (English) + Español | Protection against family violence (English) + Español | Visitation Rights (English) + Español | Ley de protección integral a las mujeres | Civil Code - Rights and duties of relatives (English) + Español | Mediación y conciliación: Ley 24.573 | Mediación y conciliación: Ley 26.589

Armenia (last updated: 2024)

Australia (last updated: 2023)

Austria (last updated: 2015)

Bolivia | Spanish version (last updated: 2019)

Brazil (last updated: 2023)
Additional documentation: Ordinance No. 688/2024: English | Portuguese | Spanish

Burkina Faso (last updated: 2011)

Cabo Verde (last updated: 2023)

Chile (last updated: 2023)

China - Hong Kong SAR (last updated: 2023)

China - Macau SAR (last updated: 2023)
Additional documentation: Annex 1 - Application Form: Request for return of child | Annex 2 - Application Form: Request for rights of access

Colombia (last updated: 2022 | Confirmed: 2023)

Costa Rica (last updated: 2022 | Confirmed: 2023)

Croatia (last updated: 2017)

Cuba (last updated: 2024)

Cyprus (last updated: 2023)
Additional documentation: The Family Disputes Mediation Law 62(I)-201 9 | relevant legislation

Czechia (2026 - e-Country Profile)

Denmark (last updated: 2023)
Additional documentation: relevant legislation

Dominican Republic (last updated: 2023)
Additional documentation: Resolución No. 480-2008 | Ley 136-03 | Ley 24-97

Ecuador (last updated: 2023)

El Salvador (last updated: 2023)

Estonia (last updated: 2022)

Finland (last updated: 2017)
Additional documentation: Child Custody and Right of Access Act | Child Custody and Right of Access Decree | A booklet providing basic information to parents and intended as a guide to Finnish authorities in cases of international child abduction, has been prepared in co-operation between the Ministry of Justice, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, the Finnish Police and the Association for Abducted Children in February 2021: Booklet on International Child Abduction (in Finnish, Swedish and English).