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Registration Number
31922
Title
Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in respect of Intercountry Adoption
Participant(s)
Submitter
Netherlands
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
The Hague
29/05/1993
EIF information
1 May 1995
Authentic texts
French
English
Attachments
ICJ information
Depositary
Government of the Netherlands
Registration Date
Netherlands 14 June 1995
Subject terms
Adoption
Children-Minors-Youth
Cooperation
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
1870
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
Volume In PDF
v1870.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Albania
Ratification
12/09/2000
01/01/2001
Andorra
Accession
03/01/1997
01/05/1997
Angola
Accession
14/03/2024
01/07/2024
Australia
Ratification
25/08/1998
01/12/1998
Austria
Ratification
19/05/1999
01/09/1999
Azerbaijan
Accession
22/06/2004
01/10/2004
Belarus
Ratification
17/07/2003
01/11/2003
Belgium
Ratification
26/05/2005
01/09/2005
Belize
Accession
20/12/2005
01/04/2006
Benin
Ratification
28/06/2018
01/10/2018
Bolivia
Declaration
22/11/2002
Bolivia
Ratification
12/03/2002
01/07/2002
Botswana
Accession
14/11/2022
01/03/2023
Brazil
Communication
16/05/2000
Brazil
Signature
29/05/1993
Brazil
Ratification
10/03/1999
01/07/1999
Bulgaria
Ratification
15/05/2002
01/09/2002
Burkina Faso
Signature
19/04/1994
Burkina Faso
Ratification
11/01/1996
01/05/1996
Burundi
Accession
15/10/1998
01/02/1999
Cambodia
Accession
06/04/2007
01/08/2007
Canada
Signature
12/04/1994
Canada
Declaration
14/04/2008
Canada
Declaration
08/12/2005
Canada
Declaration
26/10/2005
Canada
Territorial application
15/08/2003
Canada
Territorial application
26/10/2005
01/02/2006
Canada
Ratification
19/12/1996
01/04/1997
Canada
Territorial application
22/12/1999
01/04/2000
Canada
Territorial application
24/04/1998
01/08/1998
Canada
Territorial application
15/05/2001
01/09/2001
Canada
Territorial application
21/06/1999
01/10/1999
Canada
Territorial application
23/07/1997
01/11/1997
Canada
Territorial application
06/08/1999
01/12/1999
Canada
Territorial application
15/08/2003
01/12/2003
Cape Verde
Accession
04/09/2009
01/01/2010
Chile
Ratification
13/07/1999
01/11/1999
China
Declaration
07/10/2005
China
Ratification
16/09/2005
01/01/2006
Colombia
Signature
01/09/1993
Colombia
Ratification
13/07/1998
01/11/1998
Congo
Accession
11/12/2019
01/04/2020
Costa Rica
Signature
29/05/1993
Costa Rica
Ratification
30/10/1995
01/02/1996
Côte d'Ivoire
Accession
11/06/2015
01/10/2015
Croatia
Accession
05/12/2013
01/04/2014
Cuba
Accession
20/02/2007
01/06/2007
Cyprus
Signature
17/11/1994
Cyprus
Ratification
20/02/1995
01/06/1995
Czech Republic
Ratification
11/02/2000
01/06/2000
Denmark
Territorial application
18/12/2006
01/04/2007
Denmark
Territorial application
28/01/2010
01/05/2010
Denmark
Ratification
02/07/1997
01/11/1997
Dominican Republic
Accession
22/11/2006
01/03/2007
Ecuador
Signature
03/05/1994
Ecuador
Ratification
07/09/1995
01/01/1996
El Salvador
Ratification
17/11/1998
01/03/1999
Fiji
Accession
29/04/2012
01/08/2012
Finland
Signature
19/04/1994
Finland
Acceptance
27/03/1997
01/07/1997
France
Signature
05/04/1995
France
Approval
30/06/1998
01/10/1998
Germany
Objection
28/02/2013
Germany
Ratification
22/11/2001
01/03/2002
Germany
Withdrawal of declaration
01/08/2008
01/08/2008
Germany
Withdrawal
29/01/2009
29/01/2009
Ghana
Accession
16/09/2016
01/01/2017
Greece
Objection
07/03/2017
Greece
Objection
23/11/2021
Greece
Ratification
02/09/2009
01/01/2010
Greece
Withdrawal of objection
07/06/2023
07/06/2023
Guatemala
Accession
26/11/2002
01/03/2003
Guinea
Accession
21/10/2003
01/02/2004
Guyana
Accession
05/02/2019
01/06/2019
Haiti
Ratification
16/12/2013
01/04/2014
Honduras
Ratification
06/03/2019
01/07/2019
Hungary
Ratification
06/04/2005
01/08/2005
Iceland
Accession
17/01/2000
01/05/2000
India
Ratification
06/06/2003
01/10/2003
Ireland
Ratification
28/07/2010
01/11/2010
Israel
Signature
02/11/1993
Israel
Ratification
03/02/1999
01/06/1999
Italy
Ratification
18/01/2000
01/05/2000
Kazakhstan
Accession
09/07/2010
01/11/2010
Kenya
Accession
12/02/2007
01/06/2007
Kyrgyzstan
Accession
25/07/2016
01/11/2016
Latvia
Ratification
09/08/2002
01/12/2002
Lesotho
Accession
24/08/2012
01/12/2012
Liechtenstein
Accession
26/01/2009
01/05/2009
Lithuania
Accession
29/04/1998
01/08/1998
Luxembourg
Ratification
05/07/2002
01/11/2002
Madagascar
Ratification
12/05/2004
01/09/2004
Mali
Accession
02/05/2006
01/09/2006
Malta
Accession
13/10/2004
01/02/2005
Mauritius
Accession
28/09/1998
01/01/1999
Mexico
Ratification
14/09/1994
01/05/1995
Monaco
Accession
29/06/1999
01/10/1999
Mongolia
Accession
25/04/2000
15/11/2000
Namibia
Accession
21/09/2015
01/01/2016
Netherlands
Objection
25/11/2021
Netherlands
Signature
05/12/1993
Netherlands
Territorial application
18/10/2010
01/01/2011
Netherlands
Acceptance
26/06/1998
01/10/1998
Netherlands
Withdrawal of declaration
28/12/2010
28/12/2010
Netherlands
Withdrawal of declaration
29/08/2007
29/08/2007
New Zealand
Accession
18/09/1998
01/01/1999
Niger
Accession
24/05/2021
01/09/2021
Norway
Modification of declaration
04/10/2005
Norway
Ratification
25/09/1997
01/01/1998
Panama
Ratification
29/09/1999
01/01/2000
Paraguay
Accession
13/05/1998
01/09/1998
Peru
Designation of authorities
29/03/1996
Peru
Signature
16/11/1994
Peru
Ratification
14/09/1995
01/01/1996
Philippines
Ratification
02/07/1996
01/11/1996
Poland
Declaration
09/09/1998
Poland
Ratification
12/06/1995
01/10/1995
Portugal
Ratification
19/03/2004
01/07/2004
Province of Alberta
Territorial application
23/07/1997
01/11/1997
Republic of Moldova
Accession
10/04/1998
01/08/1998
Romania
Ratification
28/12/1994
01/05/1995
San Marino
Accession
06/10/2004
01/02/2005
Senegal
Accession
24/08/2011
01/12/2011
Serbia
Accession
18/12/2013
01/04/2014
Seychelles
Accession
26/06/2008
01/10/2008
Slovakia
Ratification
06/06/2001
01/10/2001
Slovenia
Ratification
24/01/2002
01/05/2002
South Africa
Accession
21/08/2003
01/12/2003
Spain
Objection
17/03/2017
Spain
Signature
27/03/1994
Spain
Ratification
11/07/1995
01/11/1995
Sri Lanka
Ratification
23/01/1995
01/05/1995
St. Kitts and Nevis
Accession
26/10/2020
01/02/2021
Swaziland
Accession
05/03/2013
01/07/2013
Sweden
Signature
10/10/1996
Sweden
Ratification
28/05/1997
01/09/1997
Switzerland
Declaration
24/09/2002
Switzerland
Signature
16/01/1995
Switzerland
Ratification
24/09/2002
01/01/2003
Thailand
Ratification
29/04/2004
01/08/2004
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Accession
23/12/2008
01/04/2009
Togo
Accession
12/10/2009
01/02/2010
Turkey
Ratification
27/05/2004
01/09/2004
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Signature
12/01/1994
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Declaration
29/04/2003
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
27/02/2003
01/06/2003
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
01/07/2003
01/11/2003
United States of America
Signature
31/03/1994
United States of America
Ratification
12/12/2007
01/04/2008
Uruguay
Signature
01/09/1993
Uruguay
Ratification
03/12/2003
01/04/2004
Venezuela
Ratification
10/01/1997
01/05/1997
Viet Nam
Ratification
01/11/2011
01/02/2012
Zambia
Accession
11/06/2015
01/10/2015
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