Contracting Parties (incl. REIOs and States bound by its approval) to this Convention [Protocol] that are also Members of the HCCH (i.e., the Organisation) are in bold; Contracting Parties that are not Members of the HCCH are in italics.

Contracting Party* S 1 R/A/Ap/Su2 Type3 EIF4 EXT5 Auth6 Res/D/N/DC7
Albania 12-IX-2024
Austria 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Belgium 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Bulgaria 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Costa Rica 16-IX-2021 D 14
Croatia 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Cyprus 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Czech Republic 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Estonia 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
European Union 29-VIII-2022 AEU 1-IX-2023 D
Finland 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
France 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Germany 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Greece 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Hungary 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Ireland 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Israel 3-III-2021
Italy 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Kosovo 19-IX-2024
Latvia 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Lithuania 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Luxembourg 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Malta 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Montenegro 21-IV-2023
Netherlands 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
North Macedonia 16-V-2023
Poland 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Portugal 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Romania 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Russian Federation 17-XI-2021
Slovakia 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Slovenia 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Spain 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Sweden 29-VIII-2022 AEU* 1-IX-2023
Ukraine 4-III-2020 29-VIII-2022 R 1-IX-2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12-I-2024 27-VI-2024 R 1-VII-2025 D 25, 30
United States of America 2-III-2022
Uruguay 2-VII-2019 1-IX-2023 R 1-X-2024

* (incl. REIOs and States bound by its approval)


Type


Res/D/N

Costa Rica Articles Declarations

Declaration:

16-09-2021
[…] in accordance with article 14, paragraph 3, of the Convention, the Republic of Costa Rica declares that it shall not apply Article 14, paragraph 1, of the Convention.

European Union Articles Declarations

Declarations:
29-09-2022
The European Union declares, in accordance with Article 27(1) of the Convention, that it exercises competence over all the matters governed by this Convention. Its Member States will not sign, ratify, accept or approve the Convention, but shall be bound by the Convention by virtue of the accession of the European Union.

For the purposes of this declaration, the term ‘European Union’ does not include the Kingdom of Denmark by virtue of Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

The European Union declares, in accordance with Article 18 of the Convention, that it will not apply the Convention to non-residential leases (tenancies) of immovable property situated in the European Union.

Ukraine Articles

01-12-2023
[The aforementioned treaty is] implemented on the territory of Ukraine in full, with the exception of the territories where hostilities are (were) conducted or temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation, on which it is impossible to fully guarantee the Ukrainian Party's fulfillment of its obligations under [this treaty] as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, as well as the introduction of martial law on the territory of Ukraine until the complete cessation of encroachment on the sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of the borders of Ukraine.

The regularly updated list of territories where hostilities are (were) conducted, or temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation is at the link below:
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z1668-22#Text

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Articles Declarations

Declarations:

27-06-2024
The United Kingdom declares, in accordance with Article 25, that the Convention shall extend to England and Wales only, and that it may at any time submit other declarations or modify this declaration in accordance with Article 30 of the Convention.