Chile signs and ratifies 1993 Convention
On Tuesday, 13 July 1999, Chile signed and ratified the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. This Convention will enter into force for Chile on 1 November 1999....
Monaco accedes to 1993 Convention
On Tuesday, 29 June 1999, Monaco acceded to the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. This Convention will enter into force for Monaco on 1 October 1999. Monaco is the first country to become a Party to all three modern Hague Conventions on children (i.e. Conventions on child abduction, intercountry adoption, protection of...
Preliminary draft Convention on jurisdiction and the effects of judgments in civil and commercial matters
This preliminary draft has been provisionally adopted by the Special Commission on 18 June 1999. The Special Commission will meet again in October 1999 to complete the work and give its final approval. ...
Austria ratifies 1993 Convention
On Wednesday, 19 May 1999, Austria ratified the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. This Convention will enter into force for Austria on 1 September 1999....
Rencontre entre le Président de la République de Bulgarie et le Bureau Permanent de la Conférence de La Haye de droit international privé au Palais de la Paix
En visite officielle aux Pays-Bas, S. Exc. M. Petar Stoyanov, Président de la République de Bulgarie, a rencontré au "Bol Room" du Palais de la Paix, le Bureau Permanent de la Conférence de La Haye de droit international privé.Le Président était accompagné de son épouse, S. Exc. Mme Antonina Stoyanova, et d'une délégation comprenant notamment S. Exc. M. Mario Tagarinski, ministre de...
Admission of Bulgaria as a Member State of the Hague Conference
On Thursday 22 April 1999, the Ambassador of Bulgaria in The Hague deposited the instrument of acceptance of the Hague Conference's Statute. Consequently, Bulgaria has become the Conference's 47th Member State....
The 1993 Convention and the US - introduction of implementing legislation
US Sens.Jesse Helms and Mary Landrieu introduced the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption, along with implementing legislation, to the US Senate March 23, 1999. Hearings on the treaty and legislation are expected to be scheduled shortly. ...
Brazil ratifies Intercountry Adoption Convention
On Wednesday, 10 March 1999, Brazil ratified the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. This Convention will enter into force for Brazil on 1 July 1999....
Sweden signs and ratifies Legalisation Convention
On Tuesday, 2 March 1999, Sweden signed and ratified the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents.This Convention will enter into force for Sweden on 1 May 1999. ...
Belgium ratifies Child Abduction Convention
On Tuesday, 9 February 1999, Belgium ratified the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. This Convention will enter into force for Belgium on 1 May 1999....