18: Convention of 1 June 1970 on the Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations
Entry into force: 24-VIII-1975
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Last update:
4-VI-2014
Number of Contracting Parties to this Convention: 20
The expression “Contracting Party” covers both cases in which the Convention has, and cases in which the Convention has not yet, entered into force for that Party following the deposit of its instrument of ratification, accession, acceptance or approval (see column EIF in the chart).
Contracting Parties and Signatories to this Convention that are also Members of the HCCH (i.e., the Organisation) are in bold; Contracting Parties and Signatories that are not Members of the HCCH are in italics.
| Contracting Party | S 1 | R/A/S2 | Type3 | EIF4 | EXT5 | Auth6 | Res/D/N/DC7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 7-III-2013 | A* | 6-V-2013 | D,Res 19,21,24 | |||
| Australia | 24-IX-1985 | A* | 23-XI-1985 | D 23 | |||
| China | C | N | |||||
| Cyprus | 13-I-1983 | A* | 14-III-1983 | Res 19 | |||
| Czech Republic | 28-VI-1993 | Su | 1-I-1993 | D,Res 19,24,29 | |||
| Denmark | 5-XII-1972 | 25-VI-1975 | R | 24-VIII-1975 | Res | ||
| Egypt | 8-V-1979 | 21-IV-1980 | R | 20-VI-1980 | |||
| Estonia | 7-XI-2002 | A* | 6-I-2003 | ||||
| Finland | 19-XI-1974 | 16-VI-1977 | R | 15-VIII-1977 | |||
| Italy | 19-II-1986 | 19-II-1986 | R | 20-IV-1986 | Res 19 | ||
| Luxembourg | 6-XI-1981 | 13-II-1991 | R | 14-IV-1991 | Res | ||
| Netherlands | 29-VIII-1979 | 23-VI-1981 | R | 22-VIII-1981 | 1 | ||
| Norway | 12-X-1972 | 15-VIII-1978 | R | 14-X-1978 | |||
| Poland | 25-IV-1996 | A* | 24-VI-1996 | Res 19,24 | |||
| Portugal | 10-V-1985 | 10-V-1985 | R | 9-VII-1985 | N 29 | ||
| Republic of Moldova | 10-X-2011 | A* | 9-XII-2011 | Res 19,21 | |||
| Slovakia | 15-III-1993 | Su | 1-I-1993 | D,Res 19,24,29 | |||
| Sweden | 13-IX-1974 | 25-VI-1975 | R | 24-VIII-1975 | |||
| Switzerland | 23-VII-1975 | 18-V-1976 | R | 17-VII-1976 | Res 24 | ||
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1-VI-1970 | 21-V-1974 | R | 24-VIII-1975 | 5 | D,Res 23,24 |
1) S = Signature
2) R/A/Su = Ratification, Accession or Succession
3) Type = R: Ratification;
A: Accession;
A*: Accession giving rise to an acceptance procedure; click on A* for details of acceptances of the accession;
AEU: Accession by the European Union
AEU*: State bound as a result of the accession by the European Union
A**: Objection
C: Continuation;
Su: Succession;
Den: Denunciation;
5) EXT = Extensions of application
6) Authorities per Convention = Designation of Authorities
7) Res/D/N/DC = Reservations, declarations, notifications or depositary communications