Available now: Explanatory Report on the 2007 Hague Maintenance Obligations Protocol in official languages of the European Union

Thanks to the European Commission (DG Justice), the Explanatory Report on the Hague Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations, prepared by Andrea Bonomi, is now available in all official languages of the European Union (with the exception of Danish). With this, the Explanatory Report has been published in English, French, Spanish, German and other official...

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Global Conference on Child Support and Family Maintenance in Asia-Pacific and Worldwide

Hong Kong: From 9 to 11 November 2015, more than 155 experts from Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, the People's Republic of China (including Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR), Croatia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Malaysia, Malta, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Switzerland, Tunisia, the United...

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European Union supports Kazakhstan’s accession to the Hague Service Convention and ratification of the Hague Maintenance Convention

Following a successful seminar on the Hague Service and Maintenance Conventions in Kazakhstan, please find here a Press Release from the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Kazakhstan in which the European Union supports Kazakhstan’s accession to the Hague Service Convention and ratification of the Hague Maintenance Convention. ...

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iSupport : Signature of the iSupport Development and Maintenance Contract on 17 July 2015

The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that, following a transparent and competitive tender process, the contracts for the development and maintenance of the iSupport case management and secure communication system have been awarded to Protech Solutions. The iSupport case management will be used by Central Authorities designated under the...

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Save the date and call for proposals - Recovery of maintenance in Asia Pacific and worldwide: national and regional systems and the Hague 2007 Child Support Convention and Protocol

The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), through its Asia Pacific Regional Office, will hold a global conference on the recovery of child support and family maintenance in Hong Kong from 9 to 11 November 2015. Please Save the Date. A conference program and further details will be circulated in due course. Note that the conference will begin at...

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iSupport : Call for tender launched on 1 May 2015

The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that the Call for Tender for the development and the maintenance of the iSupport case management and secure communication system was launched today. The Contract Notice for the procurement of the iSupport system has been sent for publication on the European Union online Official Journal. The iSupport case management will be...

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iSupport : New Deliverable document and Prior Information Notice are available - Invitation to economic operators to give a short presentation on 29 April 2015

The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that the Prior Information Notice for the procurement of the iSupport case management and secure communication system has now been published on the European Union on-line Official Journal. The purpose of the Prior Information Notice is to inform economic operators worldwide of the Permanent Bureau's intention to sub-contract...

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International conference on 'Cross Border Co-operation in Civil and Commercial Matters through Hague Conventions', Rabat

From 10 to 11 November 2014, an international conference, "Cross Border Co-operation in Civil and Commercial Matters through Hague Conventions" was held in Rabat, Morocco, to discuss the relevance and possible implementation of selected Hague Conventions in the field of international child protection (1980 Child Abduction, 1996 Child Protection, and 2007 Child Support Conventions), international...

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iSupport and e-APP: e-Justice priorities for the European Union

The Hague Conference on Private International Law is very pleased to announce that both the iSupport (cross border recovery of maintenance obligations) and e-APP (electronic Apostille Program) projects are listed in the new 2014-2018 multiannual European Action Plan on e-Justice.multiannual European Action Plan on e-Justice. The e-Justice Action Plan was established following the new Strategy on...

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President of the United States of America Signs Implementing Legislation for the 2007 Child Support Convention

President Barack Obama of the United States of America signed implementing legislation for the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (the "2007 Child Support Convention") on 29 September 2014. A statement from Secretary of State John Kerry regarding the importance of the implementing legislation...

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