20: Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters
Entry into force: 7-X-1972
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- Albania - Central Authority (Art. 2)
- Andorra - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Andorra - competent authority (Art. 8)
- Argentina - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Armenia - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Australia - additional authorities (Art. 24)
- Australia - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Australia - competent authority (Art. 15, 16)
- Barbados - Central Authority (Art. 2)
- Belarus - Central Authority (Art. 2)
- Belarus - competent authority (Art. 8, 16, 17, 18)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Brazil - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Bulgaria - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Bulgaria - competent authority (Art. 8)
- China - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- China (Hong Kong SAR) - competent authority (Art. 17)
- China (Hong Kong SAR) - other authority (Art. 24) and practical information
- China (Macao SAR) - other authority (Art. 24) and practical information
- Colombia - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Costa Rica - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Croatia - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Cyprus - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Cyprus - competent authority (Art. 16, 17)
- Cyprus - competent authority (Art. 18)
- Czech Republic - Central Authority (Art. 2, 24) and practical information
- Czech Republic - competent authority (Art. 16, 17, 18)
- Denmark - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Denmark - competent authority (Art. 15, 16)
- El Salvador - Central Authority (Art. 2)
- Estonia - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Estonia - competent authority (Art. 8)
- Finland - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Finland - competent authority (Art. 8)
- France - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- France - competent authority (Art. 16, 17)
- Georgia - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Germany - Central Authority (Art. 2, 24) and practical information
- Germany - competent authority (Art. 8, 16, 17)
- Greece - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Greece - competent authority (Art. 8)
- Hungary - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Hungary - competent authority (Art. 8, 17)
- Iceland - Central Authority (Art. 2)
- India - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- India - competent authority (Art. 18)
- India - competent authority (Art. 8)
- Israel - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Israel - competent authority (Art. 16, 17)
- Italy - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Italy - competent authority (Art. 8, 16, 17, 18)
- Kazakhstan - Central Authority (Art. 2)
- Kazakhstan - competent authority (Arts 15, 16, 17, 18)
- Kuwait - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Latvia - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Latvia - competent authority (Art. 8, 16, 17)
- Liechtenstein - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Lithuania - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Lithuania - competent authority (Art. 8, 15, 16, 17)
- Luxembourg - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Luxembourg - competent authority (Art. 16, 17)
- Malta - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Malta - competent authority (Art. 17)
- Mexico - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Monaco - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Monaco - competent authority (Art. 16, 17)
- Montenegro - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Montenegro - competent authority (Art. 8)
- Morocco - Central Authority (Art. 2) & practical information
- Netherlands - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Netherlands - competent authority (Art. 17)
- Netherlands - competent authority (Art. 8)
- Nicaragua - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Norway - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Norway - competent authority (Art. 15, 16, 17)
- Norway - competent authority (Art. 8)
- Paraguay - Central Authority & practical information
- Poland - additional authority (Art. 24, 27a)
- Poland - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Poland - competent authority (Art. 8, 15)
- Portugal - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Portugal - competent authority (Art. 16)
- Republic of Korea - Central Authority & practical information
- Republic of Korea - competent authority (Art. 8)
- Romania - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Romania - competent authority (Art. 8)
- Serbia - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Serbia - competent authority (Art. 18)
- Serbia - competent authority (Art. 8)
- Seychelles - Central Authority (Art. 2)
- Seychelles - Competent Authority (Art. 25)
- Singapore - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Slovakia - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Slovakia - competent authority (Art. 16, 17, 18)
- Slovenia - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- South Africa - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- South Africa - competent authority (Art. 17, 18)
- South Africa - competent authority (Art. 8)
- Spain - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Spain - competent authority (Art. 8)
- Sri Lanka - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Sweden - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Switzerland - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Switzerland - competent authorities (Art. 15, 16, 17)
- Switzerland - competent authority (Art. 8)
- Türkiye - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Türkiye - competent authority (Art. 16, 17)
- Ukraine - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- Ukraine - competent authority (Art. 8)
- United Kingdom - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- United Kingdom - competent authority (Art. 16, 17)
- United Kingdom - competent authority (Art. 18, 24)
- United States of America - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information
- United States of America - competent authority (Art. 18)
- United States of America - competent authority (Art. 8)
- Venezuela - Central Authority (Art. 2)
- Viet Nam - Central Authority (Art. 2) and practical information